Section: News

Is Windows 9 Planned Convergence Feature Similar to Ubuntu?

New rumours suggest that Microsoft's upcoming Windows 9 release will adapt its user interface to suit the type of hardware it's running on.

4 July 2014
Spark KDE Plasma Active Tablet

KDE Improv, Tablet Projects Officially Axed

In news that few following the saga will find surprising, the team behind a highly publicised open-source hardware effort has announced that it is calling time on the project.

1 July 2014
utopic unicorn 14.10

First Alpha for Ubuntu 14.10 Flavours Released

It's that time of year again: the first alpha of the Utopic Unicorn has been released.

26 June 2014

Canonical Release New ‘Ubuntu One Downloader’ App

A new app has released by Canonical to help Ubuntu One users export their files to their desktop ahead of the service shutdown in July.

20 June 2014

Civilization IV Linux Port In The Works

Sid Meier's Civilization V may have only just arrived on Linux but fans of the strategy game series may soon have more reason to cheer...

17 June 2014
lxqt

Lubuntu 14.10 Unlikely To Ship LXQt Desktop By Default

Lubuntu 14.10 is unlikely to feature the new LXQt desktop by default, the lead developer behind both projects has said.

6 June 2014

Humble Bundle for PC and Android 10 Adds Three Extra Games

If the Humble Bundle for PC and Android 10 hasn't tempted you so far, well done on resisting. But with a bunch of extra titles just added, think you can keep it up?

4 June 2014

Ubuntu One Formally Enters Shutdown Period

Ubuntu One is now formally in shut-down. You have until July 31 to grab your files or they will be lost forever.

4 June 2014

Dell’s New Hybrid Laptops Will Offer Ubuntu Preinstalled

Dell is to offer Ubuntu on its latest batch of '2-in-1' Inspiron laptops, marking the first time the OS has been sold on a mainstream hybrid device.

3 June 2014

Samsung Unveils First Tizen Smartphone — Should Ubuntu Be Worried?

The very first Tizen-powered smartphone is to go on sale in Russia later this year.

2 June 2014

Controller Changes May See Steam Machines Delayed Until 2015

If you are hoping to lay down some hard earned cash for a Linux-based Steam Machine sometime this year, you ought to look away now.

28 May 2014

Popular Cinnamon PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 To Close

Installing the 'Cinnamon' desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is about to get harder, as a widely used PPA offering builds shuts down.

26 May 2014