Switching to Linux Saved Munich City Tens of Millions

It may have taken the best part of a decade, but the City of Munich says its decision to switch to open-source software has saved an estimated ten million Euros.

7 July 2014

First Alpha of Moonlight Desktop Environment Now Available for Testing

The first alpha of new modular Qt5 desktop environment 'Moonlight' has been released — despite the current shortcomings it looks promising.

7 July 2014

Linux Distro ‘Deepin 2014’ Now Available for Download

After months of testing the first stable release of Ubuntu-based Linux distro Deepin (previously known as 'Linux Deepin') is now available for download.

6 July 2014

Suru Icon Pack Brings a Touch of Ubuntu Phone to Android

If you're looking to give your Android device an "ooh" makeover, check out the free Suru Android icons pack from Moka.

4 July 2014

Is Windows 9 Planned Convergence Feature Similar to Ubuntu?

New rumours suggest that Microsoft's upcoming Windows 9 release will adapt its user interface to suit the type of hardware it's running on.

4 July 2014

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
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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
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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