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 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.

Ubuntu Touch Browser Finally Given Unique User Agent String

The Ubuntu Touch web browser finally has its own, unique User Agent string, a change that will improve the way many websites will appear.

7 November 2013

‘Budgie’ Media Player Hatches on GNOME

Budgie is a new lightweight media player for GNOME, using client side decorations to present an attractive front to its nimble core.

7 November 2013

Ubuntu Touch Toolbars Made More Discoverable

Finding and accessing application toolbars on Ubuntu Touch has been made easier in recent builds of the mobile OS.

6 November 2013

Metro: Last Light Released on Steam for Linux

Good news gamers: Metro: Last Light is finally available to buy through Steam for Linux priced at £24.99/$39.99.

5 November 2013

Debian Switches to Xfce By Default, Will Evaluate Demand for GNOME

Debian, the foundation upon which many Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, are based, is to switch to Xfce as its default desktop environment.

5 November 2013

Latest Linux Kernel Release Features GPU Power Management & Filesystem Improvements

GPU power management features arrive in the latest stable release of the Linux Kernel - an update that also brings EXT4 improvements.

5 November 2013

Press Get Hands On With Valve ‘Steam Machine’ Prototype

A recent article from US newspaper The Seattle Times offers new details on Valve's plans for bringing Linux gaming to the living room.

4 November 2013

£80 Rikomagic ARM-Based Ubuntu Mini-PC Starts Shipping

Android-powered HDMI dongles are a cheap and easy way to add smart TV features to an otherwise "dumb" screen - but did you know that many of these devices are capable of running a fully-fledged desktop like Ubuntu?

4 November 2013
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Why This Unofficial Spotify App Marks Start of Ubuntu Touch ‘Windows Phone’ Moment

A new, third-party app brings the popular music-streaming service Spotify to Ubuntu for Phones.

3 November 2013

Ubuntu Gaming Performance Edging Closer to Windows 8

Recent gaming benchmarks claim that gaming performance on Ubuntu is now "mostly on par" with that of Windows 8.1.

1 November 2013

Nerds Vs Zombies: ZHackers Volume 2 Hits Ubuntu Software Center

Like a herd of the shuffling, mindless dead, the follow up to 2012's Ubuntu-themed Zombie novel 'Zhackers' has taken a while to arrive...

1 November 2013

Save, Access And Quickly Paste Text Snippets With This Nifty Unity Launcher Tool

Repeatedly typing out certain information - like verbose terminal commands - can be a chore. Thankfully there are tools out there to help.

31 October 2013