Two key updates for Microsoft tools inch closer to final code. Google: Over 100,000 Android Activations Daily

 Executives at Google discuss the future of the company's Android and Chrome operating systems and competing with Apple. Is a Google tablet in the works? Novell Updates SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

 In first major update to its SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 with Service Pack 1, Novell is introducing a new kernel and updates its Xen virtualization engine. Metasploit 3.4 Debuts With New Java Tools

 Metasploit has rolled out version 3.4 of the open source vulnerability testing framework, boasting new technologies for trying out Java and brute-force exploits. Memcashed Startup NorthScale Lands New CEO

 Bob Wiederhold is taking the top spot at NorthScale, an open source memcached startup that has also announced that it scored $10 million in its latest round of venture funding. Microsoft Talks Up Modeling Advancements

 Company pushes new technical computing initiative aimed at making modeling easier for engineers, analysts and researchers. Linux Kernel Debuts With New Filesystems

 Linux 2.6.34 kernel arrives with new filesystems in tow for the open source operating system, including the distributed Ceph and LogFS, geared toward flash media devices. Eclipse Labs Launches as Open Source Incubator

 Begun as a home for official open source projects that adhere to its guidelines, Eclipse is branching out with the launch of Labs, an incubator for smaller open source projects that could eventually become official. W3C Issues XProc XML Pipeline Standard

 World Wide Web Consortium issues long-awaited XML pipeline standard dubbed XProc to enable interoperability across multiple XML documents.