Section: News

Ubuntu-Powered Cirrus 7 PC Gets Priced, Delayed

There's a new release date, new prices, and new information on how the 'sandwich' cooling system works...

26 May 2013

Intel Demo GNOME-Powered Tizen OS Ultrabook

Take one come-back kid of an OS, pair them up with Intel, then sit them atop one of the most stable desktop environments known to Linux. What do you get? This.

23 May 2013

Latest Chrome Release Fixes Ubuntu 13.04 Install Issue

The latest stable release of Google Chrome fixes an issue that prevented it being installed on Ubuntu 13.04.

22 May 2013
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Skype for Linux 4.2 Released With Much Needed Bug Fixes

Skype has released an updated version of its Linux client, bringing with it bug fixes, tweaks and a few new features...

21 May 2013
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Microsoft Office Clone Updates Interface, Improves File Support

Microsoft Office clone Kingsoft Office WPS for Linux has been updated with an improved theme and improved file support.

20 May 2013

Google Devs Install Ubuntu on Google Glass

Google developers have today shown off Ubuntu running on …Google Glass. In a session at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, cheekily titled “Voiding your warranty“, developers shared how to root Google Glass and […]

17 May 2013

What to Expect from Unity in Ubuntu 13.10

It may be 5 months away from release but we already know most of the new features planned for Unity in Ubuntu 13.10.

17 May 2013

Unity 8, Mir Preview To Be Available in Ubuntu 13.10

Both Unity 8 and Ubuntu's new display server Mir will be available to try in Ubuntu 13.10. At least, that's the aim, anyway.

16 May 2013

Chromium Likely to Replace Firefox As Default Browser in Ubuntu 13.10

Ubuntu 13.10 is hoping to ship with Chromium as the default web-browser in place of Mozilla Firefox. In a discussion on the subject at the current Ubuntu Developer Summit developers expressed broad support for the change, saying that they are "leaning towards" supporting such a switch.

16 May 2013

Ubuntu Brainstorm To Be Axed?

Have you used Ubuntu Brainstorm recently? Chances are you haven't. Usage of the once-popular feedback service is in decline.

14 May 2013
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Ubuntu Announce Billboard Photo Taking Contest

Cameras at the ready - snap an Ubuntu billboard and you could win a Dell XPS laptop running Ubuntu!

14 May 2013

HP 255 Laptop Lists Ubuntu As OS Option

HP are listing Ubuntu as a pre-installed operating system option for their forthcoming HP 255 Notebook.

13 May 2013