The next stable (Ubuntu) version Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic koala is going to be released on 29th October 2009.You can pre-order the CDs of either desktop edition or the server edition right now from Ubuntu’s ShipIt service, FREE of charge.

To request a free CD you need to register an account at Launchpad, the platform that develops Ubuntu or you can register an account by clicking Ubuntu ShipIt link.

Palringo an instant messenger, can run on multiple platforms such as Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Symbian based mobiles

This freeware allows you to access multiple instant messaging platforms in one place and you can chat with your friends on MSN / Windows Live, Facebook chat, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Gadu-Gadu, iChat, Jabber and QQ all under one roof.

Yes I know what you are  going to say, Linux platform is not friendly for Gamers ? Although it is partially true,but in recent years the Penguin operating system has been moving much closer to the games.

An example is Supreme SuperGamer,a Linux distro based on Vector Linux ( based on Slackware) is optimised for a gaming computer environment.

SuperGamer is a games oriented Linux desktop operating system,which has all the normal Linux desktop applications such as the Firefox Browser, OpenOffice.org, etc., but also has a great many native to Linux games added, as well as some demos of proprietary games.

This is free offer for for Linux and FreeBSD systems users . This offers gives you  free 1 year non commercial Bitdefender Antivirus License for for Linux and FreeBSD systems.

From author: BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is a versatile on-demand scanner,which  provides antivirus and antispyware scanning for both UNIX-based and Windows-based partitions.

BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is highly customizable and capable of script and extension-based integration with various applications such as file managers and mail clients.

After several years of development and nearly after a month of launching 0.99 version, the makers of  VideoLAN have decided to launch first Release candidate Code named as “Goldeneye” for VLC media player (Previously called as VideoLAN Client) 1.0.0 for Linux and Windows systems.

VLC is a free open source cross-platform multimedia player , However saying that VLC is just a media player, is like saying a Swiss Army knife is just a knife. VLC can do much more than playback media, it can also convert audio and video files to different formats (transcoding), send live audio or video over the net (streaming), and much more.

The release candidate includes some New Features:

• Instantaneous pausing
• Frame-by-frame playback
• On-the-fly recording for all medias
• Finer speed control during playback
• Global Hotkeys on Windows and Linux