KDE Allays Microsoft's fears that all OpenDocument applications use the same
codebase - KDE's is independent - and offer KOffice on Windows within a year:
http://dot.kde.org/1127515635/
The LimeWire P2P client for Gnutella is developing a branch that will block
copyrighted content, but allow the sharing of Open files:
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=927
Nokia joins the IBM-backed Eclipse consortium, with a view to more heavily
integrating J2ME application development:
http://uk.builder.com/programming/java/0,39026606,39267398,00.htm
A Linux-specific Firefox exploit is discovered in the wild, fortunately on the
day after the patch is issued:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/0E44EACB7EB1D7B0CC2570840068AF92?OpenDocument
Hexus reviews 34 PC power supplies, discovering that some models rated at 600W
have difficulty sustaining 400W. Some manufacturers quote meaningless peaks:
http://www.hexus.net/content/static/psu_roundup.html
And finally. Something for the girl in your life; the solar-powered handbag:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4268644.stm
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.