To adjust this setting open up app/code/core/Mage/Media/Model/File/Image.php and go to around line #168. There, modify the number 80 in line $result = imagejpeg($object->getTmpImage(), $object->getFilePath(true), 80); to a higher number. Note that this is a core hack and will most likely be overwritten during a full Magento upgrade.

• Added ability to use static URLs for media in WYSIWYG or image browser.
• Added ability to enable parsing store, skin and media directives on catalog frontend.
• URL rewrites history: ability to auto-generate custom rewrite with redirect from old to new URL when changing product URL-key.
• Added ability to exclude a category from navigation menu
• Various improvements in system configuration UI
• Introduced ability to make actual configuration structure to be independent on the system.xml structure
• Added “Only X left” inventory feature
• Implemented Centinel functionality in iphone theme
• Upgraded TinyMCE to v.3.3.2
• Improved PayPal integration, includes:
  * Recurring payment profiles entity and purchasing of “subscription” products. In checkout they are treated as “nominal” items.
  * Billing agreements * “Pending Review” order state, “Pending Review” and “Suspected Fraud” order statuses and logic related with this. Triggers by PayPal IPR, FMF and Unilateral payments.
  * Functionality of transactions listing/searching and fetching from gateway
  * Fetching PayPal settlement reports via SFTP
  * Various improvements of PayPal integration on the frontend and admin UI
• Added notice about creating offline creditmemo from order view page.
• Added getter for recurring payment methods in payment helper.
• Implemented abstract block ability to have arbitrary groups of child blocks and a method that returns such a group.
• Implemented a method that fetches data from child block by specified alias.
• Implemented ability to specify “sort_order” instead of “before” and “after” in the totals declaration.
• All nominal totals declaration utilize “sort_order”
• Added getter for specified object data by key in core/template block: method getObjectData()
• Defined payment methods grouping, implemented getter for payment method list (with option to group them).
• Added ability to render grouped options in the “select” grid filter.
• Moneybookers: utilized the payment methods grouping for all its methods; removed redundant “translate” attribute in the methods definition in config.
• Utilized payment methods grouping for PayPal peyment methods.
• Added more verbosity to PayPal NVP and IPN debugging
• Changes Sales module database structure changed from EAV into flat tables
• Product custom URL rewrites redirect to SEF URL, rather than to catalog/product/view/id/
• Reimplemented frontend top menu rendering logic (cross-browser and usability improvements)
• Reviewed logic of the sales reports: Orders, Tax, Invoiced, Shipping, Refunds, Coupons
• Reimplemented bestsellers report
• Implemented 3D Secure validation for Maestro International and JCB cards
• Changed Shopping cart methods output (top + bottom): removed
• Moved the Payflow Pro payment method to PayPal module
• Refactored sales/service_quote model: instead of submit() method the submitAll() should be used. It can submit nominal items separately from the order. The methods for submitting nominal items and order separately – are available as well.
• Refactored onepage checkout model to use the new method sales/service_quote::submitAll(), added recurring profiles and billing agreements passing through the process until the success page
• Utilized child blocks grouping to improve flexibility of rendering additional information in catalog/product/view template.
• The group is called “detailed_info”; any block from layout may insert itself to this group.
• Removed redundant wrappers hard-coded into some catalog templates.
• Template of parent block is responsible for wrapping. Refactored onepage checkout success block and template: simplified fetching related checkout information, added ability to render billing agreement and recurring profiles that might be created with the payment placement.

The Magento Mobile application is currently available for Apple iPhone only, but will be made available for other platforms like Android and Maemo later this year.

Varien will license the application on a per month basis. More details on prices will be published as soon as we get to know it.

For more info check out the productpage over at Varien:

http://www.magentocommerce.com/product/mobile

The new Professional Edition is based upon Magento Enterprise Edition and includes some of the most-wanted features from the Enterprise Edition including Gift Cards, Customer Credits and the Reward Point System. The Magento Professional Edition also includes a much more robust foundation as its core is based upon the Enterprise source.

To learn more and purchase Magento Professional Edition please visit Silverthemes.com.

The Professional Edition will include most of the features from Magento Enterprise, including Customer Credits and Gift Cards.

We know this has been heavily asked-for by many clients and this will guaranteed boost Magento even more. We will be following this more next week and bring you more up to date news on it as we get it.

To fix this issue do the following.

1. Open up your app/code/core/Mage/GoogleAnalytics/Block/Ga.php file
2. Go to aprox line #179, and add the line below right above the two lines below

   var _gaq = _gaq || [];

       _gaq.push(["_setAccount", "' . $this->getAccount() . '"]);
       _gaq.push(["_trackPageview", "'.$this->getPageName().'"]);

   http://www.magjournal.com/files/Ga.zip

3. Next, open up your app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/googleanalytics.xml file and rename "before_body_end" to "before_body_end".

We have got a confirmation from Varien that this bug has been adressed and solved and will so be included in the next Magento release, however it is NOT 100% fixed in the latest SVN update so please follow these instructions to solve it.

The bug has also been reported here (among other places):
http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking/issue/?issue=8492

New Features in Enterprise Edition Version 1.8

Magento Enterprise Edition Version 1.8 features a new module enabling merchants to increase customer retention through sending configurable, automated email reminders for abandoned shopping carts and wishlists. This enables merchants to target promotions and discounts to customers based on browsing activity.

Magento Enterprise Edition Version 1.8 also includes the addition of Solr as an alternative search engine to the standard Magento search, providing options to merchants for on-site search, and bringing enhancements to the speed, quality and relevancy of the search results provided to customers.

Additionally, Magento Enterprise Edition Version 1.8 includes performance enhancements through a Flat Sales module, as well as a module providing merchants the ability to archive orders after a configurable time-period. These modules are joined by a new feature that allows customer service representatives to assist customers in shopping through adding items to shopping carts, modifying wishlists, and more. All of this is coupled with many other enhancements and improvements to the existing functionality.

The Brage theme also come in six different color schemes, which can be selected directly from the Magento Admin without having to touch any code whatsoever.

Below are some screenshots of the theme.

To see a full list of the issues solved go here:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/download/release_notes#Release%20Notes%20-%20Magento%201.3.2.3%20%28July%2022,%202009%29

Download the diff-file for this update here:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/downloads/assets/1.3.2.3/1.3.2.2-1.3.2.3.diff