Spotify Rival Rdio Gets New Ubuntu App

Music streaming service Rdio recently switched from offering a free 7 day trial to a much more impressive 6 month one! In this post we look at what Rdio is and how to get the most out of it in Ubuntu...

12 February 2013

Is ‘Strange Masks’ The Strangest Game On Ubuntu? [Review]

Behind the simplistic-seeming game-play and cutesy 2D graphics lays a game mechanic packed with enough fraught potential to put your PC's well-being in jeopardy from a flailing frustrated fist...

11 February 2013

[How To] Theme Android To Look Like the Ubuntu Phone

Who ever decreed that 'patience is a virtue' clearly underestimated the power of 'want' when faced with an Ubuntu Phone.

11 February 2013

[How To] Run MATE Desktop In GNOME Shell

This being Linux, we have the good fortune of having our choice of desktop environment - and nobody says that it has to be one at a time.

10 February 2013

New Window Switching Method Added to Unity

Remember that Unity Quicklist window switching patch we mentioned at the end of January? It arrived as default in Ubuntu 13.04 earlier today.

9 February 2013

Raring Retires System Tray Whitelist

An option allowing applications lacking App Indicator support to show in the system tray has been removed from Ubuntu 13.04.

8 February 2013

Introducing ‘Unity Tweak Tool’

Like other tools of its ilk, Unity Tweak Tool provides users access to features and configuration options not easily accessible to the average user.

8 February 2013

LibreOffice Hits 4.0, Adds Unity Integration & ‘Persona’ Theming

LibreOffice 4.0, the first release of the open-source office suite said to truly reflect the projects' objectives, has hit the web.

7 February 2013

First Ubuntu Phones ‘Available October’, Says Shuttleworth

Reporting on a meeting Shuttleworth attended in New York earlier this week, Michael Hickins of the Wall Street Journal writes that the Ubuntu founder announced plans for the Phone to ship in 'two large geographic markets' come October of this year.

6 February 2013

Microsoft Bringing Office to Linux? [Rumour Mill]

Microsoft are considering a native Linux port of their popular Microsoft Office software, or so a rumour circulated at an recent open-source conference alleges.

6 February 2013

Is Last.FM’s New Linux App A Hit?

Last.fm recently released a new version of their scrobbling app -- including a native version for linux. But is it better than their sub-par offerings of the past?

6 February 2013

Ubuntu One Turning Off Tomboy Note Sync Late February

Tomboy note syncing through Ubuntu One will stop working at the end of February's, Ubuntu One have announced.

4 February 2013