The first all-in-one PC to ship with Ubuntu pre-installed has gone on sale. System76's 'Sable Complete' packs a powerful set of internals behind a 21.5" HD display with edge-to-edge glass, aluminium trimming and a 'sleek, industrial design'.
My favourite Twitter app for Ubuntu has been updated to support Ubuntu 12.10. Polly is a multi-account supporting and multi-column toting desktop app for Twitter. It sports a healthy set of features whilst also having a relatively light footprint on system resources. Although a stable release of Polly has yet to be made, although the 'development' build is, in my opinion, robust enough for daily use.
Apple aren't the only company dropping new products: Ubuntu computer makers System76 are also gearing up for a new product release. They tweeted this image of an 'all-in-one' PC earlier today, but no other details are yet known.
Ubuntu 12.10 was released last Thursday, bringing with it some new enticing new features to play with. Many readers spent their weekend upgrading to 12.10 - but were you one of them?
The forecast for new weather app Stormcloud is looking even brighter, with the latest release adding several new customisation options. Stormcloud is a small weather app for your desktop that uses Yahoo! Weather as its backend to present a 5 day overview of weather conditions in a given location.
Ubuntu 12.10 introduces a slower window minimising animation so that users have enough time to 'register' where their apps go to. If you're used to using Ubuntu and Unity, or have a serious case of impatience, you may find that it's too slow. But the good news is that you can adjust it - but you will need to get you hands dirty to do so...
Sending e-mails anonymously isn't something most of us need to - or should - do. But there are times when something needs sending sans social awkwardness, or free from repercussion. Ubuntu app 'AnonMail' let's you do just that.
Ubuntu's shift onto tablets and mobiles is now afoot, as a new video demoing Ubuntu on a Nexus 7 shows.
As an avid fan of Doctor Who I have a lot of the 'older series' on DVD. But Ubuntu can't play DVDs out of the box for a whole tangle of legal reasons. Here's a quick guide on enabling DVD playback in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10.
Canonical sell a variety of Ubuntu-branded merchandise through their online store, but is this - the "Ubuntu Speaker" - worthy of the bearing the brand? Manufactured by Oregon Scientific, the 'Boombero' speaker is, in all fairness, pretty unique.
Ubuntu 12.10 is now available to download - which is great news for those doing fresh installs. But because Ubuntu 12.04, the release prior to todays, was a Long Term Support release (meaning that it is supported with bug fixes and security updates for 5 years) you won't find a pop telling you that a new version is available. So what to do if you want to upgrade, but don't want to reinstall? We're here to let you know what to do....
Canonical have announced the release of Ubuntu 12.10, the latest version of their popular Linux operating system. The release follows 6 long months of development, and introduces many new features to the desktop.