Canonical has joined the GNOME Foundation advisory board, a move that makes sense given that the popular Linux distro now uses the GNOME Shell desktop.
A colourful new Skype desktop client is rolling out. It features a number of visual changes and introduces some major new features, including @mentions.
The SuperTuxKart Android release is go! You can now play the famous open-source kart racing game on your phone, tablet or compatible Chromebook.
SuperTuxKart is the best kart racing game not available on Nintendo consoles — and it's just scored a spooktacular new update in time for Hallowe'en!
A new version of Linux Twitter app Corebird has been released with improved user autocomplete, image-only tweets, links in profile bios, and more.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now officially open for development. Canonical’s Matthias Klose shared the news on the Ubuntu development mailing list. The first few weeks of every Ubuntu development cycle is spent syncing key packages from upstream […]
The Ubuntu 18.04 release date is set. For this, and other milestones in the Ubuntu 18.04 development cycle, check out the Ubuntu 18.04 release schedule.
A new beta release of Lightworks, the professional-grade video editor, is available to download. It features various improvements, including GoPro support.
Ubuntu 17.10 was released last week and, by now, you’ve probably decided whether or not you plan to try it out. But if you haven’t yet gotten around to trying it here are You can […]
Linux Mint 18.3 will have "full support" for Flatpak, the 'next-gen' app distribution format for Linux, the project has announced in its latest monthly newsletter.
Meet YakYak, a Google Hangouts desktop app for Linux, Windows and Mac. It supports most Hangout features and has a couple bonus features of its own.
Whether you’re on a fast or slow connection it is often useful to check in on or monitor your network speeds. If you’re using the Ubuntu desktop you can easily check network speed by installing […]
The Ubuntu 18.04 name has been revealed as 'Bionic Beaver', with Mark Shuttleworth citing Ubuntu's growing use in robotics as inspiration.
Mark Shuttleworth shares more details on why Ubuntu chose to drop Unity, a decision that took the Linux community by surprise back in April 2017.
Cozy audiobook player for Linux is a new app providing a 'modern' UI from which to browse and play your collection of audiobooks, talking books, and more.
A new Ubuntu 17.10 t-shirt is available to buy from the Canonical store. The dark blue shirt has a bright orange aardvark mascot on the front.
Time is up on the Purism Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign. It ends having raised more than $2 million to build a privacy orientated Linux smartphone.
The Ubuntu 18.04 name will begin with the letter 'B' – but what will it be? We look at what we know about Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and try to guess.