Ubuntu designers have unveiled an updated set of icons for use in Unity. New icons for the Ubuntu Software Center, the Software Updater, and Nautilus have been 'released'.
Reader Ryan Davies dropped this little treat in my inbox recently - a GNOME-Shell theme based on the design of this very website!
Another month, and we're graced by another release of the Firefox web browser. Now on version 17, this latest release introduces a number of new features, including a new social API, larger icons on the 'awesome bar' and, for Windows users, 'click to play' warnings on out-dated plugins.
Looking for a visually slick way to browse your music collection in Rhythmbox? The following CoverArt Browser plugin might be just what you're after...
Ubuntu hardware sellers System76 have today unveiled their latest laptop: the Bonobo Extreme. System76's CEO and Founder, Carl Richell, boasts that the Bonobo Extreme is the 'world's fastest Ubuntu laptop', citing Steam's impending Linux arrival as reason for launching a 'new benchmark in gaming performance'.
Netflix is up and running on Ubuntu - albeit unofficially, and via the familiar crutch of WINE. Developer Erich Hoover, and Ubuntu blogger 'iheartubuntu' have worked together to bring the worlds most popular movie streaming service to the Linux desktop.
Spotify have launched a new web-based player for streaming music from their library. Although in beta the web-player puts 18 million tracks at your fingertips regardless of your platform or device.
If you're not too germophobic or if you like playing God, at the microcosmic level, then you’ll enjoy this microbial puzzle-game. Indie game developer Cipher Prime Studios, bring players into the world of the microscopic. Splice requires players to pull-apart and reconstruct increasingly complex strands of microbes.
Five extra games have been added to the Humble Bundle for Android 4. All five titles are 'returnees', so long0-time Bundle buyers might be a little disappointed as all were previously sold as part of the Humble Bundle for Android 2 back in March of this year.
Linux hardware re-sellers ZaReason have debuted their 'Zimo 930' PC - an all in one desktop computer that has more than a whiff of familiarity about it. The Zimo 930 is a good looking, well-specced PC but it's had its thunder stolen by last months launch of the System76 Sable. And I don't mean because both are 'all-in-ones'.
Do you use Google Play Music in Nuvola? Follow our list of 5 top tweaks to make it look and work as best as it can in Ubuntu.
Microsoft have released an updated version of Skype for Linux. Skype 4.1 brings a new look login screen with support for Windows Live login.
Ubuntu gamers wanting to get right to action with Steam can now do so straight from the login screen. Steam-login runs nothing Steam's Big Picture Mode. No fuss, no frills, just Steam.
Indie Game Amnesia: The Dark Descent was October's biggest selling paid app on Ubuntu. At $20 the title doesn't come cheap, but its popularity is a testament to its well-structured gameplay and all-out frightening storyline.
Google's online music service 'Google Play Music' has officially launched in select European countries, having been restricted to America for the last year or so. If you're in the UK, France, Germany, Italy or Spain you can now buy legal music downloads from the some of the worlds biggest record labels.
A new lens for Ubuntu 12.04 lets you search through Google Play catalog of apps, books and movies straight from Unity Dash.
A new 'Ubuntu for Android' commercial has appeared online. The 2 minute animated spot explains the key concepts behind the technology, which was first announced back in February, via irrelevant analogies.
Are Ubuntu's icons for the Software Center, Update Manager and Software Sources inconsistent and confusing for new users? Some users think so, including Sam Hewitt who has posted a set of proposed replacement icons to the Unity Design Mailing List.