Whether you're writing an essay or a lengthy response to a troll on reddit, it's important to take regular breaks from typing to help your hands, and keep your mind refreshed and focused. It's a habit easier said that done, so making use of a timer app to remind yourself to take a break can work wonders.
The new Ubuntu 12.04 netbook from ASUS will not be released in the UK. An ASUS representative, responding to an enquiry from an OMG! Ubuntu! reader, confirmed that the company 'do not have any plans to release the 1225C in the UK.'
Can you think of a stylish video playing app? Many are anything but, and that's okay because a video player is a functional app; it doesn't need to look overly fancy. Most of its time is spent in full-screen, showing us we want: the video. But that notion is being challenged by Audience - an up-and-coming (read: in development) video player that brings both simplicity and good looks to the table.
VLC 2.0.2 was pushed out a few days back - but if you're looking to upgrade you'll need to add a PPA.
ACTA - the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - was dealt a life-threatening blow by the elected representatives of European citizens today, as the European Parliament rejected the contentious treaty in a damning 478-to-39 vote.
A number of Ubuntu-shaped crop circles have begun appearing in wheat fields belong to Joseph Fasciana's family. Many of the designs (for there are more than one) span between 600 to 800 square meters.
With just six days left for app developers to craft their submissions for the Ubuntu App Showdown, Amongst the massive response thus far known, one type of application has proved particularly popular: RSS clients. Below I highlight four such entries, all of which, in just over one weeks time, will be available to install through the Ubuntu Software Center.*
Gameolith was, for a while at least, one of the primary places for Linux users to get hold of quality commercial games. But Gameolith isn't going to be Linux-only much longer.
The unstable builds of cloud music player Nuvola are sporting a new look service selector and a more intuitive way to add and enable plugins.
By now you're likely aware that Steam support is coming to Linux. But that doesn't mean it's not awesome to hear it verbally confirmed by Valve themselves, as their managing director Gabe Newell does in this brief video chat with Norwegian site DagBladet.no.
Popular Mac web app maker 'Fluid' is getting a Linux sibling - albeit unofficially - thanks to an app submitted as part of the Ubuntu App Showdown contest.
Mobile phones using Firefox OS will be available to buy early next year, Mozilla have today announced. Network carriers supporting the first batch of mobile phones in 2013 will include Sprint, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Telenor.
