Section: News

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
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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

Native Spotify for Linux Client Updated With New Dark Design

Spotify for Linux has been updated with the same flatter, darker design that the streaming service brought to its apps on other platforms last month.

20 May 2014
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China Bans Windows 8 From Use In Government

China has issued a ban on Windows 8 being used on official governmental computers in a move that may hasten adoption of open-source alternatives in the country.

20 May 2014

Ubuntu Kylin Announces Hardware Deal with HP in China

Ubuntu's official Chinese flavour, Kylin, has struck its first major OEM deal with computing giant HP.

16 May 2014

Support for Ubuntu 12.10 Officially Ends

After 18 months of support today is the day that the Quantal Quetzal spreads its wings to fly off into the sunset...

16 May 2014