A refined, compacted session indicator has landed in Ubuntu 12.10. The new applet merges items from the previously separate User and System menus into one new look, unified drop-down.
The option to import and sync your Facebook contacts with Ubuntu One account has been switched off, Ubuntu One have today announced.
Like many UK readers, I was disappointed to hear that ASUS have no plans to bring their Ubuntu-toting EeePC netbooks to the UK. But the UK is just one territory; for anyone living in Italy the news is slightly rosier. ASUS have a selection of Ubuntu-powered netbooks readily available at retail. Notebook Italia have posted a thorough run down of what can be found, where it can be bought, and for how much. But for those not fluent in the ol' Italian language, here's a handful of picks - excluding the recently announced EeePC 1225c - to turn you green with envy...
Avid users of OMG! Ubuntu! can now help manage their addiction by adding a nifty OMG! Ubuntu! item to the Unity launcher. Okay, so it's nothing more than a glorified bookmark in Unity clothing, but it does give you super quick access to various OMG! Ubuntu! sections. In fact all you have to do is press Super (a.k.a. the Win key), type OMG! and start OMG! Ubuntu! to open the homepage in your default browser.
Of all of the Ubuntu App Showdown apps that we wrote about over the last three weeks, none has been as hotly anticipated as Google Reader app 'LightRead'. Here's a hands-on look at what it can do, what it can't, and how you can get it.
Alien Arena is an online first person shooter game that is based on the source code from the extremely popular Quake FPS game series. The makers of Alien Arena (ID Software) have released it under the GPL license, which basically means that anyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Alien Arena, but changing it is not allowed.
The Ubuntu App Showdown is drawing to a close, but developers still have the weekend to polish off and package up their entries. Over the last three weeks we've taken a look at various entries in various states of progress - from RSS readers to an awesome desktop-integrated Google Docs app - but here some more interesting apps in development that we haven't previously mentioned...
When the Unity News Lens was first released earlier this year, our excuse for not being knowing what’s going on in the world …Well, it evaporated. And now, in the Unity News Lens’ most recent update, […]
Whether you're writing an essay or a lengthy response to a troll on reddit, it's important to take regular breaks from typing to help your hands, and keep your mind refreshed and focused. It's a habit easier said that done, so making use of a timer app to remind yourself to take a break can work wonders.
The new Ubuntu 12.04 netbook from ASUS will not be released in the UK. An ASUS representative, responding to an enquiry from an OMG! Ubuntu! reader, confirmed that the company 'do not have any plans to release the 1225C in the UK.'
Can you think of a stylish video playing app? Many are anything but, and that's okay because a video player is a functional app; it doesn't need to look overly fancy. Most of its time is spent in full-screen, showing us we want: the video. But that notion is being challenged by Audience - an up-and-coming (read: in development) video player that brings both simplicity and good looks to the table.
VLC 2.0.2 was pushed out a few days back - but if you're looking to upgrade you'll need to add a PPA.