Once you click on automatically update plugin, you will see the following message: Unpacking the update.
Incompatible archive PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Invalid archive structure

We have just upgraded our WordPress version to the latest 2.8. Don’t forget to make your backups, just in case! Major differences:

We were not really sure what to post on the top-right side of the home page, but we have figured it out.