Posts from August 2013

Mark Shuttleworth ‘Not Giving Up’ On Hitting $32m Ubuntu Edge Goal

Mark Shuttleworth has thanked backers of the Ubuntu Edge campaign but says that neither he nor Canonical are 'giving up' on hitting their audacious crowd-funding goal yet.

13 August 2013

Firefox To Remain Default Browser in Ubuntu 13.10

Firefox will remain the default browser in Ubuntu 13.10, after plans to replace it with Chromium hit a minefield of issues.

12 August 2013

Ubuntu Touch Styled Lockscreen App for Android

Here's something for the impatient but excited Ubuntu Touch fans amongst you: an Ubuntu Touch lock-screen for Android.

11 August 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Enables Phased Updates – But What Are They?

Earlier this week 'Phased Updates' were enabled for Ubuntu 13.04 - but what are they? Worry ye not: we're here with a quick overview of what this sci-fi-sounding change is and what it will mean to you going forward.

11 August 2013

Do You Think The Ubuntu Edge Campaign Will Reach Its Goal? [Poll]

Do you think the Ubuntu Edge will be rolling off the production line in May 2014? Or do you think this entire effort will result in nothing?

10 August 2013

Ubuntu Edge Passes $9 Million, Smashes Crowd-Funding Record

Over $9 million has now been pledged to the Ubuntu Edge campaign on IndieGoGo, helping it smash yet another crowd-funding record.

9 August 2013

gNewSense 3 Released, Is No Longer Based on Ubuntu

Ubuntu is no longer the basis of gNewSense - a popular GNU/Linux distribution comprised entirely of free software - in its latest release.

8 August 2013

Ubuntu Edge Price Lowered Again, Now Fixed At $695

Canonical have, once again, lowered the price of an Ubuntu Edge - but this time they say it'll be sticking. So, if you have a spare $695...

8 August 2013

Bloomberg Pledge $80,000 to Ubuntu Edge Campaign

Bloomberg, the revered US-based financial information & news service, has pledged a record $80,000 to the Ubuntu Edge campaign on IndieGoGo.

7 August 2013

Ubuntu Touch App Showdown Kicks Off, Nexus 4 Phones Up for Grabs

The Ubuntu App Showdown is back – and this time it’s aiming to bolster the app offerings of Ubuntu Touch ahead of its planned 1.0 release this October.  The contest follows a similar structure to […]

7 August 2013

Filebot Tops July’s Best Selling Apps on Ubuntu (Updated)

Video file renaming tool Filebot remained Ubuntu's best selling application during July, notching up it's second month in pole position.

6 August 2013

Solar-Powered Laptop Publishes Specs, Will Be Submersible

More information on the laptop vampires won't be using emerges, including a submersible version, detachable solar panel and dual core CPU.

6 August 2013