It is often said that good things come in small packages, and at just 114KiB the latest update to the Ubuntu Light themes certainly counts as that. For sitting inside tis an update that sure to please users of the GNOME Classic session in Ubuntu 12.04: an Ubuntu icon for the Application Menu!
I first met Leann Ogasawara at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Oakland, California back in May of this year and ever since hearing her talk about the various projects she works on I wanted to get a interview in. Fortunately enough I was able to sync up with Leann to do the following interview despite her very busy schedule.
A new version of KDE productivity and office suite Calligra has been released. Calligra comprises of a nine core apps which encompass everything from word processing and presentations to graphics editing and mind-mapping.
Over in the development scape of the Quantal Quetzal Ubuntu's Unity desktop has just reached version 6.2.
We've seen Ubuntu Cola, Ubuntu car license plates, and even Ubuntu crop circles. But a wine? That's new to me The familiarly-named beverage was produced in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Portuguese wine makers Niepoort as part of celebrations making the then World Cup host nation of South Africa.
If you're an iPhone user who uses Ubuntu One then the following new App might be of interest. WebNotes is a note-taking application for iOS (nothing special about that) that uses Ubuntu One as its sync service (something very special about that).
A new version of music app Beatbox has been released, with the focus this time falling on the 'tidying up' of existing features rather than adding new ones. Amongst the areas given polish in Beatbox 0.6 are the main toolbar, which now sports a tighter, if somewhat cramped, look, and the album track selection pop-up.
Ultra in name, looks, and price, the ZaReason UltraLap 430 is the worlds first user-orientated Linux Ultrabook. Ultrabooks are a relatively new segment of the computing market. Defined (primarily) by Intel, Ultrabooks are thiner, lighter, and use less power than traditional notebooks. They also carry a premium price tag.
Here's some good news for developers of all platforms: the popular Mac text editor 'Text Mate' is going open-source
50% has been knocked off the price of Naval strategy game Oil Rush by online games distributer Gameolith. Previously costing $20, Oil Rush can be bought for just $9.99 (£6.29/€7.61) for the next 7 days.
A revamped version of Ubuntu's default GTK theme landed in Ubuntu 12.10 yesterday. If you're not running Ubuntu 12.10 you may be feeling left out. But you don't need to be as the theme and its engine can be used in Ubuntu 12.04 - and here's how.
Over in the development land of Ubuntu 12.10, a new version of the 'new Nautilus' has landed - bringing with it yet another feature removal. And so the question that is now being asked by developers and users alike is: Should Ubuntu revert to an older version of Nautilus to keep this feature, and the many others hacked out?