Posts from June 2012

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CoreBreach May Go Open Source, Is Lowering Price

If you're thinking of buying the anti-gravity racing game CoreBreach you may want to hold your proverbial horses: big things are happening.

6 June 2012
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Firefox 13 Goes Stable, Adds Speed Dial, New Homepage

A shiny new speed-dial is on offer for users upgrading to the latest stable release of Firefox. The update, which bumps the browser up to version 13, also introduces a new look ‘start page’ populated […]

5 June 2012
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EA Game Titles, Braid Most Popular Downloads on Ubuntu in May

As expected, the debut of Electronic Art’s freemium games on the Ubuntu Software Center made a big impact in May. Both titles – Lord of Ultima and Command and Conquer –  secure the top and second place in the […]

5 June 2012

Canonical To Demo Ubuntu TV at Computex 2012

Computex is the largest and, arguably, the most exciting technology event in the gadget calendar. But Ubuntu users have an extra reason to be excited about this years show: it marks the first time that Canonical have attended as an exhibitor.

5 June 2012

Almost 10,000 Humble Bundles Sold on Ubuntu In 72 Hours

The Humble Indie Bundle V continues to set new records. Around 10,000 bundles having been installed through the Ubuntu Software Center during the first 72 hours of the games package being made available.

4 June 2012
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Linux Silverlight Plugin Moonlight ‘Abandoned’

Moonlight, the third-party open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight plugin, has been discontinued due to a lack of demand. The project, created in 2009, provided Linux users with a means to accessing websites and web content created using Silverlight.

4 June 2012
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Humble Bundle Devs Talk Gaming on Linux

The hands behind the Humble Bundle have spoken about gaming on Linux as part of a Q&A session to celebrate the ir latest offering becoming the biggest selling ever – despite the fact that it’s […]

2 June 2012
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Mark Shuttleworth Opens UbuCon Latin America [video]

Mark Shuttleworth has opened UbuCon Latin America 2012 with a short video introduction. Aside from the video having, quite possibly, the best Ubuntu-themed opening of any video ever created in the history of moving image, it's also a really warm and positive message that makes me want to punch the air.

2 June 2012
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Latest Humble Bundle Now Officially The Biggest Grossing Ever

The latest Humble Indie Bundle has smashed all records previously generated by 'pay what you want' sales model after grossing close to $2.5 million dollars in just 2 days.

2 June 2012
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Hands On With The System76 ‘Lemur Ultra’ Ubuntu Laptop

When it comes to laptops that solely ship Ubuntu as an Operating System one of the most well known names is System76. During the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Oakland, CA a few weeks back I had an opportunity to chat over lunch with System76 CEO, Carl Richell about the exciting products they are working on at their Headquarters in Colorado. Carl invited me to check out one of their current laptop offerings the Lemur Ultra which I spent some time with here in the labs.

2 June 2012

Will You Help Change The Way Open-Source Apps are Funded?

Can software developers make money by open-sourcing their applications and giving them away for free? That's the question that software developer and co-host of the popular Linux podcast 'The Linux Action Show' Bryan Lunduke is aiming to answer by putting his neck on the line.

1 June 2012