Section: News

Iconic Ubuntu PC Wins Prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award

The striking industrial design of the Cirrus7 PC, which is available to buy pre-loaded with Ubuntu, has seen it win the prestigious 'Red Dot Product Design' Award.

24 March 2014

First Ubuntu Tablets To Launch This Autumn

Tablets running Ubuntu will hit the market 'simultaneously' with the first Ubuntu smartphones, Mark Shuttleworth has said.

20 March 2014

The Witcher 2 Coming to Linux on Steam

Just days after GOG.com announced Linux support coming this fall, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has made an appearance on Steam for Linux.

20 March 2014
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Ubuntu 14.04 Adds ‘Click to Minimize App’ Option to Unity Launcher

After years of refusing to budge on the issue, Canonical will finally offer up the option to 'minimise apps on click' in Unity.

18 March 2014

Firefox 28 Arrives On The Desktop, But There’s Little To Get Excited About

The latest version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser has been made available for download - but what's new and improved? Dive on in to see.

18 March 2014

Ubuntu GNOME Ups LTS Support Period to Three Years

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS will be supported for three years — up from the two originally planned.

18 March 2014

That’s Better: Ubuntu 14.04 Suru Wallpaper Fixes Alignment Issue

A tweaked version of the new 'Suru' wallpaper in Ubuntu 14.04 is on the way, just days after it first arrived on the desktop.

17 March 2014
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Music Creation App LMMS Seeks Feature Freeze Exception for 14.04

Music creation enthusiasts are hoping that a faster, sleeker version of Linux Multimedia Studio (LMMS) will be made available in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

17 March 2014

Geeksphone ‘In Talks’ to Bring Ubuntu Touch to Latest Smartphone

Geeksphone are 'in talks' with Canonical to bring Ubuntu Touch to its latest dual-core Intel-based 'Revolution' smartphone.

16 March 2014

Extra Photo Added to Ubuntu 14.04 Community Wallpaper Pack

An extra image has been added to the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Community Wallpaper pack.

14 March 2014

Mir Display Server May Not Arrive on Desktops As Default Until 2016

Ubuntu's next generation display server Mir, developed by Canonical as a flexible alternative to Wayland and XServer, may be facing another delay on its way to the desktop.

13 March 2014
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At $200 to $400, Are Ubuntu Phones Priced for Success?

The first pair of Ubuntu phones will be priced at $200 to $400, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company developing the mobile OS, has said.

12 March 2014