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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
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Stallman Calls Valve Games on Linux ‘Unethical’

Richard M Stallman - one of the founding fathers of the Free Software movement - has expressed anxiety over games company Valve's plan to bring their gaming wares to Linux. The bone of contention in Stallman's eyes is Valve's frequent use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) within its software. Rights-encumbered software is, Stallman writes on his blog, 'unethical'.

31 July 2012

Slick New Desktop Reddit App Heading to Linux

A new desktop application for browsing, commenting, and reading social news site Reddit is in development - and it's coming to Ubuntu. Reditr, which will be see its first alpha release at some point in the coming weeks, takes a 'Tweetdeck' style approach in presenting content from the site. Jump on in to see screenshots, video of the app in action, and further information.

31 July 2012

Android SDK Installer for Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

I’m fan of automation, as well as simplicity and as much as I tend to complicate my own life I generally enjoy making life easier for others.

30 July 2012
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Is The New Nautilus A Step In The Right Direction? [Poll]

Is Nautilus being steered in the right direction, one with simplicity and a focus on core features as its destination? Or are GNOME developers driving the trusty file manager off the edge of a cliff with uncessary changes and feature removals? Share your opinion on our poll.

30 July 2012

Copenhagen, Denmark To Hold Next, Shorter, Ubuntu Developer Summit

Copenhagen, Denmark is to play host to the next Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) later this year. The bi-annual event sees Ubuntu developers from around the world get together to hammer out the details for the next release of Ubuntu.

30 July 2012
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Latest Skype Release Added to Ubuntu Software Center

Skype have been dutifully updating their Linux client over the last few months but, until today, Ubuntu users had to manually download and install the latest package from Skype's website. But now a new upstream release of Skype - though not the most recent - has been added to the Ubuntu Software Center.

29 July 2012