Posts from May 2013

HP 255 Laptop Lists Ubuntu As OS Option

HP are listing Ubuntu as a pre-installed operating system option for their forthcoming HP 255 Notebook.

13 May 2013

Show Us Your Ubuntu Desktops!

Everyone's desktop looks different, no matter the OS. But on Linux the 'difference' can be as subtle as a panel drop-shadow or as drastic as an entirely new desktop shell!

10 May 2013

‘Half-Life 2’ Hits Linux, Available on Steam

Valve's lauded first-person shooter Half-Life 2 has finally arrived on Linux. Half-Life 2's debut for Linux through Steam comes just after Valve's release of Portal for Linux last week.

10 May 2013

The Samsung U1000 Ubuntu Phone Isn’t Real

"Samsung are making the first Ubuntu Phone!" screams the subject field of the latest e-mail to arrive in the OMG! tips inbox, "...and this is what it looks like!"

9 May 2013
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid desktop

Desktop Support for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS & 11.10 Officially Ends

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - released back in April 2010 - and Ubuntu 11.10 - made available in October of 2011 - will no longer receive bug fixes, updated packages or critical security updates after today, May 9th 2013.

9 May 2013
Tweets displayed on Ubuntu Touch

Ubuntu Touch for Phones To Be Usable ‘By End Of May’

Ubuntu Touch for Phones will be in a usable enough state for daily use by the end of the month, the Director of Ubuntu Engineering has said.

8 May 2013
zoncolor

Liven Up Your Ubuntu Desktop With ZonColor Themes

ZonColor is a super-theme-pack of 16 GTK3 themes, 21 icon theme variants, and a bunch of matching wallpapers - all designed to be mixed and matched.

8 May 2013

Humble Double Fine Bundle Brings New Games to Linux

The Humble Double Fine Bundle launched last night, offering a glut of games from indie developers Double Fine Productions - including some that are new to Linux.

8 May 2013

4 Simple Yet Addictive Games for Ubuntu

We've all had time when we've been bored out of our minds waiting for something. Instead of putting that time to good use, use it to play some boredom-sapping mini-games.

6 May 2013

Spotify Pushes Out Bug Fix Update on Linux

A new icon, faster load-up times, and fixes for a recent spate of playback problems - yes, it's a new release of Spotify for Linux Preview.

6 May 2013

Ubuntu’s Best Selling Apps for April

Dear readers. It's that time of the month again. The day in which I write a post on what app sold the most on Ubuntu during April, resulting in a small band of you getting upset that the number 1 app hasn't changed.

6 May 2013

Ubuntu 13.10 Release Schedule (Updated)

The release date of Ubuntu 13.10, along with its major development milestones, are now up on the Ubuntu Wiki.

3 May 2013