Humble Bundle Adds 4 Extra Games, Including ‘Wizorb’

Four extra games have been added to the Humble Indie Bundle 6 - including the PONG-like RPG 'Wizorb'.

25 September 2012

Ubuntu Loses Marketing Guru to Firefox OS

Ubuntu's Global Marketing guru John Bernard has left Canonical to join Mozilla.

25 September 2012
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System76 Offer Free Hard-Drive Upgrades for Autumn Buyers

Ubuntu computer makers System76 are welcoming the arrival of Autumn with a nifty new offer: free hard-drive upgrades for customers.

25 September 2012
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[How To] Change Ubuntu 12.10’s Minimize Button to a Left-Pointing Arrow

Last week we (somewhat light-heartedly) wondered whether Ubuntu's minimize icon should be changed from a horizontal line to a vertical one so as to match the area of the screen it now affects. Not every agreed; some even felt short-changed at being "forced" to waste their time reading "blog filler". But a number of you thought: "Hey! This makes sense!".

24 September 2012
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Ubuntu On Air… Is Now Over

The latest instalment of the online Ubuntu talkshow 'Ubuntu On Air' is, well, on air today. From 5:00 PM UTC you'll be able to tune in to the show live at ubuntuonair.com.

24 September 2012
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Ubuntu Icon Theme ‘Nitrux’ Gets Updated With New Icons

Nitrux-umd - our Ubuntu friendly spinoff of the minimal 'Nitrux' icon theme has been updated with a variety of new icons and bugfixes.

24 September 2012
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[How To] Use Different Messaging Menu Icons in Ubuntu 12.10

Icon changes to the Messaging Menu in Ubuntu 12.10 were met with a lukewarm reception from many users. The good news is that like all things open source if we don’t like it we can, with a little effort, tweak things to suit our personal preferences. And in this guest post from Sam Hewitt, we take a look at how to do just that....

23 September 2012
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Mark Shuttleworth Explains Ubuntu’s New ‘Amazon Suggestions’ Feature

Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has taken to his blog to add context to the latest controversial change in Ubuntu: shopping results.

23 September 2012
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Online Shopping Feature Arrives in Ubuntu 12.10

Amazon shopping results have been integrated into the Dash of Ubuntu 12.10. The feature comes a day after news that Ubuntu were adding Amazon and Ubuntu One Music web-apps as default items on Unity launcher.

21 September 2012
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‘Ubuntu Themes’ for Windows and WINE Updated

WINE and/or Windows XP users wanting to add some Ubuntu style to their desktops have long been able to do so by using a custom-made 'Ubuntu Theme for Windows'. That theme has been updated to resemble Ambiance (and Radiance) as found in Ubuntu 12.10, having previously been modelled on Ubuntu 10.10.

21 September 2012
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Should Ubuntu’s Minimize Button Be Vertical?

When was the last time you paid any attention to the icons used inside Ubuntu's window controls? No. Can't say I have ever done so, either. But then someone sent me a link to this image...

21 September 2012

Ubuntu to Use Signed GRUB2 Bootloader for Secure Boot

A signed version of GRUB2 that enables Ubuntu to work with Secure Boot devices is being prepped for Ubuntu 12.10. Further details about the change are expected from Canonical later today.

20 September 2012