HTC Making Ubuntu Tablet? Countdown Sync Fuels Speculation [Squashed]

It's either a masterstroke of timing or an unfortunate coincidence but both Canonical and Taiwanese smartphone & tablet makers HTC are to make important new product announcements later this evening.

19 February 2013

Ubuntu Gearing up For Tablet Announcement Tomorrow

The Ubuntu website is once again displaying a countdown - similar to the one shown ahead of January's Ubuntu Phone announcement. Next to the clock sits a not-so-subtle clue about the purpose of the countdown that reads: 'Tick, tock, tablet time!'

18 February 2013

Ubuntu to Add ‘Incognito’ Mode to Unity Dash & Legal Notice to Installer

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has revealed how the OS will address the on-going privacy concerns around it's online searching feature in Unity.

18 February 2013

Motivation, Community and the Cost of Disagreeing

A vast portion of the people in the open source community are folks who volunteer their time, effort & ideas, freely and without hesitation. Why?

17 February 2013

Canonical Host Weekend ‘TeamFortress 2’ Server

Calling all gamers: Canonical are hosting a TeamFortress 2 server this weekend to mark the arrival of Steam for Linux on the Ubuntu Software Center.

16 February 2013

KDE Dev Says Ubuntu Phone Fans Being ‘Duped’

In a rant on Google+, KDE Plasma Active developer Aaron Seigo takes Canonical to task over a statement made in a recent press release for the Ubuntu Phone.

16 February 2013

Our Favourite 13.04 Wallpaper Contest Entries So Far

With just over two weeks left for photographers, illustrators and other arty-folks to enter the Ubuntu 13.04 Wallpaper Contest we thought now would be a good time to take a gander at the stunning work already submitted.

16 February 2013

Ubuntu Phone Downloads To Be Released Next Week

Installable Ubuntu Phone images for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 handsets will be available to download from next week, Canonical have announced.

15 February 2013

Steam Added to Ubuntu Software Center, Celebrates With Big Sale

Valve's Steam client is now available to install on Ubuntu directly from the Ubuntu Software Center.

14 February 2013

Stormcloud Shines As January’s Best Selling Ubuntu App

Made by prolific developers Caffeinated Code (Lightread, Nitro), the $2.99 app boasts a number of handy features, including customisable colours and multiple-location support.

14 February 2013

Ubuntu Phone App Design Guidelines Go Live

Ubuntu has published a set of design guidelines for developers looking to create apps for the Ubuntu Phone.

13 February 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Gains Improved Mouse & Touchpad Settings

Ubuntu 13.04 sees a refined set of Mouse & Touchpad settings added, along with a interactive 'testing' area for double-checking your buttons, double-click speed and scroll wheel.

13 February 2013