IBM has released version 3 of its free Lotus Symphony office suite based on the 3.x branch of OpenOffice.org, adding new sidebar menus and support for version 1.2 of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard
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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has released a new firmware update for its Linux-based N900 internet tablet and smartphone, adding support for its Ovi Suite for Windows PCs, the Qt Mobility API and the company’s Ovi Music Store
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In cooperation with Cloud.com, Microsoft plans to adapt the OpenStack cloud software for its Windows Server 2008
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Following the call that OpenOffice.org Council members that were also involved with The Document Foundation should resign due to a conflict of interest, two members have officially stepped down
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The Mozilla developers are using the in-house Jetpack technology in "Chromeless" to provide a bare-bones browser
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In the past week, The H looked at Nokia’s Qt framework and published an overview of the 2.6.36 Linux kernel release. The Debian developers recognised non-packagers as Debian Developers and Google released version 7.0 of Chrome. Adobe confirmed a new Shockwave zero-day and Mozilla issued security updates for Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
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The GNOME development team have issued the first development version of GNOME 3.0, the next major release of the popular open source desktop for GNU / Linux and Unix
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The Siemens SIMATIC Security Update for protecting WinCC systems against Stuxnet infections doesn’t close the actual hole – and can easily be bypassed by attackers
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Version 0.9 of Jetpack SDK the new framework for browser extensions does not include any new APIs but, in an attempt to improve response and stability, does have a new infrastructure that allows add-ons to be executed in a separate process
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Mozilla has released a first beta for version 2.1 of its SeaMonkey "all-in-one internet application suite", adding a new "Paste and Go" option and various JavaScript performance improvements using the new JägerMonkey engine
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