MusicTube Quicklist

Scrobbling, Unity Quicklist Added to Desktop YouTube Music App ‘Musictube’

MuiscTube - the desktop music player that uses YouTube as a Music library - has received a handful of minor new features in its latest update.

11 June 2012
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New Unity Lens Helps You Find The Perfect Time to Stargaze

The ability to see the night sky is an important part of amateur astronomy. To help make the planning of stargazing activities easier, a new Unity lens has been created by developer David Turner.

10 June 2012
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[How to] Help Spread ‘Download for Ubuntu’ App Buttons

So many great applications are available in the Ubuntu Software Center - but many developers don't advertise this fact on their websites. To remedy this Ubuntu's Jono Bacon is encouraging users to get involved in a new ‘Download for Ubuntu’ Button Campaign. The premise is simple: the websites of apps that are available to install through the Ubuntu Software Center should display a uniform 'Download for Ubuntu' button so that visitors can clearly see they support Ubuntu.

8 June 2012
Beatbox quicklist

Beatbox Music Player Adds New Artist Overview, Unity Quicklist

Beatbox music player has improved the way additional artists/track data is displayed. Detailed artist information, discography and pictures, as well as lyrics for the currently playing track, can be revealed by clicking the new 'information' button added to the toolbar.

8 June 2012
Mint Box Models

Fanless Linux Mint PC Goes on Sale

We shared word of Linux Mint's new PC, the 'MintBox', with you a few weeks back. Today the product has been officially announced. Two models of the MintBox are available: a basic version with less RAM and a slower CPU/GPU combo, and a faster 'Pro' model in a stylised case. The Ubuntu-based spin have been working with computer manufacturer CompuLab since late last year to bring Linux Mint to market on a range of energy efficient and fanless devices.

8 June 2012
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Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha Released

And we’re off! The first Alpha in the Ubuntu 12.10 development cycle has been released. Now before anyone get’s too excited I will temper enthusiasm: there aren’t a wealth of forward-facing changes for you to […]

7 June 2012

3 Extra Games Added to Humble Indie Bundle

The Humble Indie Bundle V has added three additional titles to its line up of cross-platform games.

7 June 2012

Microsoft, Canonical Bring Ubuntu to Windows Azure

Microsoft is to offer the ability to easily install and run Ubuntu and other Linux OSes on its Windows Azure cloud computing platform. The move will help Microsoft gain leverage against other cloud service rivals, such as Amazon who already allow for the easy deployment of Linux and Windows.

7 June 2012

[How to] Install Community TV Series Game ‘Journey to Hawkthorne’ in Ubuntu

Hands up if you're a fan of Community? Aside from you being officially cool as whatever the passing meta reference of the week is, you'll also know that a big ol' chunk of a recent episode took place in a 16-bit platform game. Now one fan of the show has begun to recreate the game in real life - and you can try it out.

7 June 2012
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Canonical’s Computex Booth is a Thing of Beauty

Canonical are over in Taipei this week for the annual Computex technology convention. And so far it sounds like they're doing great.

6 June 2012
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CoreBreach May Go Open Source, Is Lowering Price

If you're thinking of buying the anti-gravity racing game CoreBreach you may want to hold your proverbial horses: big things are happening.

6 June 2012
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Firefox 13 Goes Stable, Adds Speed Dial, New Homepage

A shiny new speed-dial is on offer for users upgrading to the latest stable release of Firefox. The update, which bumps the browser up to version 13, also introduces a new look ‘start page’ populated […]

5 June 2012