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Is Ubuntu 17.10 Named ‘Acrobatic Aardvark’?

Spied in a mailing list post earlier this week, we may know the codename for Ubuntu 17.10. But then again, it might all be a bit of speculatory fun…

4 April 2017
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Use Rapid Photo Downloader to Import Photos from Cameras & Smartphones

It’s spent 2.5 years in development but today an all-new version of Rapid Photo Downloader was made available to download. Talking of length, it’s been nearly 7 years since I last featured this app on […]

4 April 2017

Gkill is an Interactive CLI Process Killer Written in Go

If you're looking for an interactive CLI process killer for Windows, macOS or Linux take a look at Gkill, an open-source beauty written in Go.

3 April 2017
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Android Beats Windows, Now Officially The World’s Most Popular OS

Android is now the world's most popular operating system, having beaten Microsoft Windows in worldwide marketshare for the very first time.

3 April 2017
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The Papirus Icon Theme Needs YOUR Help

Papirus is one of the most popular Linux icon themes available, but now this stylish icon set needs your help to stay in active development.

3 April 2017

This App Sets National Geographic Photo of the Day As Your Desktop Wallpaper

If you're looking for an easy way to set the National Geographic photo of the day as your desktop wallpaper on Ubuntu look no further than this desktop app.

3 April 2017
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Firefox Is Getting a Massive Redesign, And This Is What It Looks Like

Mozilla plans to give Firefox is a brand new look dubbed "Photon" later this year, and now a handful of screenshots of the redesign have leaked online.

2 April 2017
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Boostnote is an open-source note taking app designed for programmers

Boostnote is an open source note-taking app made for programmers. It lets you create notes in markdown and save code snippets with correct syntax highlighting.

2 April 2017
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The Best KDE Plasma Dock App Is Now Stable

KDE dock app Latte Dock has made its first stable release. The stylish desktop dock supports Plasma 5.8 and above and is available from the KDE Store.

2 April 2017
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Telegram Voice Calls Are Coming to Desktop Linux App

Messaging app Telegram is rolling out encrypted voice calls to its mobile apps, but has confirmed that Telegram desktop will also get the feature.

31 March 2017
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OpenShot 2.3 Released With Transform & Razor Tools

A new version of OpenShot video editor is available to download. OpenShot 2.3 adds a transform tool, improves timeline zoom, and a whole lot more.

31 March 2017
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Museeks Music Player Adds Native Notifications, Tray Applet, More

It’s been nearly 6 months since we last heard from Museeks, a stylish cross-platform desktop music player. But good things come to those who wait. Museeks 0.8 is now available for download — and it’s […]

31 March 2017