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.

Raring’s Smart Scopes Service Arrival Delayed, Coming April 1st

Raring testers expecting to find Ubuntu's new 'Smart Scopes' feature landing on their desktops today (March 25th) will be disappointed - it's arrival has been pushed back to April 1st.

25 March 2013

Blackberry Investigating ‘Convergent’, Ubuntu Touch-style Future for their Mobile OS

Blackberry CEO Thorstein Heins, in an interview with ABC, has revealed that the company are currently pursuing ways to power laptops and tablets using a single device - a smartphone.

23 March 2013

‘War In a Box: Paper Tanks’ – Tank-Destroying, Pellet-Blasting Fun for Ubuntu

Take a typical tower defence format, throw in some home-made visuals, and add a bevvy of BB pellets. What do you get? You get a stonker of a game, that’s what! Meet War in a Box: […]

22 March 2013

New Ubuntu Software Center Icon Arrives in Raring

A new icon for the Ubuntu Software Center has landed in Raring. The 'angled non-branded bag of exploding apps' design has been swapped for a sleeker front-on view carrying an 'A' emblem.

20 March 2013

Multi-Account Support Added to Linux E-Mail App ‘Geary’

A new release of desktop e-mail app Geary is now available, and adds a number of significant improvements over previous versions.

20 March 2013

Support Period for ‘Regular’ Ubuntu Releases Halved

Non-LTS releases of Ubuntu will see their support periods halved from Ubuntu 13.04 onwards.

20 March 2013

Weather App Stormcloud Adds New Customisation Options

Desktop weather tool Stormcloud has been updated with a handful of new customisation options, including temperature controlled background colours.

19 March 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Winning Wallpapers Revealed

The winning wallpapers from Ubuntu's bi-annual wallpaper contest have been announced.

19 March 2013

Shotwell 0.14 Released With Improved RAW Handling, Facebook Upload Tweaks

A new release of photo management and editing tool 'Shotwell' is available for download. Primarily focusing on fixes, Shotwell 0.14 brings numerous improvements including improved RAW support & Facebook upload tweaks.

19 March 2013

New Lightworks Video Shows Off Progress on Linux Client

Yes, it seems like a lifetime ago that Lightworks first gave word of its plans to port itself to Linux and open-source its codebase.  The move sees the editor, used in the editing of many […]

18 March 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Adds Legal Notice to System Settings

Canonical has introduced an additional legal notice to Ubuntu in a recent update to 13.04.

18 March 2013

‘New Unity Stack’ Approved for Ubuntu 13.04, Will Bring ‘Smarter’ Search to the Desktop

An improved, smarter and more diverse search experience will feature in Ubuntu 13.04.

15 March 2013