Nitrux-umd - our Ubuntu friendly spinoff of the minimal 'Nitrux' icon theme has been updated with a variety of new icons and bugfixes.
WINE and/or Windows XP users wanting to add some Ubuntu style to their desktops have long been able to do so by using a custom-made 'Ubuntu Theme for Windows'. That theme has been updated to resemble Ambiance (and Radiance) as found in Ubuntu 12.10, having previously been modelled on Ubuntu 10.10.
If paying a pittance for the latest Humbe Indie Bundle wasn't tempting enough, indie platformer 'Nikki and the Robots' is also available to buy for whatever price you deem its worth. The cute retro-styled game packs in a lot of fun, an amazing soundtrack, and plenty of challenge.
The first beta build of Ubuntu 12.10 has been made available for download. In the 42 days between the last Alpha release and this beta, a bucket full of change has been chucked over the Quetzal, including new Unity features, theme tweaks and the retirement of Unity 2D.
The new GNOME-flavoured spin of Ubuntu 12.10 has released an early alpha build for testers to try. Aiming to provide as 'pure' a GNOME experience as possible on Ubuntu, the spin uses the latest beta of GNOME 3.6 as its default desktop environment.
Want to display album cover-art and control options on your desktop in Ubuntu? Coverbox, a fork of the once-popular Covergloobus, lets you do just that.
12 new wallpapers have landed in ubuntu 12.10 - just days after the Ubuntu wallpaper contest itself closed.
WebMenu is a new Rhythmbox plugin that takes the pain out of finding artist, album, or song info online. For example, when listening to music on shuffle I often come across that I haven't heard from in a while. With WebMenu enabled I can press CTRL+W; right click on a track; or use the HUD to instantly open up their page on Wikipedia to see what they're up to.
Firefox 15 has finally hit stable and been released to the wild. Amongst the iterative changes rocking up in this release improvements to the memory usage of add-ons, and enhanced WebGL performance.
We all like to spice our Ubuntu desktops up now and again, and the easiest way to do it is by changing the icon theme. Nitrux is a new squared icon set for Linux that sports clean lines, smooth gradients, and simple icon logos.
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of activity surrounding Unity 3D (the game engine, not the desktop). Most prominent amongst this is the beta release of Unity 4 - the next iteration of the games development tool - which was announced at the annual Unite conference last week. Unity 4 is notable for a number of reasons, but the one most relevant to a site like this is that it brings Linux support.
Postman - a slick photo uploader created for the Ubuntu App Showdown contest - has been updated to support new services. Joining Ubuntu One and Flickr as upload destinations are Google's social network 'Google+', and their photo-sharing website Picasa.
GIMP has received a small bug-fix update, the first since the release of its last stable version back in May.
A free 'lite' version of puzzle game Memory Owl HD has been added to the Ubuntu Software Center. Memory Owl HD takes the familiar game of finding pairs and merges it with the ‘gaming fad’ of now: a physics engine.
Mac users wanting to use Ubuntu One on their desktops now have a solution...
Another month, another Humble Bundle. This time it's the third iteration of the '...for Android' series. But don't let the title fool you: all of these games can be installed on Ubuntu, through the Ubuntu Software Center.
If you're an iPhone user who uses Ubuntu One then the following new App might be of interest. WebNotes is a note-taking application for iOS (nothing special about that) that uses Ubuntu One as its sync service (something very special about that).
When the RTM (release to manufacturing) build of Windows 8 leaked a few days back, there was only one thing some users wanted from it: its wallpapers. Knowing this, DeviantArt user misaki2009 extracted the wallpapers and packaged them up for download.