Amarok, the awesome music jukebox software for linux, has [announced a new version][1], which brings the app to version 1.4.5. New features include: * An integrated Shoutcast stream directory. * Support for custom labels. Organize your music how you want. * Magnatune redownload manager * Improved sound quality when using the equalizer with xine. That's excellent news for Linux users, but the Amarok team has good news for other OSes as well. Apparently work is already underway on Amarok 2.0. Amarok 2.0 will run natively on Linux, OS X and Windows and could be released as early as this summer. As long as that doesn't mean Amarok 2.0 will be running in Java, that's the most exciting software news I've heard since BitTorrent [announced plans][2] to port µTorrent to Linux and Windows. [1]: http://amarok.kde.org/content/view/10/66/ "Amarok 1.4.5 now available" [2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/12/bittorrent_inc_.html "BitTorrent Inc. Acquires µTorrent"