Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source and Linux ecosystem, covering every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With 16 years of hands-on experience reporting on Ubuntu and Linux, his coverage has been cited by leading technology news sites including Ars Technica, Engadget and Forbes.
Desktop builds of Ubuntu 14.10 using Unity 8 and Mir by default have been made available to download — not that most users will want to.
Ubuntu might well be the world's most widely used flavour of Linux distribution, but whether it's the best remains a hotly contested, hugely contentious topic.
Mozilla is wrestling back control of the browser from errant plugins in Firefox 30, which begins rolling out to users today, Tuesday, June 10.
The latest development release of Unity Tweak Tool makes it easier to enable 'Minimise on Click' behaviour on the Unity Launcher in Ubuntu.
Lubuntu 14.10 is unlikely to feature the new LXQt desktop by default, the lead developer behind both projects has said.
Ubuntu for devices isn't the only Linux-based open-source mobile effort heading to market. Tizen, which is backed and supported by the Linux Foundation, Intel, LG and Samsung, is preparing to launch its first smartphone.
If the Humble Bundle for PC and Android 10 hasn't tempted you so far, well done on resisting. But with a bunch of extra titles just added, think you can keep it up?
Ubuntu One is now formally in shut-down. You have until July 31 to grab your files or they will be lost forever.
Dell is to offer Ubuntu on its latest batch of '2-in-1' Inspiron laptops, marking the first time the OS has been sold on a mainstream hybrid device.
Amongst the multitude of changes shipping in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite is a search feature that Ubuntu users will find vaguely familiar...
The very first Tizen-powered smartphone is to go on sale in Russia later this year.
The Ubuntu Software Center has made finding, buying and managing apps easier — but AppGrid offers a faster, sleeker experience to users.
The latest, and apparently final, entry in 11 Bit Studios' real time strategy series 'Anomaly' goes on sale today, and a Linux version is available from the get-go.
If you are hoping to lay down some hard earned cash for a Linux-based Steam Machine sometime this year, you ought to look away now.
Now in its tenth release, the latest Humble Bundle for PC and Android is now live and features a selection of games brand new to Linux.
Installing the 'Cinnamon' desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is about to get harder, as a widely used PPA offering builds shuts down.
Google has today released the first stable version of Chrome for Linux to use Aura, the search giant’s in-house graphics stack.
Spotify for Linux has been updated with the same flatter, darker design that the streaming service brought to its apps on other platforms last month.