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Ubuntu App Showdown Winners Announced

The winners of Ubuntu's App Showdown contest have been announced. RSS app 'Lightread', web-app creator 'Fogger', and boredom-buster game 'Picsaw' all topped the judges vote.

7 August 2012
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Linux Mint Fork Nautilus

Over 4000 readers have expressed disappointment with the new 'design' for Files - the new name for Nautilus - in our recent poll. So the following news will be music to 8,000 ears: Linux Mint have decided to fork it.

6 August 2012
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Blender and Ubuntu Creating TV Ad Magic in Brazil

Never let anyone tell you that magic cannot be created using open-source software. But, if they insist, you're free to club them in the imagination with this showreel from OvniVFX.

6 August 2012

Humble Bundle Games Remain Top Ubuntu Downloads

Games from last months Humble Indie Bundle continued to dominate the Ubuntu app download chart in July.

3 August 2012
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New Icon Theme Lands in Lubuntu 12.10

A refreshed icon theme has landed in Lubuntu 12.10. The set, named 'Box', remains in keeping with the elementary-based icon theme Lubuntu has used as default in previous releases.

3 August 2012

Shutter Screenshot App Finally Adds an App Indicator

Screenshot-taking tool Shutter has added support for Ubuntu's Application Indicators in its most recent update.

2 August 2012
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‘Ubuntu For Android’ Demoed on Video at FISL

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I never tire of seeing Ubuntu for Android in action. Lucky for me then that a new video of this very thing has surfaced online.

2 August 2012
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Blizzard: ‘Windows 8 Not Awesome for Us’

Valve's Gabe Newell last week called Windows 8 a ‘catastrophe for everyone in the PC space’. But it seems that Newell is not a lone voice in this: American video game developers Bilzzard - known for the World of Warcraft series - have also chimed in with their opinion.

2 August 2012
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Unity Torrent Lens Adds Piratebay Ban Proxy for UK Users

A new update the Piratebay-Scope for Unity circumvents 'The Piratebay' ban affecting UK users.

2 August 2012
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Like Lubuntu? Help Pick Wallpapers for its Next Release

Lubuntu fans are being invited to vote for the wallpapers that will ship in the next edition of the light-weight Ubuntu spin. The five most popular wallpapers from the voting pool will be featured in the upcoming version of Lubuntu - 12.10 - due for release later this year.

2 August 2012

Instapaper, Pocket Support Added to Linux RSS App Lightread

DesktopRSS app Lightread now supports two of the most popular 'read it later' services: 'Pocket' and 'Instapaper'. Both services, which claim to have some 5.5 million users between them, boast Kindle, Android, iOS and web apps that give its users on-the-go access to their stashed stories.

1 August 2012
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InSync Brings Google Drive to Ubuntu

Desperate to try Google Drive on Ubuntu? Insync is here to help.

1 August 2012