Alienware Joins the Ubuntu OEM Family

Dell Inc. subsidiary Alienware begins offering its first Ubuntu-powered PC targeted at gamers with its x51 series –a standalone tower which you would attach to your own TV and peripherals. Get yours starting at $599.

6 April 2013

Intel Makes It Easier To Install Their Latest Linux Drivers

In March, the Intel Open Source Technology Centre released a graphical installer providing Linux users with a user-friendly way keeping their system up-to-date the latest open source, Intel Linux drivers and components.

6 April 2013

Latest Release of GNOME Web Browser Available for Ubuntu 13.04 Users

Following on from its release last week, GNOME's default web-browser is now available for users of Ubuntu 13.04 to install.

5 April 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Beta Released

The final beta of Ubuntu 13.04 has been made available for download.

5 April 2013

Microsoft’s Market Dominance Is Coming to an End, Say Leading Analysts

Microsoft's long-held dominance over the computing sector is coming to an end, say market experts Gartner.

4 April 2013

New Ubuntu T-Shirts Go On Sale in Canonical Store

New items have been added to the official Ubuntu Shop, including the obligatory 'new release' t-shirts.

4 April 2013

Unity’s Slick New Payment Feature Postponed Until Ubuntu 13.10

Ubuntu 13.04's Unity desktop will not ship with a new in-Dash payment feature as originally proposed.

3 April 2013

[How To] Run Unity Next on Ubuntu 12.10

Unity Next, the next-generation Qt/QML version of Ubuntu's Unity interface designed to intelligently adapt to multiple form factors, can now be tried, tested, and hacked-on right from the desktop.

2 April 2013

‘Facebook Qt’ Offers Linux Users Standalone Social Network Experience

'Facebook Qt' is the latest attempt at marrying the web's most visited website with the traditional desktop OS.

2 April 2013

In-Dash Music Purchasing Proposed for Ubuntu 13.04

Ubuntu 13.04 wants to let users buy music from the Ubuntu One Music Store directly from the Dash - no web-browser transactions needed. But 'want' doesn't always 'get'.

2 April 2013

WUBI To Be Dropped from Ubuntu 13.04, Windows Users Lose Out

In a message to the Ubuntu Devel Mailing list, Canonical's Steve Langasek states that the Ubuntu Foundations team '...does not expect Wubi to be in a releasable state for 13.04.'

1 April 2013
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[How To] Reset Unity & Compiz in Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04

Ever wondered how or needed to reset Unity and Compiz back to their default settings? We'll show you.

1 April 2013