Section: News

Per-Tab Processing Arrives in GNOME’s Native Web Browser

It may not be as fast, featured or famous as the big-name browsers but GNOME's 'Web' is quietly emerging from the sidelines as a competent, compelling alternative.

9 February 2014
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How to Install The Latest VLC Release in Ubuntu 12.04

Using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? Want to update to the latest version of the popular VLC media player? Here's all you need to know on how to go about it.

7 February 2014

Ubuntu 14.04 Looks to Improve Support For Hi-Res Screens

Ubuntu is working to improve its support for high pixel density displays, like the Retina screen used in Apple's Macbook Pro line.

7 February 2014

Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Released With New Hardware Enablement Stack

The fourth point update to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been made available for download.

6 February 2014

Vodafone Latest Network to Join Ubuntu Touch Advisory Group

Vodafone has been confirmed as the latest member of Canonical's 'Carrier Advisory Group' (CAG) for Ubuntu for Phones.

6 February 2014

Some of Linux’s Most Popular Games Will Run Natively On Mir

The Simple Direct Media layer (SDL), used in a growing number of high-profile games, has added support for Ubuntu's Mir display server.

5 February 2014

Firefox 27 Released, Adds Delicious, Saavn Music Integration

Firefox 27 has been released by Mozilla with major improvements to the in-browser social integration feature.

4 February 2014

Changes Mooted for Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest

Following Xubuntu and Ubuntu GNOME, it's now Ubuntu's turn to seek out a new set of community sourced backgrounds.

4 February 2014

Wayland May Delay Release of GNOME 3.12

The upcoming release of Wayland 1.5 could delay the arrival of GNOME 3.12.

4 February 2014

Ubuntu To Create New File Manager for Unity 8 Desktop

With the scheduled switch to Unity 8 on the Ubuntu desktop creeping ever closer, Ubuntu developers are debating whether a new file manager is needed.

3 February 2014

Native GTK uTorrent Desktop App in Development

uTorrent arrived on Linux back in 2010, but not in the form most were expecting. Now, one user is planning on putting that right.

2 February 2014

LibreOffice 4.2 Arrives With New Icon Theme, OpenCL Support And More

LibreOffice 4.2, the latest version of the worlds most popular open-source Office Suite, has been released.

30 January 2014