Ubuntu's Global Marketing guru John Bernard has left Canonical to join Mozilla.
Ubuntu computer makers System76 are welcoming the arrival of Autumn with a nifty new offer: free hard-drive upgrades for customers.
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has taken to his blog to add context to the latest controversial change in Ubuntu: shopping results.
Amazon shopping results have been integrated into the Dash of Ubuntu 12.10. The feature comes a day after news that Ubuntu were adding Amazon and Ubuntu One Music web-apps as default items on Unity launcher.
A signed version of GRUB2 that enables Ubuntu to work with Secure Boot devices is being prepped for Ubuntu 12.10. Further details about the change are expected from Canonical later today.
Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 is due out next thursday, which means that today marks the last date at which interface and feature changes can be added. I.e. It's exciting new features and changes time! The following updates have already landed in the 'Quantal Proposed' repo and - should nothing bar their way - trickle on down to Ubuntu 12.10 shortly.
Two web-apps are on-course to come pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.10: Amazon.com and Ubuntu One Music Store. Their addition is enabled by the introduction of integrated web app support in Ubuntu - an innovative feature that allows websites to "interact" with the Ubuntu desktop.
Photo management app Shotwell has received some nifty new features in its most recent update, which saw release today.
If paying a pittance for the latest Humbe Indie Bundle wasn't tempting enough, indie platformer 'Nikki and the Robots' is also available to buy for whatever price you deem its worth. The cute retro-styled game packs in a lot of fun, an amazing soundtrack, and plenty of challenge.
Ubuntu's Messaging Menu has been updated with a couple of new features in the development builds fo 12.10 - the most notable of which is the ability to hide.
Movie streaming company Netflix have once again reiterated that have no plans to support Linux anytime soon. The news won't surprise many: the company announced that Linxu support won't be happening earlier this year.
The best (and easiest) way to integrate popular chat app Skype with Ubuntu is to use Skype-Wrapper. And as it's just been updated there's no better time to try it out.