Developer Chris Ball has patched the Vino Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server to display multiple simultaneous mouse and keyboard events. The result could be an end to the battle over mouse and keyboard control among local and remote users in a VNC environment.

The remote package update manager program apt-dater is now available in version 0.7. It performs software updates on a mass of remote hosts.

Nokia will offer its Qt widget collection software under less restrictive LGPL licensing and has opened up its repositories.

One of the highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just ending in Las Vegas is Palm's offering of its WebOS for mobile devices. A fitting name for its coming attraction in mid-2009 that uses this OS is the Palm Pre, to be offered exclusively through Sprint.

Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian company Q-Layer, which specializes in cloud computing.

Retro, the free implementation of a minimalist dialect of Forth, is now available in version 10.0.

Two French developers have introduced a configuration software for Intellon-based Power Line Communication devices (PLC) at the 25c3 in Berlin. Simultaneously, the developers declared the software, called Faifa, as Open Source.

Splashtop manufacturer DeviceVM and the Taiwanese Firmware and BIOS producer Insyde have entered into a joint developer partnership.