IBM has announced Technology Refresh 8 for IBM i V7R1

Today IBM has announced the TR8 for IBM i V7R1 to be available on June 6. 2014. You can find detailed descriptions about the new features on developerworks. 

I think we will see an announcement of the new Base Version V7R2 with many new functions at the end of April or in early may. So stay tuned for the latest news.