News, tips and features on the Unity desktop environment, the default shell in Ubuntu.
Here's an update to file under 'little things that matter': Unity quicklists in 13.04 now relay the state of the focused window.
Anyone booting into the new-fangled Ubuntu 13.04 desktop later this month will notice something missing; Gwibber does not come pre-installed on Ubuntu any longer. Why not? We find out...
Team-orientated instant messaging and collaboration tool HipChat is once again available for Linux users - this time without the crutch of Adobe Air that its old client required.
Ubuntu 13.04's Unity desktop will not ship with a new in-Dash payment feature as originally proposed.
Ubuntu 13.04 wants to let users buy music from the Ubuntu One Music Store directly from the Dash - no web-browser transactions needed. But 'want' doesn't always 'get'.
Ever wondered how or needed to reset Unity and Compiz back to their default settings? We'll show you.
An improved, smarter and more diverse search experience will feature in Ubuntu 13.04.
Aiming to bridge the design divide between desktop and phone, DeviantArt user Aerilius has created a set of replacement launcher assets (tile shapes, etc) that adds some of the phone's swish stylings to the stale look of the desktop.
New Unity-styled shutdown dialogs are gearing up to arrive in Ubuntu 13.04 - and boy do they look good!
With the announcement of the new Mir display server, Canonical have begun the next major, multi-device shift for the Unity project: Unity Next.
Remember that Unity Quicklist window switching patch we mentioned at the end of January? It arrived as default in Ubuntu 13.04 earlier today.
Ubuntu wants to be more helpful and more relevant than it is at present - as well as faster.