Posts from August 2014

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Ubuntu MATE Remix Seeks Official Spin Status

A custom spin of Ubuntu using the GNOME 2-based MATE desktop environment by default is looking to gain official spin status from Canonical.

19 August 2014

Is Munich City About to Switch Back to Windows from Linux?

Munich's much vaunted migration to Linux could be about to unravel, sending the city back into the fee-driven bosom of Microsoft.

19 August 2014

Script Kiddies: Mario Party Meets Sever Hacking

Script Kiddies is a hacking game looking to create just as much fun as open source tools and assets for the community.

18 August 2014

Shutter 0.93 Improves Dropbox Support, Fixes Public Links

Improved Dropbox integration is among the many improvements featuring in the latest release of popular screenshot tool Shutter.

18 August 2014

The Justice League of Linux: If Distros Were Superheroes

If Ubuntu-based Linux distributions were comic book superheroes, who would be what and why? That's the question I've been mulling over for the last half hour.

17 August 2014

Ubuntu Phone Improves Scope Access With Slick New Gesture

Managing Scopes on Ubuntu for Phones will soon be easier thanks to new 'bottom edge' gestures and features being introduced to dev builds.

15 August 2014
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New Look, Added Hiding: New Steam Client Update Now Available

There's a new version of the Steam Client now available — and it comes with a bevy of tweaks to the way it looks.

14 August 2014
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DayZ Lead Developer ‘Keen’ on Linux Port

As big ol' rumour fish go this one is a whopper. We'll leave it up to you whether you're willing to reel it in or, for those who've smelt too much fishy speculation over the years, cast it back.

14 August 2014
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You Can Now Get Twitter, Facebook and Gmail Alerts on Ubuntu Phone

With the first Ubuntu Phones still on course to ship later this year, its developers are now in the final furlong of preparing for a 'Release To Manufacturing' milestone.

14 August 2014

Can Ubuntu Do This? — Answers to 4 Questions New Users Ask Most

Can Ubuntu run games, windows apps or get viruses? In this post we answer the four questions new users ask most often when looking to switching to Ubuntu.

13 August 2014
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Retro-Styled Rhythmic Puzzle Game ‘Micron’ Hits All The Right Notes

With retro-styled visuals and plinky soundscapes, I couldn't resist taking old-school rhythm-based puzzle game 'Micron' for a spin.

12 August 2014
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Elementary OS Beta Released, But You Might Want to Hold Off Trying It

The first public beta of elementary OS Freya is now available to download — not that the team behind the Ubuntu-based Linux distro think you should try it.

11 August 2014