Simple Weather Indicator Hits 1.0, Adds “Feels Like”, More Stats

Simple Weather Indicator for Ubuntu's Unity desktop has reached version 1.0. It adds more meteorological metadata including 'feels like' temperature.

8 October 2017

Lenovo Unwraps the 25th Anniversary ThinkPad

The Lenovo ThinkPad 25th Anniversary Edition has been officially unveiled — and it seems last month's leak was spot on.

5 October 2017
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Purism’s Linux Phone Crowdfunder Just Passed $1 Million

Over $1 million has now been pledged to Purism's Linux phone crowdfunding campaign, which aims to create a privacy-focused smartphone.

5 October 2017
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First GNOME 3.26 Point Release Is Now Rolling Out

The first point release update to GNOME 3.26 has been released, and brings a number of bug fixes to many parts of the GNOME 3.26 desktop.

4 October 2017
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Mailspring is a Powerful New (Semi Open Source) Email App

Mailspring is a free, open source desktop email client for Windows, Mac and Linux. It's a fork of Nylas Mail, but with a native core and better performance.

4 October 2017
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Voting Open – Help Choose the New LibreOffice Mascot

You can help choose the new LibreOffice mascot by voting in the LibreOffice mascot survey. The 7 most popular designs will then be put to another vote.

3 October 2017
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Geary 0.12 Released, Here’s How To Install It on Ubuntu

Geary 0.12 has been released, the first major update of the app since 2016. It features, among other changes, improvements to the rich text composer.

3 October 2017
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Essential Guide: How to Reset Ubuntu to Default Settings

Learn how to reset Ubuntu to default settings on Unity and GNOME Shell desktops. Run this command to get back to factory settings in Ubuntu 18.04 and above.

2 October 2017
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Linux Marketshare on Desktops Apparently Hit 6.91% in September

Desktop Linux marketshare hit an all-time high of 6.91% in September 2017, according to the preliminary data from web analytics firm NetMarketShare.

1 October 2017
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Coffee is a News & Weather App for Ubuntu Desktops

Coffee is a new Linux app that helps you to stay up-to-date with current news and weather without needing to touch the new tab button in your browser.

29 September 2017
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Ubuntu 17.10 Beta 2 Flavours Available to Download

Pitching up alongside the main Ubuntu 17.10 beta release are new beta builds of the various official Ubuntu flavors. Among the many spins choosing to take part in this round of testing is the marvellous Ubuntu MATE, brilliant Ubuntu Budgie, and, er, Xubuntu. […]

29 September 2017

Ubuntu 17.10 Beta 2 Released, This Is What’s New

You can now download Ubuntu 17.10 Beta 2 to help preview and test all of the big changes shipping in Ubuntu 17.10 'Artful Aardvark',

28 September 2017