BeBeCe - a BBC iPlayer app
Stuart Howarth has announced a new project he has in development: Someone mentioned the idea of a BBC iPlayer plugin for cuteTube-QML, so I've decided to run with that idea and start work on a BBC iPlayer application, provisionally titled BeBeCe. I will of course continue to maintain and improve cuteTube-QML. It's currently at a very early stage in it's development, but I should be able to make swift progress by re-using many of the UI components from cuteTube-QML, with some minor adjustments. The app is not yet available, so watch the thread for updates.
Tweed Suit - a heavyweight Twitter client
Marcus Wikström has announced "Tweed Suit", a desktop style Twitter client and RSS reader for people with good eyesight and the need for massive amounts of information. You don't actually have to have a Twitter account to use it. You can just use it as a information gathering tool, but obviously without the direct messages, home and mentions. The package is currently only available in Extras-devel, so is not yet ready for end-users.
QNetMan - network monitor
Anatoliy Kozlov has released a network monitor for Maemo 5. He describes it as a Qt-based network manager which allows to monitor your network traffic. It is possible to record network sessions information for different connections and provide the information in graphical view. The latest version is in Extras-testing, so those willing to test and rate should do so, in accordance with the QA criteria.
N900 wifi hotspot script
Talk user "9000" has announced another mechanism for creating an ad-hoc wifi network for sharing an N900's data connection: The advantage of using this script to build WiFi Hotspot over the packages mobilehotspot and joikuspot is that it's simple and consume less power. The original script is written by jebba, modified slightly by me for easy customization, DNS and process initialization; therefore credit still goes to him. The reason I post this script is for those who are having technical problems with mobilehotspot or joikuspot, and for those who'd want to run a WiFi hotspot with minimum power usage. How, exactly, this uses less power than Mobile Hotspot or Joikuspot isn't made clear, nor are the benchmarks. As the scripts are run as root, care should also be taken.
Windows Phone 7 "Mango" iconset
Robin Lundgren has started on a project to provide Windows Phone 7-like icons for Maemo 5. The package, 'mango', is now in Extras-devel and as it modifies system files, extra care should be taken when installing it.