The big news is Capture NX2 version 2.3 is out, and it's a major update. First, Capture NX2 now supports 64-bit versions of both the Mac and Windows operating systems, and this has given it a substantive speed boost. There's a new noise reduction type for night photos and an option for disabling full resolution JPEGs in NEFs. Plus lots of fixes for small problems and a few bigger ones (like a couple of known crashes). You'll find it on all the Nikon sites at this point, and it should show up in your Message Center updates now, too.
Adobe released Camera Raw 6.6 and Lightroom 3.6, both of which feature raw support for the Nikon J1 and V1 models. Plus there are new lens profiles and some bugs have been addressed.
DxO Labs released version 7.1 of Optics Pro with new camera support and many new lens modules. FotoMagico Pro 3.8.3 (Mac) adds some new output choices, including improved YouTube support. Neat Image 7.1 for Aperture (Mac) adds a number of performance optimizations. PhotoLine 17 adds a number of small features to this image processing program. Picasa for Mac 3.9 adds direct sharing to Google+, plus some new photo effects. HoudahGeo 3.0.1 (Mac) fixes a problem with connecting to Bluetooth GPSs. Vowl 1.3 (Mac) is now compatible with Lion. AKVIS NatureArt 4.0 allows you to add things to transparent areas, plus has a better fire effect. HDR Expose 2 has a new engine underneath to provide faster previews. Oloneo launched HDRengine 1.0 (Windows), which they claim is the fastest HDR rendering program, allowing real-time tone mapping.
In the IOS world, iLightningCam 1.2 captures lightning strikes on the iPhone 4S, using analysis of a video stream to grab lightning images. Silkscreen 1.1 allows you to see images you're working on with your Mac on your IOS device (works with Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fireworks). iStopMotion for iPad is Boinx Software's IOS version of a popular Mac product, and includes a companion app that allows you to use your iPhone as the camera. Pixel Blend is another of the "filter" apps that have become popular.
All that updating should keep you busy between now and January 6th, when I'll resume coverage.