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Vivaldi Mail is Stable, Ready for Everyday Use

The Vivaldi web browser now comes with a built-in email client with configurable layout and offline support. Plus, new calendar & RSS feed reader features.

9 June 2022
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Make Ubuntu’s Calendar Icon Show the Current Date

Want to make Ubuntu's calendar app icon show the current date? Well take a look in here cos we've come across an open source script that does just that.

8 June 2022

System76 to Open Distribution Hub in Europe

After years of wishing by users System76 is set to start making its products available to buy in Europe. It'll start with Launch, its mechanical keyboard.

8 June 2022
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Dev Ports Popular Unity-Era Feature to Ubuntu Dock – But Will It Be Merged?

Cool thing exists, falls out of vogue, and gets forgotten. Years later it makes a much-hyped comeback. It's a cycle as true for code as it is for pop stars.

5 June 2022
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An Evernote-Compatible Sticky Notes App for Linux Desktops

EverSticky is an open-source sticky notes app for Linux desktops that syncs to Evernote. It supports text formatting and even checkbox notes, and more.

5 June 2022

Must Read: HP’s New Linux Laptop is Available to Pre-Order

The HP Dev One is a developer-focused laptop preloaded with the Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux distro from System76. See HP Dev One specs and pricing inside.

2 June 2022
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Linux Mint Takes Over Development of Timeshift Backup Tool

Timeshift is a popular open source tool for system backups and snapshots via Rsync or Btrfs. Now, Linux Mint has announced it's assuming maintenance of it.

2 June 2022

Warp: a Fantastically Simple File Transfer App for Linux

When you need to send a file from your Linux desktop try Warp. It's a modern GTK4 app using the 'Wormhole' protocol for encrypted file sending between PCs.

31 May 2022

GNOME Shell for Mobile is Shaping Up VERY Nicely

ET, Phone GNOME – work to bring GNOME Shell to mobile devices gets a boost thanks to a grant from the German Ministry of Education. Demos n' details inside!

31 May 2022
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Firefox 101 Released with Only Minor Changes

A new month means a new version of Mozilla Firefox, now up to version 101. In this post we look at what's (barely) changed, and when the update rolls out.

30 May 2022
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Ubuntu 22.10 Replaces Gedit with New Text Editor

The latest daily builds of Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' come with GNOME's new GTK4-based text editing tool by default. Find out why Gedit has been replaced.

30 May 2022
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How Canonical Plans to Make the Firefox Snap, Snappier

Fed up with slow startup times for the Firefox Snap on Ubuntu? Canonical hears you, and wants you to know it's going to do something about it.

26 May 2022