The OpenOffice.org Community has announced that the public beta release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now available. The most immediately visible change is the new “Start Centre”, new fresh-looking icons, and a new zoom control in the status bar. It will support the upcoming OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.2 standard, and is capable of opening files created [...]

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Intel Mash Maker is a free browser extension that allows users to easily create client-side mashups on-the-fly while browsing the web. With its advanced context-aware and inference engines, Mash Maker suggests new mashups based on the user’s areas of interest, preferences, and the environment. Mash Maker lets users combine information from a multitude of web [...]

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MicroEmulator is a pure Java implementation of Sun J2ME (MicroEdition) for Sun J2SE 1.4 or later (Standard Edition), meant for desktop computers. This program is a cross-platform alternative to MPowerPlayer, another free MIDP emulator that I had written about last year.
Key features of MicroEmu include:

+ Add your own custom device profile if you are [...]

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Stellarium is a free, open source desktop based 3D Planetarium for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux/Unix based PCs. It renders the skies in realtime using OpenGL, which means the skies will look exactly like what you see with your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope. Before you begin, you need to set the location of [...]

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Newsgator today announced that all of its client RSS reader products are now available free of charge and include free synchronization along with other services. This includes NetNewsWire 3.1 for Mac OSX, FeedDemon 2.6 for Windows, and NewsGator Go! for Mobile Devices and Newsgator Inbox beta for Outlook and Newsgator Online for browsers, all synchronized [...]

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