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

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
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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

Canonical Release New ‘Ubuntu One Downloader’ App

A new app has released by Canonical to help Ubuntu One users export their files to their desktop ahead of the service shutdown in July.

20 June 2014

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Linux Port Arrives on Steam

A native Linux release of tactical turn-based game 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown', first released in 2012, has been made available to buy on Steam.

19 June 2014
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Ubuntu Devs Demo GTK+ App Support for Mir

Canonical software engineers have shared word on work they've been doing to get GTK+ applications running on Mir in Unity 8 on Ubuntu 14.10.

18 June 2014