When it comes to laptops that solely ship Ubuntu as an Operating System one of the most well known names is System76. During the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Oakland, CA a few weeks back I had an opportunity to chat over lunch with System76 CEO, Carl Richell about the exciting products they are working on at their Headquarters in Colorado. Carl invited me to check out one of their current laptop offerings the Lemur Ultra which I spent some time with here in the labs.
Can software developers make money by open-sourcing their applications and giving them away for free? That's the question that software developer and co-host of the popular Linux podcast 'The Linux Action Show' Bryan Lunduke is aiming to answer by putting his neck on the line.
Ubuntu isn't the only Linux distribution getting in on the hardware game. The Ubuntu-based spin 'Linux Mint' 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.
Ubuntu have teamed up with the Humble Indie Bundle to provide the latest pay-what-you-want games collection through the Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu users purchasing the latest collection – the 13th bundle overall, and the 5th ‘indie’ bundle – from the official website will be able to choose whether to download the games directly through the Humble website or redeem them through the Ubuntu Software Center.
Several months back we posted a preview of a new ‘Dash’ like extension for GNOME-Shell. That extension, renamed ‘Bolt’ (a play on the word ‘Dash’), is now available for the GNOME Shell users amongst you […]
Not too long ago I stumbled upon a very nifty Extension that brings Unity's quicklist functionality to Gnome-Shell's Activity Bar and Dash. And with more and more developers adding quicklist support to their applications this extension ensures that GNOME users don't miss out.
Finding and reading the latest news on any subject has just gotten super easy in Ubuntu...
Here's where you folks get to call me uncool: I hadn't, until today, ever heard of the notoriously violent racing game (and then some) Carmageddon. But that's now changed. The team behind the iconic 90s game are raising money on Kickstarter to redevelop and reboot the game for today's generation of gamers - including those on Linux.
Unity's 'chameleonic' colour matching feature is great at giving the Ubuntu desktop to give your desktop a subtle but consistent feel. It takes the 'average' colour of your desktop wallpaper and uses this to 'tint' the Unity dash, launcher and notification bubbles. But what if it went a bit further and used this colour in the default GTK theme? That 'What if' has now been answered by developer David Callé.
Buying additional storage space or purchasing an on-the-go music streaming subscription from Ubuntu One has just gotten easier. The Canonical-owned service has added support for payment by PayPal to the checkout options for all of its packages.
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.