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Ubuntu One in Natty gets notification-savvy

It may not have an Indicator icon on the panel like Dropbox does, but that doesn't mean that you won't be notified by Ubuntu One about what it's up to, with your files.

12 February 2011
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Ubuntu 11.04 to drop Release Candidate, add second beta

Ubuntu Release Manager, Kate Stewart has announced on the ubuntu-devel mailing list that the Release Candidate scheduled for April 21 would be dropped and Beta 2 scheduled for April 14 would take it's place instead.

11 February 2011

Workspaces come to Unity 2D

Fans and followers of Unity 2D - the less hardware intensive Qt-using version of Unity currently in development - may be pleased to see that 'workspaces' have arrived in the latest builds. Take a peek at how it looks in this short video.

11 February 2011
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Canonical launch list of Ubuntu-compatible PC components

Building your next Ubuntu-based PC is going to be a lot easier from now on. Canonical have today launched the largest online list of Linux-compatible PC components, featuring over 1300 certified different components from 161 […]

10 February 2011
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GNOME+Mono hackfest day 2+3

A double whammy update, mostly since day 2+3 were largly just expanding on the work everyone started on day one.

10 February 2011
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‘Suspended Sentence’ becomes first post-release ARB app to land in Ubuntu

The first post-release application to be approved by the Application Review Board is now  available to install from the Ubuntu 10.10 Software Centre.

10 February 2011
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Unity Launcher API: ready when you are

The Unity Launcher API, which provides overlay badges, progress bars and quick lists to application launchers, now has a detailed Wiki page for developers to refer to.

9 February 2011
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PCPro to run on Ubuntu – for one day only

PCPro - a website and magazine purposed primarily around Windows - are to switch operations to Ubuntu for one day.

9 February 2011
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Unity launcher gets file-type savvy

Neat things about Unity #457: Intelligent launchers.

9 February 2011
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Flash Player 10.2 released with Stage Video hardware acceleration

Abode has released Flash Player 10.2, bringing with it the Stage Video API which promises smooth 1080p playback whilst using up to 85% less CPU than before..

9 February 2011
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Android apps to run on non-android devices with ‘Alien Dalvik’

Switching from your smartphone to your laptop to your netbook and back again can often seem disjointing: apps for one aren't available or suitable for the other, etc.. But that could be all about to change...

8 February 2011

Next Ubuntu Developer Summit to be held in Budapest, Hungary

Once every 6 months the Ubuntu developers meet at a summit to discuss and plan the upcoming release of Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Developer Summit hence attracts a large number of developers, enthusiasts and users every time it is conducted.

8 February 2011