All articles by Joey Sneddon

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.

Chinese Linux Distro Seeks Place in Ubuntu Family

Ubuntu Kylin pitches for place at the Ubuntu family tablet, usurping the official Ubuntu Chinese Edition. But Ubuntu Kylin is much more than just a different language setting...

27 February 2013

Ubuntu Developer Summit Becomes an Online-Only Event

Starting next week, the Ubuntu Developer Summit will transition from being a physical event held once every 6 months, to an online one held every three months.

26 February 2013

[How To] Reinstall Android After Trying Ubuntu Touch

Whatever the reason you want to return to the familiarity and functionality of Android - and, yes, WhatsApp withdrawal, Intagram-itis, or the Snapseed shakes are all legitimate reasons - we're here to talk you through how to do it.

25 February 2013

Ubuntu Touch Preview Up & Running On Samsung Galaxy S III

We all knew it wouldn't take long for eager developers to get the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview up and running on non-Nexus hardware. Enter Ubuntu touch on the Samsung Galaxy S3...

22 February 2013

[How To] Install Ubuntu Touch Preview on Nexus Devices

With the Ubuntu Touch Preview images now available I predict that, round about now, your temptation is buckling under the temptation to try it out. Well here's how!

21 February 2013

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview Released, Available for Nexus Devices

Though not a complete, finished version of Ubuntu's new 'convergent' interface, the preview offers developers and enthusiasts alike the chance to go hands-on with the most talked about interface change in Ubuntu's history.

21 February 2013

What To Expect from the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview

Later today a developer preview of Ubuntu Touch will be made available to download and install on a handful of Nexus devices.

21 February 2013

Powerful Voice Recognition Demoed on Ubuntu

Ever wanted to dictate an e-mail? Open an app just by saying its name? A new app for Linux aims to let you do that.

20 February 2013

Introducing the Best Way to Read OMG! Ubuntu! on the Go

Being Linux users, we're fans of choice. And one of the choices that we think our readers deserve is a way to read our posts whilst on the move...

19 February 2013

The Official Ubuntu Tablet Videos

Want to see more of the Ubuntu Tablet interface in action? Canonical have got you covered with this pair of slick promo spots...

19 February 2013

Ubuntu Tablet Unveiled By Canonical

Confirming the expected, Canonical have unveiled a new 'tablet' face for Ubuntu as part of their focus on convergence across devices.

19 February 2013

HTC Making Ubuntu Tablet? Countdown Sync Fuels Speculation [Squashed]

It's either a masterstroke of timing or an unfortunate coincidence but both Canonical and Taiwanese smartphone & tablet makers HTC are to make important new product announcements later this evening.

19 February 2013

Ubuntu Gearing up For Tablet Announcement Tomorrow

The Ubuntu website is once again displaying a countdown - similar to the one shown ahead of January's Ubuntu Phone announcement. Next to the clock sits a not-so-subtle clue about the purpose of the countdown that reads: 'Tick, tock, tablet time!'

18 February 2013

Ubuntu to Add ‘Incognito’ Mode to Unity Dash & Legal Notice to Installer

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has revealed how the OS will address the on-going privacy concerns around it's online searching feature in Unity.

18 February 2013

Canonical Host Weekend ‘TeamFortress 2’ Server

Calling all gamers: Canonical are hosting a TeamFortress 2 server this weekend to mark the arrival of Steam for Linux on the Ubuntu Software Center.

16 February 2013

KDE Dev Says Ubuntu Phone Fans Being ‘Duped’

In a rant on Google+, KDE Plasma Active developer Aaron Seigo takes Canonical to task over a statement made in a recent press release for the Ubuntu Phone.

16 February 2013

Our Favourite 13.04 Wallpaper Contest Entries So Far

With just over two weeks left for photographers, illustrators and other arty-folks to enter the Ubuntu 13.04 Wallpaper Contest we thought now would be a good time to take a gander at the stunning work already submitted.

16 February 2013

Ubuntu Phone Downloads To Be Released Next Week

Installable Ubuntu Phone images for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 handsets will be available to download from next week, Canonical have announced.

15 February 2013