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Use Evernote In Ubuntu With Everpad

Use Evernote on your mobile devices? Now you can use it on Ubuntu, too...

16 September 2012

[Reader Help] Take This Short Ubuntu Beta Survey

Are you using Ubuntu 12.10 Beta? Whether you answered yes or no your input is wanted by one of our readers, Nathan H., who is gathering some stats on who does and doesn't use Ubuntu's beta releases.

14 September 2012
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Is The NexPhone Concept Worth Donating To?

The NexPhone wants $950,000 of your money to build a prototype. But is it worth chucking coin at? We take a look...

14 September 2012
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MMORPG ‘Ryzom’ Gears Up for Player Reset, Server Wipe

Later this month the bods behind the 500,000 player strong MMORPG Ryzom will be making a drastic change that will impact much of their user base: a character reset.

14 September 2012

Oscar-Winning Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Landing on Linux in October

A release date for the Linux version of Editshare's professional-grade video editor Lightworks has been set. October 30th will see an alpha release of the editor available for download on Linux.

14 September 2012
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How to Enable Cuttlefish’s Ubuntu-Themed App Indicator Icon

Cuttlefish, my aquatically-designed chum: there's a time and place for garish purple-y pink tentacles and the Ubuntu indicator area isn't it.

13 September 2012
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System76 Begin Shipping to Mexico

Mexico is the latest country to be added to the shipping list of Ubuntu dedicated hardware company System76. Carl Richell, the CEO of System76, has said that shipping to Mexico has been on their 'want' for some time.

13 September 2012
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Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen Adds Remote Desktop Access

Support for Remote Desktop Logins directly from the login screen has been enabled in Ubuntu 12.10. The feature will allow you to enter a full-screen remote login without needing to login to Ubuntu itself, or install additional apps. It all happens 'out of the box'.

12 September 2012

August’s Ubuntu App Chart Lacks Ubuntu Showdown Entries – But Why?

Minecraft Mod Installer 'MC Launcher' was August's top selling app on the Ubuntu Software Center. The $2.99 tools allows for the easy installation of Java and Minecraft mods through a GUI.

12 September 2012
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Ubuntu One Launches Online Music Store

Ubuntu's online 'Music Store' is available to access online from today. The store front, which is powered by online music retailer 7Digital, can be accessed from any web-browser on any device be it desktop or mobile.

11 September 2012
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New Look Default Wallpaper Lands in Ubuntu 12.10

A new-look default wallpaper for Ubuntu has landed in the 12.10 development builds. Sure to delight many, the new default wallpaper is not a direct iteration on the (infamous) "purple salad" wallpaper that has been used in the last 5 releases of Ubuntu.

11 September 2012

Meet the NexPhone: An Ubuntu-based Smartphone, PC, Tablet and Laptop in One

Here's a name you'll be hearing a lot about in the next few months: NexPhone. The NexPhone project is simple in its premise: it's a smartphone running Ubuntu for Android that can be turned into a tablet, PC, or laptop by 'docking' the device to different hardware components.

11 September 2012