The development of the WordPress Beta app for BlackBerry is definitely coming along nicely. WordPress has just released an updated version of the BlackBerry client that refreshes the user interface and adds some much needed features.

New in v0.9.0.169:

• Based on all the great feedback, we reworked much of the UI layout for the main view, blog view, and media view
• Ability to upload videos from your media library
• New option to set media file properties (filename, caption, title, and position)
• Created a new file browser that resembles the native BlackBerry file browser
• Big improvements in the speed at which you can view and manage comments
• Lots of optimizations for uploading photos and videos using base64 encoding
• Indonesian language support updated thanks to Kate of Pixel Insert
• Improved French language support thanks to Yann Nave of blog.onbebop.net

Download the latest version by going to blackberry.wordpress.org/install from your BlackBerry Browser or visit the main site for more info. If you already have this application installed it should automatically prompt you to update. Let me know how you like this new version in the comments!

Inside BlackBerry has announced that a new blog just for BlackBerry developers has launched!

The new BlackBerry Developer’s Blog will be dedicated to delivering informative content to the developer community. Here is some info from the first Developer’s Blog post:

• Technical Discussion and Insights – Including best practices for BlackBerry development, code snippets, and general technical information on how to make applications users will come back to time and again.
• Market Insight – Discussions of trends and opportunities in mobile development and mobile applications that RIM sees from breathing the mobile industry every single day.
• Developer Engagement – We have substantial plans to get more engaged with our regional and local developer communities all around the world, from Australia to Argentina and everywhere in-between.  We will be using the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog to communicate events in your region and opportunities to meet other BlackBerry developers.

If you’re a developer be sure to head on over to the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog and say hello!

* UPDATE Ok I’ve taken note of all the comments left before April 7, 2009 at 11:39AM. Winners will be announced tomorrow! *

Vayyoo Inc let me know that their recently updated vPost application for BlackBerry is now available in MobiHand stores and the BlackBerry App World.

From the description:

vPost lets you capture and email any combination of Pictures, Video, Audio Notes, Text & GPS location using an extremely powerful and simple interface. Once you capture any combination of media you can send it via email to friends, family, colleagues, blogs and social networks. Without vPost it can take over 5 minutes to compose an email with 2 pictures, an audio note, and GPS location. With vPost this task can be done in less than a minute with no hassles. Try vPost today and start sending rich-media to anyone and everyone!

WHEN TO USE IT:

• file a life experience by emailing it to yourself
• share it with close friends while it is happening
• send it to social networks to share with wider circle of friends
• annotate pictures with a voice recording of what actually happened
• send events real time to news agencies (CNN, BBC, etc.)
• send voice notes and get confirmation of email delivery
• send your friends your exact location in near real time.

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