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.
While we wait for a certain Linux-based mobile OS to arrive on phones before we start thinking about tablets, other entrants are upping their game.
In just a few short years native Twitter clients for the Linux desktop have become an endangered species.
Doing anything special on April 23 next year? You might well be; it's the tentative release date being given for Ubuntu 15.04 'Vivid Vervet'.
A new version of Evolve OS's simple 'Budgie Desktop Environment' has been released, and the improvements under its wing are impressive.
Two weeks on from the last update, The Document Foundation is back with yet another minor release of its open-source LibreOffice productivity suite.
Fans of the traditional desktop can rejoice, as the first long-term support release of Ubuntu MATE is now live and available for download.
The Intel Graphics Installer for Linux no longer performs major xserver-xorg upgrades. Ubuntu 14.10 support is due to arrive in December.
The controversy is over. Your wallet can breathe easy. Your e-mail inbox can once again buckle under an influx of deals. Yes, Groupon has announced it will not be pursuing a trademark claim for the name 'GNOME'.
Since its introduction back in 2010, the Ubuntu Sound Menu has proven to be one of the most popular and unique features of the Unity desktop.
This is a story all about how GNOME got twisted, turned upside down. If you'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you why a site called Groupon is being unfair...
It's been nearly two weeks since Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn' went public. Enough time for the tech press to throw a critical once over.
SDK at the ready: Ubuntu has launched a new development competition for its mobile platform, with some swish prizes up for grabs for the winners.