Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, documenting every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With over 16 years of hands-on experience in Linux desktops, distros and apps, Joey's insights and reporting have been cited by leading technology outlets including Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget and Forbes.
The new OBS Studio 32.0 release is out, with support for higher-quality recordings out-of-the-box, new filters and effects, a plugin manager and plenty of bug fixes.
Ubuntu 25.10 may include a fix for the Update Manager focus stealing by reverting to notifications and app indicators instead of auto-launching windows.
If you're looking to add an SSD to your Raspberry Pi 5, the new $15 M.2 HAT+ Compact is a solid and smaller option to other add-ons on the market.
A beta version of Pinta 3.1 is available for testing. The fee open source image editor adds axonometric grid, polygon selection, performance improvements and more.
The next stable release of VLC is on the way with various improvements, including dark mode, support for Windows on ARM, and more – fancy testing it early?
Zorin OS 18 is the next major update to the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at Windows converts. A beta is available for testing - with plenty of new features.
Testing Ubuntu's development releases is now a little more dangerous, as the first of the new Ubuntu Daily Dangerous Desktop builds is made available for download.
Google Chrome is to become an AI browser powered by Gemini and agentic abilities to 'fundamentally change the nature of browsing', the search giant has announced.
It’s time to get testing — or do I mean questing? — as the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download. The Ubuntu 25.10 Beta brings a number of user-facing changes to […]
Customisable tab bar, searchable tab overview menu and address bar actions are new features on offer in the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.
A fresh flurry of fixes have arrived for Thunderbird, the open-source desktop e-mail client. The v143 release resolves a number of annoying issues.
A new version of the GNOME desktop environment has been released with new default video and document apps, Lock Screen features, and more - exciting!