WordPress 3.8 Parker is now released and live. This is a Visual Update and updates the Admin backend and comes with a brand new Magazine based theme. This is a semi-major update. The update timeframe is also much quicker based on the new development process by the Automattic team.
WordPress 3.8 Features:
Modern new Design
WordPress hosted now has a similar look to the admin area, similar to WordPress.com with a dark , responsive design with a number of themes to change the colours of the Admin Area.
TwentyFourteen – a new Magazine Theme
WordPress 3.8 also comes with a brand new theme which we have uploaded to our WordPress Demo site. Please click on the image to view the new theme in action.
Other Updates:
Better theme management
Other Updates (more details coming soon)