Daily Archives: September 2, 2010

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Released

A lot has changed in Ubuntu 10.10 since last months Alpha 3 release, and when I say ‘a lot’ i really mean a lot. Download links can be found at the bottom of this post, but before you scroll join us as we take a breezy visual tour of everything new and shiny in Ubuntu [...]

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Add some Meerkat Ninja to your phone…

With the first Beta – and only, but who’s counting – of Ubuntu 10.10 due for imminent release our super-talented friend Joern has whipped up something extra special for your enjoyment – a Ninja-styled 10.10 Meerkat wallpaper for  use on your phones! And yes, he assures me that it does, indeed, say “Maverick” ;)

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G.E.E.K – a short story mashing geek-speak with Sci-Fi

Bored? Want something to read? You could do a lot worse than to spend your time reading this superb nerdtastic story by one self-confessed geek and his brother…

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SAMSUNG & UBUNTU PLAY VERY NICELY THANKS TO USER EFFORT

Seeking out a new laptop or notebook but dreading the all-too-frequent compatibility issue with function keys, blue tooth, wifi, webcam etc?

Don’t.

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Maverick Beta hits tomorrow

Well, for some of you readers, it’s already the 2nd of September, and the Beta release of 10.10 is out today. Originally, this was scheduled to be Alpha 4, but the Maverick Release schedule was slightly altered a few weeks ago to give a bit more time to “Release Quality” (read:bug hunting and rough edges).

Click through to read more and learn how to upgrade from Lucid if you’re keen.

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Banshee 1.7.5 released with improved hardware support

Grab your portable gadgets, even your iPhone. Banshee 1.7.5 is here with new hardware support and we need YOU to break it (and file bugs if you succeed naturally).

With 1.7.5 you will not just get all new and improved hardware support but also 47 bug fixes. Most notable of these writing metadata to video files is now supported.

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