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.

3 Extra Games Added to Humble Indie Bundle

The Humble Indie Bundle V has added three additional titles to its line up of cross-platform games.

7 June 2012

Microsoft, Canonical Bring Ubuntu to Windows Azure

Microsoft is to offer the ability to easily install and run Ubuntu and other Linux OSes on its Windows Azure cloud computing platform. The move will help Microsoft gain leverage against other cloud service rivals, such as Amazon who already allow for the easy deployment of Linux and Windows.

7 June 2012

[How to] Install Community TV Series Game ‘Journey to Hawkthorne’ in Ubuntu

Hands up if you're a fan of Community? Aside from you being officially cool as whatever the passing meta reference of the week is, you'll also know that a big ol' chunk of a recent episode took place in a 16-bit platform game. Now one fan of the show has begun to recreate the game in real life - and you can try it out.

7 June 2012
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Canonical’s Computex Booth is a Thing of Beauty

Canonical are over in Taipei this week for the annual Computex technology convention. And so far it sounds like they're doing great.

6 June 2012
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CoreBreach May Go Open Source, Is Lowering Price

If you're thinking of buying the anti-gravity racing game CoreBreach you may want to hold your proverbial horses: big things are happening.

6 June 2012
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Firefox 13 Goes Stable, Adds Speed Dial, New Homepage

A shiny new speed-dial is on offer for users upgrading to the latest stable release of Firefox. The update, which bumps the browser up to version 13, also introduces a new look ‘start page’ populated […]

5 June 2012
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EA Game Titles, Braid Most Popular Downloads on Ubuntu in May

As expected, the debut of Electronic Art’s freemium games on the Ubuntu Software Center made a big impact in May. Both titles – Lord of Ultima and Command and Conquer –  secure the top and second place in the […]

5 June 2012

Canonical To Demo Ubuntu TV at Computex 2012

Computex is the largest and, arguably, the most exciting technology event in the gadget calendar. But Ubuntu users have an extra reason to be excited about this years show: it marks the first time that Canonical have attended as an exhibitor.

5 June 2012

Almost 10,000 Humble Bundles Sold on Ubuntu In 72 Hours

The Humble Indie Bundle V continues to set new records. Around 10,000 bundles having been installed through the Ubuntu Software Center during the first 72 hours of the games package being made available.

4 June 2012
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Linux Silverlight Plugin Moonlight ‘Abandoned’

Moonlight, the third-party open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight plugin, has been discontinued due to a lack of demand. The project, created in 2009, provided Linux users with a means to accessing websites and web content created using Silverlight.

4 June 2012
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Humble Bundle Devs Talk Gaming on Linux

The hands behind the Humble Bundle have spoken about gaming on Linux as part of a Q&A session to celebrate the ir latest offering becoming the biggest selling ever – despite the fact that it’s […]

2 June 2012
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Mark Shuttleworth Opens UbuCon Latin America [video]

Mark Shuttleworth has opened UbuCon Latin America 2012 with a short video introduction. Aside from the video having, quite possibly, the best Ubuntu-themed opening of any video ever created in the history of moving image, it's also a really warm and positive message that makes me want to punch the air.

2 June 2012