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There's a lot going on in the world of open source software development, including some early looks at updates to several popular applications. Remember: beta versions of software are fun to play with and crucial for getting final versions out the door, but aren't stable enough for everyday use.

AbiWord 2.7.10 Beta - Open source word processor, AbiWord, mainly fixes bugs associated with plugins but there are also a handful of fixes for some cross-platform issues. You'll also want to check out this beta version if you've been having issues with importing and exporting Open Office XML docs.

Virtualization software vendor VirtualBox has released a new beta of version of VirtualBox 3.0 with a heavy emphasis on graphics support that's sure to please anyone who uses graphics-intensive games and applications. VirtualBox 3.0 beta 1 contains a number of improvements and updates to existing features, squashes several bugs, and it also has three new major features.