Ubuntu Desktop Next 14.10 Images Available to Download

Desktop builds of Ubuntu 14.10 using Unity 8 and Mir by default have been made available to download — not that most users will want to.

13 June 2014

Better Than the Real Thing? 5 Popular Ubuntu Based Distros

Ubuntu might well be the world's most widely used flavour of Linux distribution, but whether it's the best remains a hotly contested, hugely contentious topic.

11 June 2014

Sid Meier’s Civilization V Now Available on Linux

We already knew the next game in the series – Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth – would support Linux at launch, but today's launch of Civilization V on Linux comes as a surprise.

10 June 2014

Firefox 30 Disables Browser Plugins By Default

Mozilla is wrestling back control of the browser from errant plugins in Firefox 30, which begins rolling out to users today, Tuesday, June 10.

10 June 2014

Unity Tweak Tool Makes Enabling Unity ‘Minimise on Click’ Easier

The latest development release of Unity Tweak Tool makes it easier to enable 'Minimise on Click' behaviour on the Unity Launcher in Ubuntu.

10 June 2014
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Lubuntu 14.10 Unlikely To Ship LXQt Desktop By Default

Lubuntu 14.10 is unlikely to feature the new LXQt desktop by default, the lead developer behind both projects has said.

6 June 2014
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Samsung Z Tizen Smartphone UI, Apps Video Demo

Ubuntu for devices isn't the only Linux-based open-source mobile effort heading to market. Tizen, which is backed and supported by the Linux Foundation, Intel, LG and Samsung, is preparing to launch its first smartphone.

4 June 2014

Humble Bundle for PC and Android 10 Adds Three Extra Games

If the Humble Bundle for PC and Android 10 hasn't tempted you so far, well done on resisting. But with a bunch of extra titles just added, think you can keep it up?

4 June 2014

Ubuntu One Formally Enters Shutdown Period

Ubuntu One is now formally in shut-down. You have until July 31 to grab your files or they will be lost forever.

4 June 2014

Dell’s New Hybrid Laptops Will Offer Ubuntu Preinstalled

Dell is to offer Ubuntu on its latest batch of '2-in-1' Inspiron laptops, marking the first time the OS has been sold on a mainstream hybrid device.

3 June 2014

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Introduces Ubuntu Unity-Style Search Feature

Amongst the multitude of changes shipping in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite is a search feature that Ubuntu users will find vaguely familiar...

2 June 2014

Samsung Unveils First Tizen Smartphone — Should Ubuntu Be Worried?

The very first Tizen-powered smartphone is to go on sale in Russia later this year.

2 June 2014