The new version of wordpress promises more streamlining, making it faster to use and easier to maintain. The addition of a Theme browser will be a welcome addition to those who cannot use FTP to upload files to their blog. Subtle changes to the admin allow for greater customisation of your admin interface and widgets are now even simpler to setup.

When I get a minute I’ll no doubt be upgrading our blog to this new version. Be sure to check out this 3 minute video for a quick overview of the new features: http://wordpress.org/development/2009/06/wordpress-28