An update to the Ubuntu One desktop client in 13.04 has brought with it a new 'Sync Menu'. The panel-based menu provides quick access to common Ubuntu One service features, including an 'On/Off' toggle; list of recent transfers; and links to online information.
Cameras at the ready - the contest to choose 10 new wallpapers for Ubuntu 13.04 has kicked off.
Minor customisation options have been added to Ubuntu Phone Live Wallpaper - an Android app that apes the look of the Ubuntu mobile lock screen.
Ubuntu will not be switching to a 'Rolling Release' model anytime soon, despite recent reports to the contrary. But Ubuntu's Jono Bacon has revealed that pieces are being put into place' to allow such a decision to be made at a later date.
Canonical are to seek community involvement in the design and development of 12 core apps for the Ubuntu Phone. This initiative, they say, will give the wider community 'a fantastic opportunity to create software that could run on millions of handsets.'
Ubuntu's Design Team are reaching out to the community to help design a new icon for Ubuntu's Software Updater application. The icons in Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04 are described by the design team's Matthew Paul Thomas as creating 'a usability problem'.
With version 3.6 released –and in the Ubuntu in the repositories– GNOME Shell 3.7 paves the way for 3.8, receiving much attention with the 'Every Detail Matters' initiative.
A redesigned version of Ubuntu's 'Software Updater' application is likely to arrive in Ubuntu 13.04 before April. Writing about the UI tweaks on his blog, developer Michael Terry says that a patch containing the changes has been 'proposed'.
Chinese Ubuntu users will be able to find music from their favourite national artists straight from the Unity Dash. Search support for China's largest music download site, Baidu Music, is now available in Ubuntu 13.04.
In news that most of you won't give two sugar lumps about, the packages.ubuntu.com website has been updated to match the "new" Ubuntu branding. Where "new" means "introduced in 2010".
Ubuntu's default music player Rhythmbox won't ship with the Ubuntu One Music Store plugin in 13.04. Sounds like a bad move, but it's actually for the best...
Backyard karting game 'RC Mini Racers' was Ubuntu's top selling paid application in December. The game managed to better its November position of #2.