A smoother, more stable, prettier new 8hands alpha is available as a free existing download.

We are exhausted, because some of us didn't sleep for weeks – it's hard being a super hero with eight hands. But we are also proud, because we end up having a great product in our arms - version 0.8.031 alpha isn't just new, it's a huge improvement, and we are sure a lot of people will find it useful & fun.

Some of the 8hands loyal users must have noticed a user interface change and lots of added features in the version that's been floating in our site the past two weeks – but we kept it quiet. We knew we had lots of fixes to make and a lots of tweaks to add, and we wanted to make the announcement of the new version at the right moment – the moment that we felt that 8hands is a damn good app.

Check out the main improvements & add-ons in version 0.8.031 alpha:

• Facebook support: that's right! Facebook iz in da house! Now you can add your Facebook account right into 8hands, get instant notifications about messages, wall writing and such to your tray, IM your Facebook friends and more.
• Private Flickr & YouTube support: until now, 8hands only supported public Flickr & YouTube locations, meaning that you could enter your user name or screen name and get the public events from these profiles (the public media & comments). Now it's all gone better! You can enter your Flickr & YouTube passwords and get everything you got until now, as well as friends import, private messages and other events instantly, without even opening the browser.
• Public Flickr & YouTube improved support: it's easier now to keep track of beloved profiles. Enter a Flickr or Youtube profile, and 8hands will import it's media to your media zone and will notify you upon new photos & videos upload.
• A complete user interface remake: 8hands is now cleaner & smaller. The old fashion tabs are replaced by designed combo boxes and every part of 8hands can now be minimized and expended. check it out:

• Location icons & links: now it's easier than ever to visit all of your online profiles. The icons at the scorecard are now clickable, meaning you can jump into each one of your profiles in a heart beat, and even better than that – you can see all of your 8hands' friends locations as well, just by clicking on their buddy pic.
• Many bug fixes: the fixes are all over the place – from the IM and the media zone, to the latest, history & MySpace support.

We also made a sweet flash 8hands tour so u'll know what everything in the app stands for. here it is:

So give 8hands a try & let us know what you think. IM us if you feel like chatting, or send us an e-mail to info (at) 8hands (dot) com

We are here for you all, just as always.