Some of the new features in this version include;

• new drag-and-drop uploader
• hover menus for the navigation
• new toolbar
• improved co-editing support

Also in WP version 3.3, there is a new pointer tips feature included which shows tips and messages for users. The help section has also been updated with help tabs visible throughout the interface.

And finally, the WordPress.org team have improved the dashboard experience for the iPad and other tablets users with much better touch support. So, all in all, a great early Christmas present from the WordPress.org team. Lots of new features have been added to the already great WordPress core so it is well worth upgrading to the new WordPress 3.3 version!

To download the latest WordPress version visit the WordPress.org Download page.

iFeature is one of the more advanced wordpress themes out there at the moment. Its design is very Apple-like with a nice drop-down menu system. CyberChimps have also developed an iFeature Pro theme, it’s a premium version of iFeature that includes a full-width iFeature Slider, multi-color iMenu options, business ready layouts, more widgetized areas, and many of the same user friendly settings that are found in iFeature.

iFeature can be downloaded for free at the iFeature WordPress Theme page or at the iFeature CyberChimps.com page.

If you’re starting a new blog, you’ll also appreciate the new, fully HTML5, Twenty Eleven theme, fulfilling the new WordPress team plan to replace the default theme every year now. When you start writing your first post in the new redesigned post editor, you can use the full-screen button in the editing toolbar to enter a new distraction-free writing or Zen Mode. This is a great feature! All of the widgets, menus, buttons, and interface elements fade away to allow you to compose and edit your thoughts in a completely clean environment conducive to writing, but when your mouse strays to the top of the screen your most-used shortcuts are right there where you need them.

To download the latest WordPress 3.2 please visit the main WordPress.org download page.

To download the latest WordPress 3.1.4 version, visit the WordPress 3.1.4 Download Page or update immediately from within the Dashboard ? Updates menu in your website’s admin area.

To further customize the theme you can choose your own background, link color, logo and header image. Yoko also includes a social links widget with mini icons (for RSS, twitter, face­book, flickr, vimeo, lin­kedin and delicious). Custom CSS Styles are also included for the Contact 7 form WordPress plugin.

The Yoko theme can be downloaded from the Yoko Theme page on WordPress.org or by visiting the authors theme page.

It is recommended that you update to WordPress 3.1.2 promptly, especially if you allow users to register as contributors or if you have untrusted users. 

You can download WordPress 3.1.2 from here or update automatically from within your admin dashboard.

• Security hardening to media uploads
• Performance improvements
• Fixes for IIS6 support
• Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks

WordPress 3.1.1 also addresses three security issues discovered by WordPress developers. The first hardens CSRF prevention in the media uploader. The second avoids a PHP crash in certain environments when handling devilishly devised links in comments, and the third addresses an XSS flaw.

As this is a security related fix it is recommended to update to 3.1.1 promptly. You can download WordPress 3.1.1 manually or update automatically from within the admin Dashboard – Updates menu in your sites admin area.

This release also features a redesigned linking workflow which makes it easy to link to your existing posts and pages. Also, the writing interface has been streamlined, it now hides many of the seldom used panels by default to create a simpler and less cluttered writing experience for newer bloggers.

WordPress 3.1 is available for download here, or you can update it from within your WordPress admin dashboard.

The WordPress team has stressed this is a very important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible because it fixes a core security bug in their HTML sanitation library, called KSES.

There has been quite a number of updates to WordPress recently and I wonder if many people are getting concerned about the number of these updates. Having so many bug-fixes so close together can be a real pain to update, especially if you have multiple sites.

I hope the upcoming release of WordPress 3.1 isn’t plauged with multiple updates like this.

WordPress 3.0.3 is now available and is a security update for all previous WordPress versions.

This release fixes an issue with the remote publishing interface, which under certain circumstances allowed Author and Contributor level users to improperly edit, publish or delete posts. This issue only affect sites that have “remote publishing” enabled. Remote publishing is disabled by default so this update is only required if you have it enabled. However, it is no harm to upgrade your WordPress installation to this latest version as the Askimet spam blocker plugin also gets an update to version 2.5!

You can download WordPress 3.0.3 or update automatically from within your admin panel by visiting the Dashboard/Updates section in your website’s admin area.