Posts from 2013

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Why This Unofficial Spotify App Marks Start of Ubuntu Touch ‘Windows Phone’ Moment

A new, third-party app brings the popular music-streaming service Spotify to Ubuntu for Phones.

3 November 2013

Ubuntu Gaming Performance Edging Closer to Windows 8

Recent gaming benchmarks claim that gaming performance on Ubuntu is now "mostly on par" with that of Windows 8.1.

1 November 2013

Nerds Vs Zombies: ZHackers Volume 2 Hits Ubuntu Software Center

Like a herd of the shuffling, mindless dead, the follow up to 2012's Ubuntu-themed Zombie novel 'Zhackers' has taken a while to arrive...

1 November 2013

Save, Access And Quickly Paste Text Snippets With This Nifty Unity Launcher Tool

Repeatedly typing out certain information - like verbose terminal commands - can be a chore. Thankfully there are tools out there to help.

31 October 2013

‘Mappero’ Offers Native ‘Maps’ App for Ubuntu Touch

There are a number of applications that I see as being 'key' to a mobile OS - and some sort of Maps app is one of them.

30 October 2013

CISCO Announce New Open Source H.264 Codec

Networking company Cisco has announced plans for an open-source H264 codec - a move it says will "remove barriers" to its use in WebRTC.

30 October 2013

Power Up Your App Launching on Xubuntu With ‘Whisker Menu’

Xubuntu offers a great desktop experience, but its stock application launcher is basic. The good news is that more featured alternatives are available, such as ‘Whisker Menu‘ – a third-party app that powers up app launching with a […]

30 October 2013

Ubuntu’s Amazon Shopping Feature Wins Anti-Privacy Award

Ubuntu is no stranger to awards and accolades, but the latest trophy to be presented to the project is one that's unlikely to go on display.

28 October 2013

Linux Twitter App Polly Updated With Minor Fixes

Tweet, tweet: a new update to the popular multi-column desktop Twitter app 'Polly' has been released to the wild.

28 October 2013

Crowdfunding Skirmish Proves A Success for War Game ‘0 A.D.’

Some $33,000 has been raised to support development of open-source historical war game '0 A.D.' - enough to pay for a full-time developer.

28 October 2013

Get Amazon Prime, 4oD and Other DRM-Protected Flash Working in Ubuntu 13.10

Getting Amazon Prome, 4OD, Demand 5, or Google Play Movies to work on Ubuntu 13.10 requires a little bit of effort, but it can be done.

25 October 2013

How To Enable Predictive Text On Ubuntu Touch 1.0

Using Ubuntu for Phones 1.0? Here's how to turn on predictive text in the stock keyboard.

24 October 2013