Ubuntu Building Own Display Server, Unity To Switch to Qt/QML

Canonical has today publicly confirmed that they are working on a new cross-platform displayer server for Ubuntu. Called ‘Mir‘, the X Window Server replacement is tasked with ‘enabling development of the next generation Unity’. Which, in yet another […]

4 March 2013

HP Launch Ubuntu All-In-One PC for £349

HP, the worlds biggest PC vendor as of 2012, has today launched a brand new all-in-one PC running Ubuntu.

4 March 2013

Ubuntu Touch Will Be Usable In ‘Couple of Weeks’ Says Shuttleworth

Ubuntu Touch will be featured enough for developers to use daily within 'a couple of weeks', Mark Shuttleworth has said.

2 March 2013

Firefox’s New Theme Starts Taking Shape on Linux

Work on the Linux version of Firefox's new Australis interface is finally under way, as the latest UX builds of Firefox nightly show. Firef

2 March 2013

Desktop Weather App February’s Biggest Selling Ubuntu App

Desktop weather app Stormcloud was the Ubuntu Software Center's biggest selling app in February. Made by prolific developers Caffeinated Code (Lightread, Gradiator, Nitro), the $2.99 app supports forecasts for multiple-locations, and various unit reporting.

2 March 2013

SuperTuxKart Devs Demo Native WiiMote Support

SuperTuxKart developers have demoed support for Nintendo's WiiMote.

28 February 2013

Ubuntu To Discuss Move to Rolling Release At Next Weeks UDS

Canonical are opening a debate on whether or not Ubuntu should move away from its current release pattern in favour of a 'rolling release' model.

28 February 2013

Adventures in Magical Realism: Kentucky Route Zero Act I [Review]

Two years after a successful Kickstarter campaign, indie developers Cardboard Computer offer a magical realist journey in Kentucky Route Zero.

27 February 2013

Chinese Linux Distro Seeks Place in Ubuntu Family

Ubuntu Kylin pitches for place at the Ubuntu family tablet, usurping the official Ubuntu Chinese Edition. But Ubuntu Kylin is much more than just a different language setting...

27 February 2013

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview Rolls Out Daily Builds

Starting today all the builds of the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview for phones and tablets will be available for daily consumption.

26 February 2013

Ubuntu Developer Summit Becomes an Online-Only Event

Starting next week, the Ubuntu Developer Summit will transition from being a physical event held once every 6 months, to an online one held every three months.

26 February 2013

[How To] Reinstall Android After Trying Ubuntu Touch

Whatever the reason you want to return to the familiarity and functionality of Android - and, yes, WhatsApp withdrawal, Intagram-itis, or the Snapseed shakes are all legitimate reasons - we're here to talk you through how to do it.

25 February 2013