I can confirm this (KUbuntu 12.10, KDE 4.9.2). The systemtray gets flooded with statusnotifieritems.
Workaround: System Tray Settings -> Entries and set them to "hidden".
I can confirm this (KUbuntu 12.10, KDE 4.9.2). The systemtray gets flooded with statusnotifieri tems.
Workaround: System Tray Settings -> Entries and set them to "hidden".