Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 is due out next thursday, which means that today marks the last date at which interface and feature changes can be added. I.e. It's exciting new features and changes time! The following updates have already landed in the 'Quantal Proposed' repo and - should nothing bar their way - trickle on down to Ubuntu 12.10 shortly.
Two web-apps are on-course to come pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.10: Amazon.com and Ubuntu One Music Store. Their addition is enabled by the introduction of integrated web app support in Ubuntu - an innovative feature that allows websites to "interact" with the Ubuntu desktop.
Photo management app Shotwell has received some nifty new features in its most recent update, which saw release today.
If paying a pittance for the latest Humbe Indie Bundle wasn't tempting enough, indie platformer 'Nikki and the Robots' is also available to buy for whatever price you deem its worth. The cute retro-styled game packs in a lot of fun, an amazing soundtrack, and plenty of challenge.
Ubuntu's Messaging Menu has been updated with a couple of new features in the development builds fo 12.10 - the most notable of which is the ability to hide.
We've barely had chance to digest the last Humble event, but there's already another: the 6th Humble Indie Bundle. But the good news for gamers this time around is that, unlike recent collections, this latest bundle is packed full of six new-to-Linux titles.
Movie streaming company Netflix have once again reiterated that have no plans to support Linux anytime soon. The news won't surprise many: the company announced that Linxu support won't be happening earlier this year.
Jono is one of the most 'well known' faces in the Ubuntu and wider free-software/open-source community. But rather than receive the usual glut of inflatable guitars, novelty underwear, and PS3 games, Bacon has opted for something more in keeping with the ethos of Ubuntu and Open-Source: charity.
The best (and easiest) way to integrate popular chat app Skype with Ubuntu is to use Skype-Wrapper. And as it's just been updated there's no better time to try it out.
Use Evernote on your mobile devices? Now you can use it on Ubuntu, too...
Are you using Ubuntu 12.10 Beta? Whether you answered yes or no your input is wanted by one of our readers, Nathan H., who is gathering some stats on who does and doesn't use Ubuntu's beta releases.
The NexPhone wants $950,000 of your money to build a prototype. But is it worth chucking coin at? We take a look...
Later this month the bods behind the 500,000 player strong MMORPG Ryzom will be making a drastic change that will impact much of their user base: a character reset.
A release date for the Linux version of Editshare's professional-grade video editor Lightworks has been set. October 30th will see an alpha release of the editor available for download on Linux.
Cuttlefish, my aquatically-designed chum: there's a time and place for garish purple-y pink tentacles and the Ubuntu indicator area isn't it.
Mexico is the latest country to be added to the shipping list of Ubuntu dedicated hardware company System76. Carl Richell, the CEO of System76, has said that shipping to Mexico has been on their 'want' for some time.
Support for Remote Desktop Logins directly from the login screen has been enabled in Ubuntu 12.10. The feature will allow you to enter a full-screen remote login without needing to login to Ubuntu itself, or install additional apps. It all happens 'out of the box'.
Minecraft Mod Installer 'MC Launcher' was August's top selling app on the Ubuntu Software Center. The $2.99 tools allows for the easy installation of Java and Minecraft mods through a GUI.