Ubuntu Touch Apps Pass 100k Downloads Despite No Phones on Sale

More than 100,000 apps have been downloaded from the Ubuntu for devices software store, despite physical hardware running the OS yet to go on sale.

3 July 2014
Spark KDE Plasma Active Tablet

KDE Improv, Tablet Projects Officially Axed

In news that few following the saga will find surprising, the team behind a highly publicised open-source hardware effort has announced that it is calling time on the project.

1 July 2014

Rhythmbox Cover Art Browser Plugin 2.0 Hits Beta

Fans of the Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin will find plenty of new features in its latest beta, which is now available for testing.

30 June 2014

New Linux Podcast App ‘Vocal’ Hits Beta, Ready for Testing

Back in April we found ourselves enamoured by a promising new podcast app for Ubuntu called 'Vocal', and now you can help test it.

29 June 2014
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KDE Connect Adds Android File Sending, Touchpad Emulation

A new version of KDE Connect for Android and the Plasma desktop has been released and adds a number of new features, including file sending.

29 June 2014
utopic unicorn 14.10

First Alpha for Ubuntu 14.10 Flavours Released

It's that time of year again: the first alpha of the Utopic Unicorn has been released.

26 June 2014
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Make VLC Use Native Ubuntu Notifications in 5 Quick Clicks

Getting VLC to use Ubuntu's native desktop system is really simple — no add-ons are required. In this quick guide will show you how.

26 June 2014

OneDrive-D Syncs Files to and from Microsoft OneDrive on Ubuntu

onedrive-d brings Microsoft OneDrive to Ubuntu, making it another viable alternative for former Ubuntu One users.

24 June 2014

Feednix is a Command Line RSS Reader for Feedly

Most of us appreciate that the command line is a versatile, powerful tool, but few are aware that it can be used to do more than just run a package, development and system-orientated tasks.

23 June 2014

Finally: Opera Returns to Linux With First Update In Almost a Year

After nearly one year in the making, Opera Software has today released the first Chromium-based build of its web browser on Linux.

23 June 2014
note taking apps

Linux Note-taking App ‘Springseed’ Refreshes UI

Springseed, the simple note-taking app for Linux that features full markdown support, gets a design overhaul in its latest stable release.

22 June 2014

Steam Summer Sale Offers Linux Bargains Galore

Valve's annual 'Steam Summer Sale' is now underway with a number of Linux-friendly games taking part.

22 June 2014