Handy note-taking app NitroTasks has added task syncing support in its latest release. The feature uses Ubuntu One or Dropbox to 'sync' your to-do lists across all of your computers on which Nitro is installed.
Can you recall Neil Armstrong's famous words as he set foot on the Moon? If not then look them up because chances are they will be referenced a lot later this year when the Minority Report-esque 'Leap' gesture-controlled interaction device goes on sale.
Retro-styled running game Bit.Trip.Runner is now available to buy on the Ubuntu Software Center. The critically-acclaimed game is described by its developers as 'the fastest, most exhilarating music/rhythm-platformer to hit Ubuntu!'.
Linux users of Logitech's Performance Mouse MX are asking the hardware company to introduce proper Linux support for the high-end product. "I recently purchased a Logitech Performance Mouse MX, and I love it." writes Linux user atarian88 on the Logitech support forms. "It feels just right in the hand, and it has so much potential. Note the use of the word "potential"; the mouse could be so much better under my operating system of choice."
They're best known for making Ubuntu laptops and PCs but ZaReason are about to dip their toes into fresh waters with the launch of a tablet. But, unlike the rest of their hardware line up, the 'ZaTab' doesn't come with Ubuntu but the tried-and-tested tablet Android 4.0 operating system.
This is a guest post by Tom Slominski, a 15 year old Ubuntu user who 'loves Linux, open source and web development with a tad of alternative rock sprinkled on top.' Here Tom runs through his top 5 app picks for Ubuntu.
A new stable release of Skype-Wrapper is available for download. Skype-Wrapper is a small third-party 'plugin' that integrates many of Skype's features directly into the Ubuntu desktop. This includes support for Ubuntu's Messaging Menu, notification system and Unity launcher.
If you use any web-apps or websites in Chrome that provide notification pop-ups on your desktop then you'll know how out of place they look in Ubuntu. But all it takes to enable native notifications is one extension. Read on for more.
For Ubuntu 12.10 the 'Update Manager' tool has been retitled to 'Software Updater' - a subtle retitling that affirms the applications role and purpose on the desktop.
Having boldly gone where no-one had gone before, it was no surprise to learn that actor Wil Wheaton is concerned about the erosion of 'Net Neutrality' - the principle that all web traffic, users and access should be treated the same. Illustrating this point in a post on his blog this weekend, the famed Star Trek actor rallied against the perception pushed by the Entertainment industries that 'torrent traffic = piracy'.
A minor update to the Spotify Preview for Linux client is available to download. A handful of new features are present in the release, which was originally intended to appear at the same time as the Windows and Mac builds. Sadly, a last-minute build error pushed this back a few days - but kudos for the intention, right?
It lives! Skype have issued a small bugfix update to the static package of their Linux client.