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You can now add a Facebook application to your profile that will show your current location in a profile box.

For more information, visit http://blackberrytracker.com/facebook.

I’ve just released a new client that should fix the problem with people having intermittent connection problems. You can download it at http://blackberrytracker.com/download.

There is also a new support site at http://trac.tech9computers.com where you can submit bugs and feature requests.

I’m looking for people to help me test the new client. This version should be MUCH better on battery life. There is an option for auto-login on powerup now too.

Any bugs/questions can be e-mailed to blackberrytracker [at] gmail.com or you can just comment here.

BB OS 4.1: http://www.tech9computers.com/beta/4.1/BBTracker.jad
BB OS 4.2: http://www.tech9computers.com/beta/BBTracker.jad

To install this, go to the browser on your Blackberry and enter the URL under Go To…

I just changed the entire layout and look of Blackberry Tracker. I think it looks much better than the old one and is easier to use. There have been small enhancements to the web application, and a new ‘tagging’ feature. Check it out.

I’ve been asked by a few people to add a feature that allows a user to put their location(or a google map of their location) on their web site.

I’m implementing the feature now and it should be done in the next day or so. Here are the details:

Login to the Blackberry Tracker account that you use for the device that you are trying to track.
When you go to Manage Device you will see a 32 character string called the Device Key. This will be used by your web site to retrieve the GPS information for the selected device.

Once you have the Device Key, you need to request the following URL(GET method) in your web application.

http://bb.tech9computers.com/api/gps/DEVICE_KEY/

You will retrieve the following XML document:

<gps>
<lat>3.1324</lat>
<lon>-1.4535</lon>
</gps>

It should be mostly self explanatory.

I will be extending this feature soon too, but this will probably be the basic feature I’ll add tomorrow.