Posts from December 2013

SteamOS Available To Download on December 13

The Linux-based gaming platform SteamOS will be available to download on December 13.

11 December 2013

Screensaver Inhibitor ‘Caffeine’ Gets First Update in Over Two Years

Screensaver and sleep inhibitor Caffeine has received its first update in over two years.

11 December 2013

First Look at New Nautilus Designs

GNOME designer Allan Day has shown off new design work on Nautilus dubbed 'Nautilus Next'.

11 December 2013

Cordova Will Support Ubuntu Touch In Next Release

Canonical has announced that the next version of Apache Cordova, 3.3, will support Ubuntu.

11 December 2013

Canonical Sign First Ubuntu Touch Hardware Partner, ‘High-End Phone’ To Debut in 2014

After nearly 12 months of hints, hopes and finger crossing Mark Shuttleworth today announced that Ubuntu Touch has its first smartphone partner.

10 December 2013

Firefox 26 Released With On Demand Java Plugin Feature

Bang on schedule, the latest release of Mozilla Firefox has been made available for download.

10 December 2013

The Best Linux Applications of 2013

What a year it's been for Linux. In this, the first in a series of posts looking back at our highlights of the year, we list our top 10 apps.

10 December 2013

HackerTray Brings ‘Hacker News’ to Your Menu Bar

HackerTray is a recently released app that brings the popular social news site Hacker News to your menu bar.

8 December 2013

Turpial 3 Beta Builds Available for Ubuntu

Desktop Twitter app Turpial 3 is available for testing on Ubuntu – albeit unofficially.

6 December 2013

How to Install GNOME 3.10 in Ubuntu 13.10

Don't want to use a stale version of GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 13.10? It's easy to upgrade to the latest release, and in this post we'll show you how.

6 December 2013

How To Check The Health of Your Laptop Battery in Ubuntu

They say that all good things come to an end, and the lifespan of a laptop battery is not exempt.

5 December 2013

Valve Joins Linux Foundation, Looks To Improve Hardware Support from OEMs

In a move that will surprise precisely no-one, Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular gaming distribution platform, has joined the Linux Foundation.

4 December 2013