KDE 4.8 Announcements

The KDE 4.8 announcements were released sometime last week.  As a regular user of openSUSE, I'm always eager to see what new developments and improvements have been made to the KDE desktop.  With Unity and Gnome 3 underwhelming the Linux community, KDE 4.x is the powerhouse interface many should turn or return to.  The KDE developers now have an opportunity to gain more users and impress.  It's sad, however, that Mandriva, one of the most respected Linux distributions running KDE, is suffering legal problems during a time that Linux is gaining ground from different fronts.

Wishlist for Upcoming KDE Releases:

1. Faster boot time
2. Faster performance
3. Better power management
4. Alternate Network Manager
5. Newer wallpapers, colors, icons
6. Including KMyMoney or Skrooge, KeepNote, Tellico, GCStar, Chromium as default applications.

KDE 4.3.5 is so yesterday.  Upgrade to 4.8!