Canonical Sign First Ubuntu Touch Hardware Partner, ‘High-End Phone’ To Debut in 2014

After nearly 12 months of hints, hopes and finger crossing Mark Shuttleworth today announced that Ubuntu Touch has its first smartphone partner.

10 December 2013

Firefox 26 Released With On Demand Java Plugin Feature

Bang on schedule, the latest release of Mozilla Firefox has been made available for download.

10 December 2013

The Best Linux Applications of 2013

What a year it's been for Linux. In this, the first in a series of posts looking back at our highlights of the year, we list our top 10 apps.

10 December 2013

HackerTray Brings ‘Hacker News’ to Your Menu Bar

HackerTray is a recently released app that brings the popular social news site Hacker News to your menu bar.

8 December 2013

Turpial 3 Beta Builds Available for Ubuntu

Desktop Twitter app Turpial 3 is available for testing on Ubuntu – albeit unofficially.

6 December 2013

How to Install GNOME 3.10 in Ubuntu 13.10

Don't want to use a stale version of GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 13.10? It's easy to upgrade to the latest release, and in this post we'll show you how.

6 December 2013
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How To Check The Health of Your Laptop Battery in Ubuntu

They say that all good things come to an end, and the lifespan of a laptop battery is not exempt.

5 December 2013

Valve Joins Linux Foundation, Looks To Improve Hardware Support from OEMs

In a move that will surprise precisely no-one, Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular gaming distribution platform, has joined the Linux Foundation.

4 December 2013

Canonical Working To Bring Weather Channel App to Ubuntu Touch

Sunny days ahead – Canonical has today announced that its working with The Weather Channel to bring its popular app to Ubuntu for Phones and tablets.

4 December 2013

Humble Jumbo Bundle Arrives with 3 Games for Linux

The Humble Jumbo Bundle has arrived with three titles available for Linux gamers.

3 December 2013
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[How To] Turn Headphone Jack to a Microphone Jack in Ubuntu

Several years back developer David Henningsson created a small app that ttys to turns a regular ol' laptop headphone jack into a microphone input jack - and in this post we show you how to use it.

2 December 2013

The Ultimate Ubuntu Xmas Gift Guide (Updated)

With the annual holiday gift buying period now very much upon us, thousands of folk the world over will be glancing at the Linux-loving people in their lives and scratching their heads, bereft of gift ideas.

30 November 2013