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[How to] Install Empathy with MSN XMPP Support in Ubuntu 11.10

We've blogged about it endlessly of late - but now Ubuntu 11.10 users can finally try it out for themselves. What am I jabbering about? Empathy with Microsoft's newly-implemented MSN XMPP support...

23 December 2011

New Version of Ubuntu Tweak Released

A new version of Ubuntu tweak - the popular third party app for customising Ubuntu - is available for download. Ubuntu Tweak 0.6, which has been 2 years in the making, sports a new look and plenty of new features.

23 December 2011
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Linux Deepin Software Centre to be made Available for Ubuntu

Ubuntu users envious of Chinese Linux distro’s slickly-styled ‘Software Centre’ won’t nee to be green-eyed for too long: it’s coming to Ubuntu. Aenon Sun, an employee of the company who support the Ubuntu-based distro, left […]

21 December 2011
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Linux Users Continue To Pay Most for the Humble Indie Bundle

The latest Humble Indie Bundle is already on course to shatter previous sales totals - and its seems that the generosity of Linux users is, like bundles previous, playing a part in that. Almost one week after the launch of the gaming pack, which plays stage to the Linux debut of 7 titles, the average payment from Linux users sitd at double that offered up by users of the Windows platform.

21 December 2011
LibreOffice Bug Fixes

Could You be the LibreOffice ‘Bug Hunting Hero’?

A two-day bug hunting session for LibreOffice 3.5 has been announced by The Document Foundation. Developers and eagle-eyed users will come together on the 28th and 29th of December to test the upcoming major release […]

21 December 2011
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Meet CuBox – A Tiny ARM Powered Media Centre Capable of Running Ubuntu

The march of mini ARM-powered PCs continues with the release of the 'CuBox' developer platform by tech company Solid Run. This £99 media centre can run full 1080p and can run Android or Ubuntu.

20 December 2011
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Empathy with MSN XMPP Support Lands in Ubuntu 12.04

Barely day after GNOME devs added it to Empathy, working MSN XMPP support has landed in Ubuntu 12.04. The feature allows stable connection to the MSN Network using the open standard XMPP service. The use of such a well supported standard should give Linux users a stable and consistent connection to what is one of the worlds largest IM networks. If you're already using Ubuntu 12.04 you'll find this update sliding down the update pipes very shortly.

20 December 2011
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VMWare View Clients Comes to Ubuntu Software Centre

Accessing your virtual Windows desktop has just gotten easier in Ubuntu with the launch of VMWare View Client for Linux. The application allows easy connection to remotely-hosted servers running Windows. Although it's unlikely that Joe User will have much need for the tool its availability on Linux is nevertheless a welcome one.

20 December 2011
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Empathy Readies MSN XMPP Support

Empathy users can look forward to native MSN XMPP in the version 3.3.2 of the popular chat app. The feature comes days after Microsoft announced connection to their millions-strong MSN messaging service via the popular open XMPP standard.

19 December 2011
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Precise Software Centre Adds ‘Books and Magazines’ Category

The Ubuntu 12.04 Software Centre has added a new category – ‘Books and Magazines’. Although a variety of e-books are already available to purchase in Ubuntu 11.10 there is no distinct ‘filter’ available for their […]

19 December 2011
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[How to] Browse the Ubuntu Software Centre Online

Ever hand a pang curiosity about whether or not an app available in the Ubuntu Software Centre but not been near Ubuntu to see? Did you know that you can browse the entire contents of the Ubuntu Software Centre online - from any browser on any OS?

19 December 2011
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Midori Gets Faster Startup, GTK3 Improvements in Lastest Release

A new release of lightweight webkit web browser Midori is available for download. See what's new and learn how to upgrade by clicking on the 'read more' button below...

18 December 2011