KDE Plasma Mobile — The Linux Phone You’ve Been Waiting For?

While Ubuntu Phone continues to stew, bereft of new devices and little developer interest, other efforts to create a fully-fledged Linux* smartphone are picking up pace. Chief among them is KDE Plasma Mobile. KDE itself needs little introduction. […]

6 November 2016
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Budgie Desktop Picks Up Indicator Applet Support

Nimble GNOME-based Budgie desktop environment has gained support for indicator applets. A raft of well-known software, including Dropbox, Skype and Clementine, use indicator applets to provide tray-based access to various features, info and options. A swathe of indicator-only third-party […]

6 November 2016
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I Can’t Find Anything To Write About (Welp, Welp, Welp)

I'm having one of those days again. One of those days where I can't seem to stumble upon any app, update or news item worth covering.

4 November 2016

Meet Meow, a Purfect GNOME Menu Editor

If you love using GNOME Shell but wish that it was easier to create and customise folders in the App View, here's an app that might help.

1 November 2016

Yippie Yak — New Ubuntu T-Shirt Is Now Available To Buy

A brand new Ubuntu t-shirt is available to buy from the Canonical store bearing the official mascot emblem of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak.

1 November 2016

3 Utterly Terrifying Linux Distributions

As the wall between worlds comes twain, and the spooks and spectres seep on in, our thoughts turn to the graveyard of Linux distributions.  For every spirited Ubuntu there’s a spiriting celebrity-based spin; for every […]

31 October 2016

How to Install Open Store on Ubuntu Phone

This weekend saw unofficial WhatsApp support arrive on the Ubuntu Phone, with the arrival of messaging app Loqui IM.

30 October 2016
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uWriter is a Basic Word Processor for Ubuntu Phone

If you own an Ubuntu Phone or Tablet and miss having access to a basic offline word processor, you'll want to check out uWriter.

30 October 2016
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Keep An Eye On Your Disks With SpaceView for Ubuntu

This site seems to have a thing for disk space menu bar apps of late. Joe even misquoted a well-known saying in a recent post, noting that “you wait ages for one disk usage indicator to arrive, and then […]

28 October 2016
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Linux Mint 18.1 To Offer a More Useful Screensaver

Linux Mint is making it lock-screen a little more useful, adding music and volume controls and MPRIS track data.

28 October 2016
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Papirus Icon Theme Scores Big October Update

The Papirus Icon pack has been updated with new icons for 0ad, Sound Juicer, Harmony music player, and Skype for Linux Alpha and many, many…

27 October 2016
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Deezer, Hype Machine Plugins Added to Harmony Music Player

Like a Spice Girls' solo career, I'll keep this post wonderfully short: a new version of the Harmony music player is available to download.

27 October 2016