Posts from March 2014

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Music Creation App LMMS Seeks Feature Freeze Exception for 14.04

Music creation enthusiasts are hoping that a faster, sleeker version of Linux Multimedia Studio (LMMS) will be made available in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

17 March 2014

Geeksphone ‘In Talks’ to Bring Ubuntu Touch to Latest Smartphone

Geeksphone are 'in talks' with Canonical to bring Ubuntu Touch to its latest dual-core Intel-based 'Revolution' smartphone.

16 March 2014

Extra Photo Added to Ubuntu 14.04 Community Wallpaper Pack

An extra image has been added to the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Community Wallpaper pack.

14 March 2014

Mir Display Server May Not Arrive on Desktops As Default Until 2016

Ubuntu's next generation display server Mir, developed by Canonical as a flexible alternative to Wayland and XServer, may be facing another delay on its way to the desktop.

13 March 2014

Ubuntu Shows Up in TV News Report on Robotics

If you’re a Brit of a certain age then you’ll associate ‘Newsround‘ with a warm, post-teatime feeling of childish abandon. Take a moment to wipe an imaginary spaghetti hoop off of your chin before you move […]

13 March 2014
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At $200 to $400, Are Ubuntu Phones Priced for Success?

The first pair of Ubuntu phones will be priced at $200 to $400, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company developing the mobile OS, has said.

12 March 2014

Ubuntu 14.04 Default Wallpaper Now Available to Download

The new Ubuntu 14.04 LTS default wallpaper is available to download in full hi-res, 2560 × 1600 resolution glory.

12 March 2014
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Meet The Slick New Unity Lock Screen Coming to Ubuntu 14.04

How long have you wanted Ubuntu's login screen to also handle lock screen duties? A while? Well, the wait will be over soon!

11 March 2014

App Windows Go Borderless In Ubuntu 14.04

Borderless windows are finally coming to the Ubuntu desktop — nearly three years after the style was originally proposed.  The one-pixel frame currently used around the edges of application windows running under the default Ubuntu themes will, […]

11 March 2014

These Are The 12 Community Wallpapers Chosen for Ubuntu 14.04

The eleven tentative winners of the Ubuntu 14.04 Community Wallpaper Contest have been attached to a bug report tracking the contest and are intended to ship by default in the upcoming LTS release this April.

11 March 2014

This Is The New Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Default Wallpaper

With the Ubuntu Wallpaper contest wound up and the winners due to be announced shortly, the other part of the wallpaper puzzle, the default, has been revealed.

10 March 2014

Wil Wheaton ‘Not Crazy’ About Direction Ubuntu Is Taking

Wil Wheaton — demi-god to geeks, celebrated actor, witty chap and, more importantly to us, one of the most famous faces to champion Linux.

10 March 2014