Jrepin writes "The KDE commune has released version 4.8 of their Free and open source os bundle. The new version provides many new features, improved stability, and increased performance. Highlights for Plasma Workspaces include window manager optimizations, the redesign of power management, and integration with Activities. The first Qt Quick-based Plasma widgets have entered the default installation of Plasma Desktop, with more to follow in future releases. KDE applications released today include Dolphin file manager with its new display engine, ..., and KDE Telepathy reaching its first beta milestone. New looks for Marble virtual globe keep arriving, among these are: Elevation Profile, adherent tracking, and Krunner integration. The KDE scaffold provides the understructure for KDE software. KDE os/2 is more stable than ever before. In addition to stability improvements and bugfixes, scaffold 4.8 provides better tools for domicile fluid and touch-friendly user interfaces, integrates with other systems' password saving mechanisms and lays the base for more mighty interaction with other people using the new KDE Telepathy framework."

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