Ubuntu 26.04 has a new boot spinner. The new animation is based on the Resolute Raccoon mascot and replaces the new one added in 25.10.
GNOME 50 is out. It enables VRR and fractional scaling by default, expands parental controls, and supports GPU-accelerated remote desktop – and more.
Firefox 149 is adding a free built-in VPN offering 50GB monthly data. But it'll only protect browser traffic only, as it's not a full-device VPN.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is refreshing its folder icons with a squatter shape and more colourful design – if past icon changes are anything to go by, not everyone is going to be thrilled. The restyled […]
Kagi's privacy-focused Orion browser has reached public beta on Linux. Here's what works, what doesn't and how to install it on Ubuntu.
Mozilla has cryptically swapped Firefox's social avatars to a fox-less purple globe – and says the fox will be "back next week". Is a new logo on the way?
GIMP 3.2 is now available with non-destructive Link Layers, vector layer creation, SVG export, improved painting tools and lots of other fixes and additions.
Google Chrome is coming to ARM64 Linux in Q2 2026, available as a DEB or RPM for Raspberry Pi, Snapdragon laptops and other Linux ARM devices.
Firefox’s new AI-powered ‘Smart Window’ feature is taking shape in development builds – I gave it a hands on in the latest v149.0b7 beta (on macOS). Although Firefox 148 added an AI Switch, Mozilla is […]
The Arduino Ventuno Q runs Ubuntu and targets edge AI workloads with 40 TOPS of compute and 16GB LPDDR5 RAM. Release date and price yet to be confirmed.
A big update to Ghostty terminal emulator has dropped, delivering a raft of new features like scrollback search, native scrollbars and and process completion notifications. Ghostty 1.3.0 packs in 6 months of development effort: 2,800+ […]
HandBrake, the free and open-source video transcoder, has just dropped its first major release of 2026 – adding new professional encoders, MOV output container and a considered clutch of Linux changes. Those of you who […]