Daily Downloads: 7-Zip, Google Earth, Maxthon, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

• Java for OS X 10.5 [Homepage] [Changelog]
  Operating System: Mac only
  Type of Application: Java framework
  Changes: Adds support for Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05
• Microsoft Messenger 7 [Homepage] [Changelog]
  Operating System: Mac only
  Type of Application: Instant messenger for Mac
  Changes: Bonjour support, audio/video, and more
• Miranda 0.7.5 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Type of Application: Cross-network instant messenger
  Changes: Mostly bug fixes
• PC De-Crapifier 1.91 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Type of Application: Remove bloatware that comes preinstalled on your PC
  Changes: Focused on removing bloatware from Toshiba laptops including Norton 360, Office 2007 trial, Quickbooks, Naptser, and more

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

• 7-Zip 4.58 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Alpha 9
  Type of Application: File extraction and compression
  Changes: Speed optimizations, bug fixes, and more
• Google Earth 4.3.7204 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: Map application
  Changes: N/A
• Maxthon 2.1.0.1595 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: Web browser
  Changes: Bug fixes
• UpdateStar 2.1.548 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: Monitor applications for updates
  Changes: N/A
• Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.922 [Homepage] [Mirror]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: Instant messenger for Windows
  Changes: N/A

–Release Calendar–

• April 30 - OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta [Review]
• May 6 - Opera Dragonfly Alpha
• May 13 - Fedora 9
• June - iPhone 2.0 Software [Review]
• June - Firefox 3.0 [Review]
• June 12 - Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1
• June 19 - openSUSE 11.0
• Mid 2008 - Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
• September 2 - OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
• October 30 - Ubuntu 8.10
• 2009 - Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
• 2009 - Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
• 2010 - Windows 7 [Review]

Thanks to Lashiec for the Miranda tip!

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