KDE 4.4 hits release candidate 2, stays on track for February 9 release

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It looks like KDE 4.4, the newest version of the popular Linux desktop environment and app suite, is on track for its scheduled February 9th release. A second release candidate just became available for ambitious experimenters to try out, and that milestone was only a few days off schedule. A bump from 4.3 to 4.4 doesn't sound like it would be a big deal, but don't discount it just because it's not a nice, round version number: KDE 4.4 includes new widgets, enhancements to existing apps, multitouch support, and even some entirely new apps.

Bloggers will be glad to hear that there's a new blogging tool, Blogilo, included in this release (I was kind of expecting them to call it Klogger, but hey). Konqueror, the KDE browser, now has a history sidebar. Akonadi, the personal information manager that plugs into apps like Kontact and KOffice, has been updated with POP3 support. There's also an onscreen keyboard and multitouch for hardware that supports it.

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