Bangarang is open source software licensed under GPLv3. Bangarang is a Jamaican word for noise, chaos or disorder! The latest version is 1.0.1. Now, the default Dragon Media Player of KDE have a serious competition in Bangarang. The Bangarang media player features a low key user interface for media playback, a simple media library for users to browse and categorise their content with a built-in search function, and supports file rating and play count tracking. As much as possible, the pillars of KDE and existing KDE technologies are/will be used, and constructive feedback provided to the respective projects. Hopefully this might provide additional set of use cases, and a platform to test them on, for some of the still evolving technologies. Complete story and screenshot here.

Google doesn't trust the security of Microsoft Windows for their PC business. The news is reported by the Financial Times and is put in close relation to the problems caused to Google in China.
The fact is that Google currently offers a newly hired employee SITEMA Apple or PC with Linux preinstalled. To run Windows on your notebook or another PC requires the explicit authorization of the company. Google does not release more details on this story and it is not clear how the interior is official.
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Andy Ritger, NVIDIA manager responsible for the Linux graphics cards, as announced on the X.org mailing list that the graphics chip company will no longer develop the open source 2D video drivers for its chips. He recommends using the VESA X driver instead. Complete story here.

GNOME 2.30 has been released, "on schedule, to the day" after the usual six-month development cycle. As the release notes describe, there are lots of new features for users in 2.30, including a default split view mode for Nautilus, background syncing for Tomboy, easier user management, a time-tracker applet, and much more. There are also new features and bug fixes for developers and in the accessibility framework. Click here for GNOME announce list and here to find detailed information about GNOME 2.30 in release notes.