Simon Long from the Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced a big update for the standard desktop GUI. Improvements include:
- New interface for setting up network connections (including wi-fi).
- New interface for volume and audio settings.
- New interface for changing desktop appearance.
- Speed and compatibility improvements for the Epiphany web browser.
- An updated Minecraft API compatible with Python 3.
- A new version of Sonic Pi.
More details and instructions on how to update your Pi can be found here.