Posts from 2016

‘Android OEMs Will Ship Ubuntu Phones This Year’, Say Canonical

Several Android phone makers will release Ubuntu phones this year, Canonical's CEO has revealed.

10 February 2016

The 5 Best Cinnamon Desktop Themes (As Chosen By You)

Last week we asked you to send in the best Cinnamon desktop themes you could find — and you did just that.

9 February 2016
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This Is The Fairphone 2 Running Ubuntu

Ubuports' Marius Gripsgård has shared a photograph (right) of Ubuntu running on his Fairphone 2, a port expected to make an appearance at MWC 2016.

9 February 2016
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Unified Inbox & Label Editing Arrive in Open-Source E-mail App ‘N1’

Open-Source e-mail client Nylas N1 is rolling out its biggest update since launch. A unified inbox and easier label editing are among the changes on offer.

7 February 2016

Canonical To Demo OnePlus & Sony Devices Running Ubuntu

Phones from Sony, OnePlus and Fairphone will be demonstrated running Ubuntu (Touch) later this month, we can reveal.

5 February 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Ship An Older Version Of Nautilus

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will ship with an older version of Nautilus than originally planned, a decision that will mean LTS users miss on a number of new features.

4 February 2016

New Ubuntu Tablet: Everything You Need to Know (Updated)

Excited by news of the first Ubuntu tablet and convergence device? Us too. We answer some your burning questions, including price, specs and release date.

4 February 2016

New Ubuntu Tablet: Photo Gallery

See the new Ubuntu tablet up close, and get a closer look at the Unity 8 desktop in convergence mode.

4 February 2016

Meet The World’s First Ubuntu Tablet (That Is Also a Desktop PC)

And Canonical say it will #reinvent personal mobile computing

4 February 2016

PSA: Support for Ubuntu 15.04 Ends Today

From today, no further up security updates or bug-fixes will be released for Ubuntu 15.04, which was released on April 23, 2015.

4 February 2016
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Opera 35 Adds Tab Muting, 32-bit Linux Builds

Opera 32-bit Linux packages are finally here, and join tab muting and a redesigned download page to form the latest stable update of Opera for computers.

2 February 2016

Help Us Find The BEST Linux Cinnamon Themes

Help us find the best themes for the Cinnamon desktop by nominating your favourite! Poll closes in one week. We'll blog about the top 5 entries after.

1 February 2016

Ubuntu Launches ‘#Reinvent’ Marketing Campaign

Canonical is looking to build hype for its upcoming Mobile World Congress announcements though a mysterious new online initiative.

1 February 2016
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Ubuntu 16.04 Alpha 2 Released, Available to Download

Today sees the second alpha release of the Ubuntu 16.04 development cycle made available to download.

30 January 2016

3 Welcome Features In Ubuntu Phone OTA-9

As Ubuntu Phone OTA-9 begins its roll out, we look at the top new features it brings and highlight why Meizu MX4 owners will want to upgrade ASAP.

27 January 2016

Firefox 44 Released With Bug Fixes for Better Media Playback

Firefox 44, the latest version of Mozilla's hugely popular open-source web browser, is now available for download.

26 January 2016

Google Chrome Drops Support for All 32-bit Linux Distros

Google Chrome is to drop support for all 32-bit Linux distros from March, 2016.

22 January 2016

The Xiaomi ‘Linux Laptop’ Will Run, Err, Windows 10

The long-rumoured Xiaomi laptop is to go on sale in China this spring — but it won't be running a Linux desktop OS as originally claimed.

22 January 2016