GNOME 3.12 Debuts With Polish, Improvements Galore

GNOME 3.12 has been released, and sees the modern open-source desktop environment build upon the firm foundations laid out in its previous versions.  The first stable release since the release of 3.10 back in September […]

26 March 2014

Why a Guerrilla Launch of Ubuntu Phone Makes Sense for Canonical

We've repeatedly heard that ‘big brand’ smartphone manufacturers are serious about shipping Ubuntu on smartphones. But why go with smaller players in the heated mobile space?

25 March 2014

Iconic Ubuntu PC Wins Prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award

The striking industrial design of the Cirrus7 PC, which is available to buy pre-loaded with Ubuntu, has seen it win the prestigious 'Red Dot Product Design' Award.

24 March 2014
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Intel Linux Driver Installer Hits Version 1.0.4

The Intel Open Source Technology Centre has updated its GUI Graphics Driver Installer for Linux.

23 March 2014

Video Editor Pitivi Pushes Out 0.93 Beta, Refines Stability, Interface

Pitivi video editor today announced its latest release, version 0.93, is available for download.

21 March 2014
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Linux Mint ‘MintBox 2’ PC Launches on Amazon in Europe, Soon Sells Out

The Linux Mint-powered MintBox mini-PC has launched in Europe priced at €599, and is available to buy direct from Amazon.

21 March 2014

First Ubuntu Tablets To Launch This Autumn

Tablets running Ubuntu will hit the market 'simultaneously' with the first Ubuntu smartphones, Mark Shuttleworth has said.

20 March 2014

The Witcher 2 Coming to Linux on Steam

Just days after GOG.com announced Linux support coming this fall, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has made an appearance on Steam for Linux.

20 March 2014
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Unity 8 Mir Compositor Demo Shows Slick Progress Afoot

Canonical's Mir developers are always keen to show off their progress, and the latest video demo highlights just how polished the technology has become.

20 March 2014
The Ubuntu Phone

Big Smartphone Brands ‘Looking Seriously’ at Ubuntu, Says Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth stoked the flames of expectation for Ubuntu on Phones last year with a single, simple phrase.

19 March 2014
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Ubuntu 14.04 Adds ‘Click to Minimize App’ Option to Unity Launcher

After years of refusing to budge on the issue, Canonical will finally offer up the option to 'minimise apps on click' in Unity.

18 March 2014
Banshee Media Panel

Banshee 2.9.1 Released With New MediaPanel UI

Headphones at the ready; the latest development snapshot of the popular open-source media player ‘Banshee’ has been released.

18 March 2014