Flickr Upload App ‘Frogr’ Gets a New Look in Latest Update

Frogr, the image uploading and management tool for Flickr, has been updated with a number of small fixes and a fresh new look.

8 January 2015

GNOME Maps Adds Foursquare, Facebook Places ‘Check In’

GNOME Maps is now sporting some near integration with Foursquare, the popular location-based recommendation service and social network.

7 January 2015
plank desktop dock

How to Add a Slick Dock to Your Ubuntu Desktop

Plank, one of our favourite dock applications for Linux, received a sizeable update last month, adding long-wished-for features and a healthy splat of bug fixes.

6 January 2015

This App Can Write a Single ISO to 20 USB Drives Simultaneously

Say hello to a new app called GNOME MultiWriter. It allows a single ISO or IMG file to written to as many as 20 USB drives at the same time.

4 January 2015

Dust Off That iBook: Ubuntu MATE PowerPC Support Is Coming

In an era dominated by Intel, 64-bit and multi-core processors the idea of actively opting to use an old PowerPC computer seems...hipster-ish.

2 January 2015

Unofficial Spotify App for Ubuntu Phone Sees Big Update

Spotify fans worried about buying an Ubuntu Phone next month can relax, as a standout third-party client is updated to fill the gap.

2 January 2015

12 Months, 12 Highlights: This was Ubuntu in 2014

When you're sat at the tail end of the year, a fresh and important new year for the Ubuntu project right around the corner, the impetus to look back at what's done can seem pointless. We lived through it. Let's move on.

31 December 2014

Ubuntu 15.04 Alpha 1 Releases Now Ready for Download

The first alpha releases in the Ubuntu 15.04 development cycle are now available to download for testing.

19 December 2014

First Ubuntu Phone Will Launch In Europe This February

The first Ubuntu Phone will go on sale in Europe in the second week of February.

18 December 2014

Canonical, China Mobile Team Up for Ubuntu Phone ‘Innovation Contest’

China's youth developer community is invited to participate in the 'Ubuntu Developer Innovation Contest' with the chance to win 70,000RMB cash.

18 December 2014

New SuperTuxKart Beta Features a Powerful New Graphics Engine

A new beta release of open-source racing game Super Tux Kart is available for testing, featuring improved tracks and a new graphics engine.

17 December 2014

6 Ideal Last Minute Linux Xmas Gift Ideas

Christmas, Yule, Winterville, new socks day… Whatever you call it you'll be panic stricken to hear that it's almost here. Like the rest of us in denial, you are a little stumped for ideas.

16 December 2014