Posts from July 2016

These Ubuntu Tablet Videos Make Me Super Excited about Unity 8

Most of you reading this know what Unity 8 is. You know what it’ll (roughly) look like. And you’ll know the problems it’s trying to solve. But sometimes, simply knowing what it’s all about is a […]

13 July 2016
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Skype Announce Brand New Linux Client, Now In Alpha

A brand-new Skype for Linux client has been announced — and you can try it today.

13 July 2016
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VirtualBox 5.1 Arrives With Linux Improvements in Tow

A brand new version of VirtualBox has arrived touting improved Linux integration, multi-channel audio support and more.

13 July 2016

Watch X11 Apps Running on Mir in Ubuntu 16.10

Wondering how support for running legacy X11 apps on the Mir display server is shaping up? Feast your eyes on this short video.

13 July 2016

Snapd 2.0.10 Improves Usability of Media Player Snaps

Snappy developers have today announced a shiny-new version of Snapd.

11 July 2016

Vivaldi Update Adds Tab Hibernation to Linux Builds

The latest Vivaldi snapshot adds tab hibernation, more mouse gestures and sets Yahoo! as the default search engine.

11 July 2016
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This Is the Unity Desktop Running On Windows 10

This is the Ubuntu Unity desktop running on Windows 10 natively, without a virtual machine.

10 July 2016
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Ubuntu Fairphone 2 Port Is Coming Along Nicely

The community port of Ubuntu Touch for the Fairphone 2 handset is progressing nicely.

10 July 2016
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Skype Tease ‘Exciting News’ for Linux Users

Skype say "exciting news for Linux users" will be announced this coming Wednesday, July 13.

10 July 2016

5 Keys You Can Press at the GRUB Menu

We don’t see as much of GRUB, the boot loader that is installed with Ubuntu, as we used to. Once upon a time it was shown on every boot. These days you only tend to see […]

9 July 2016
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Do You Remember the Stormcloud Weather App?

Shake your umbrella in my direction if you can remember a bit of software called Stormcloud.

6 July 2016

A No Frills Weather Applet for Ubuntu

Sometimes all you want is the current weather conditions for where you live. This weather indicator applet for Ubuntu offers only that.

6 July 2016