An updated version of Google Earth 7 that will work in Ubuntu is on the way, with Google testing a build that doesn't fall foul of the 'caught signal 11' error.
Racing game 'RC Mini Racers' made a speedy debut as one of Ubuntu's top selling apps during November. The $4.99 racing game bags the #2 position despite having only gone on sale November 27th!
If your ear has fallen within the radius of a supermarket or shopping mall's sound system anytime since October then you'll know that the festive feel-good season of Christmas is all but upon us. So if you're stuck for a gift to get an Ubuntu-user in your member, or if someone's stuck on what to get you, cast an eye over the following deals on offer from Canonical...
'RC Mini Racers' joins a procession of successful games making their way to Linux and the Ubuntu Software Center. Having spent several weeks at the top spot of the Mac App Store's 'Top Free Games' chart, as well as several months inside the top 10, this title offers Linux gamers another taste of the burgeoning interest in Linux as a gaming platform.
Desktop Reddit app 'Reditr' has been packaged up for Ubuntu and made available for download. The application, a sort of 'TweetDeck for Reddit', allows Reddit fans to browse posts from the site from a manageable, column-style layout.
Screenshot sharing tool Screencloud has been updated with Ubuntu One and Imgur uploading support. A tray-area applet, Screencloud lets you quickly take snaps of your desktop and its applications then upload them directly to one of several supported image hosting services.
What is Ubuntu? Where do Dalek's come from? And can you cook pasta in a microwave? Don't worry this is not a pop quiz, but examples of questions that I have, at various points in my life, turned to Google to get answers for. Now, a new Lens for Ubuntu's Unity desktop makes finding answers to common questions insanely easy. Meet the 'Unity Answers Lens'.
An update to Compiz that improves gaming performance is on its way to Ubuntu. Compiz 0.9.8.6, currently in preparation, enables a small feature that improves full-screen OpenGL gaming performance in Unity.
Follow the story of an atypical robot hero set out to rescue his robot-girlfriend, and in turn save the city and defeat the bad guys. Machinarium, is another artfully designed puzzler from Amanita Design. Like most role-playing games, you control the titular character, in this case a robot, as you guide him through the eponymous city, collecting items and solving environmental puzzles.
With the Election in the rear-view mirror for Americans we are starting to learn about the tools, assets and people that helped President Barack Obama win re-election. One of tools that helped give Obama for America an edge was "Ubuntu" due to its cost-savings and the familiarity that members of the team had with it and how well it was supported in the cloud. I recently had an opportunity to interview Daniel Ryan, who was the Director of Front-End Development for Obama for America, and here's what he had to say...
The insanely handy task management app Nitro has finally hit the Ubuntu Software Center. And no, you're not misunderstanding: for despite its creation way back in April, it has taken a fair ol' while for the application to get approved, published, and stocked on the shelves of the Software Center..
Have you played on an in-store demo unit of the Wii U recently? If so there's a good chance you were actually playing a game on Ubuntu...