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Announcing the first Ubuntu SDK Days

Hot on the heels of the announcements of the Ubuntu SDK and the Touch Developer Preview, the Ubuntu App development community are launching the first ever 'Ubuntu SDK Days'.

12 March 2013
Icons Changes in 13.04

Ubuntu 13.04 Updates Nautilus & Update Tool Icons

File manager Nautilus and system utility Software Updater have been given new icons in the recent updates to Ubuntu 13.04.

12 March 2013

It’s Official: Ubuntu GNOME Remix Joins the Ubuntu Family

The Ubuntu GNOME projects has been officially accepted into the Ubuntu family.

11 March 2013

Ubuntu Touch-Style Launcher Icons for the Ubuntu Desktop

Aiming to bridge the design divide between desktop and phone, DeviantArt user Aerilius has created a set of replacement launcher assets (tile shapes, etc) that adds some of the phone's swish stylings to the stale look of the desktop.

10 March 2013

[How To] Install Ubuntu Touch Core Apps in Ubuntu 12.10

The 12 Ubuntu Touch apps being built as part of the Core Apps Project are available for testing on the Ubuntu desktop.

8 March 2013

[How To] Turn An Old Computer into a File-Sharing Server

If an old, outdated piece of computing hardware lying around, a great use for it - besides being a dust collector - would be to turn it into a file/media sharing server using Samba.

8 March 2013

New Unity-Styled Shutdown Dialogs Heading To Ubuntu 13.04

New Unity-styled shutdown dialogs are gearing up to arrive in Ubuntu 13.04 - and boy do they look good!

7 March 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 Still On Course for April Release?

Is The Decision To Ditch Ubuntu 13.04 Less Certain Than Before?

6 March 2013

Humble Bundle with Android 5 Launches, All 6 Games Available for Linux

The Humble Bundle for Android 5 has just gone live. Four titles, three of which are new to the Humble Bundle, are available to buy for whatever price you're willing to pay.

5 March 2013

Revamped QML ‘Gwibber’ Shown Off

A new QML version of Ubuntu's default social client 'Gwibber' has been demoed by its developer...

5 March 2013

Ubuntu’s New Display Server ‘Mir’ Gets Demoed [Video]

A day after its reveal the first video demos of Mir in action have been shown off by one of its developers, Thomas Voß.

5 March 2013

“World’s First Ubuntu Tablet” Starts Taking Pre-Orders – But Is It Legit?

I was pointed to the website of the 'intermatrix u7' on Google+. It bills itself as 'the world's first Ubuntu Tablet'. But before you part ways with your hard-earned cash, take a step back and consider what's really on offer here.

5 March 2013