Posts from September 2016

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Open Files Faster With Bookmarks Indicator for Ubuntu

A really simple way to get quick access to your favourite files and folders, all in a quick click.

15 September 2016
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It’s Official: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Is Coming to Linux

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is coming to Linux (and macOS) later this year, games publisher Feral Interactive has announced.

15 September 2016

Insomnia 3.0 Is a Slick Desktop REST Client for Linux

Looking for a free, easy-to-use REST client for the Linux desktop? Don't lose sleep: get Insomnia.

15 September 2016
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GNOME Weather Fixed, Can Now Fetch Forecasts Again

A quick follow up to the issue of broken weather forecasts in GNOME Weather on Ubuntu 16.04: they're working again!

14 September 2016

[How To] See Android Notifications on The Ubuntu Desktop

Pushbullet is a popular service that lets you quickly share links, files and messages between your smart devices and your regular desktop OS. Better still, the free service also lets you see Android app notifications on the […]

14 September 2016

Uber’s Self-driving Pickups In Pittsburgh are Powered by Ubuntu

Uber users in Pittsburgh, USA, might be surprised to find that their next lift is in a self driving car that's powered by Ubuntu.

14 September 2016

Space Shooter ‘Everspace’ To Hit Linux Later This Month

The sumptuous looking crowd-funded space shooter 'Everspace' will launch on Linux before the month is out, games developers Rockfish Games have announced.

14 September 2016

A Promising New eBook Reader for Linux Appears

I don’t spend as much time reading as I should, even though I own a Kindle and an Android tablet. It’s not that I have a shortage of things to read, either. I have a […]

14 September 2016

Rocket League for Linux: The Definitive Video Review

Rocket League blasted onto Linux at the end of last week and we were ridiculously about it — but perhaps you're not caught up in the excitement. No worries, you will after watching this…

13 September 2016
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Orion Is a Qt/QML Twitch Desktop Client That I’d Love to Try

It feels a little bit mean to write about an app that I know most of you won’t get to try anytime soon. But when I saw Orion, a Qt-based Twitch desktop app, surface on Reddit this evening I…I felt like I […]

13 September 2016
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Meet the Official Mascot of Ubuntu 16.10

You’re looking at the official mascot animal artwork for Ubuntu 16.10 ‘Yakkety Yak’! As with previous mascot animal designs you can expect to see this ‘Yak’ logo used to promote Ubuntu 16.10 during its last furlong of […]

12 September 2016
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Poll: Do You Use 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu?

It's six years to the day since we last asked if you use 32-bit Ubuntu or 64-bit Ubuntu.

12 September 2016