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Ubuntu One Android App Adds Instagram, Power Saving Features

The Ubuntu One Files Android application has been updated with a handful of new options. Seamless sharing of uploaded files through GMail, Twitter, Facebook and other popular social apps has been added, as has the ability to cancel file uploading and downloading. But the headline 'feature' of this release is support for 'Auto-uploading' photos taken with Instagram - the insanely popular photo sharing social network.

24 April 2012
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Indicator Menus Re-Imagined – Unity-Style

Ubuntu's Unity interface has, to many, brought a refined and beautiful look to the often staid-looking linux desktop. And this is, largely, thanks to the colour co-ordinated Dash, Panel, Launcher and Notification bubbles; the well-tuned transparency balanced throughout; the attentive-accuracy of spacing, icons and hinting; the sleek login experience; etc.

24 April 2012

Oscar-Winning Video Editor Demoed on Ubuntu

Professional video editor Lightworks – used to edit many Oscar-winning films and documentaries – is one step closer to its Linux release. Visitors to this months NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2012 earlier this […]

24 April 2012

Ubuntu 12.10 Named ‘Quantal Quetzal’

Ubuntu 12.10 finally has a codename - Quantal Quetzal. Writing (in lavish quantities of alliteration) on his blog, Mark Shuttleworth gave reasoning behind the codename for the Ubuntu 12.10 release, which, he says, will largely focus around 'Quality'.

23 April 2012

Ubuntu 12.10 Gets a Release Date

What will you be doing come October 18th 2012? I'm not psychic, but there's a very good chance you'll be downloading Ubuntu 12.10. Yes, the tentative release schedule for the post-Precise release has been published online.

22 April 2012
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Ubuntu 12.04 App Shortcuts – Spreadsheet Style

How many keyboard shortcuts for Shotwell, Rhythmbox or LibreOffice do you know? If you're anything like me (i.e. a slave to the mouse) then the chances are not many. But reader and Ubuntu contributor Thibaut B., along with a band of other contributors, have decided to create a centralised 'hub' for discovering shortcuts you might not have otherwise knew existed.

22 April 2012
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Linux Image Editor Pinta Adds New Features, Retains Crash-Prone Personality

A new 'stable' release of image editor Pinta is now available to download - but is it any good? That answer will likely depend on how patient you are.

22 April 2012
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Ubuntu In The Wild… As a Car Numberplate

We like looking at 'Ubuntu' cropping up 'in the wild' - whether they're related to the OS of the same name or not. The following instance (or should that be inst-agram-ance) falls into this latter category.

21 April 2012
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‘Keep Calm and Run Ubuntu’ Wallpapers

'Keep Calm and Run Ubuntu' reads the motto on these wallpapers. The hands behind the drape, Kev Quirk, provides a selection of versions in varying resolutions in one handy .zip file download.

21 April 2012
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Google Officially Drop Picasa For Linux

In news that won't surprise many, Google have formally announced that Picasa for Linux is no-more. The desktop photo management/editing tool has been available for Linux since 2006 .

20 April 2012

‘Botanicula’ Debuts on Linux as Part of Latest Humble Bundle

Bored? You can count on the Humble Bundle to allieve you of that - and mutually beneficial amount of money in the process. Yes, the bargain-tastic gaming bundle is back with a new set of titles to tempt you with in the 'Humble Botanicula Debut'.

19 April 2012

Guess The Name of Ubuntu 12.10 And Win An Ubuntu T-Shirt!

Ubuntu 12.04 isn't even out but, y'know what? We're over it; t's all about Ubuntu 12.10 - the "Q" release - from hereon in ;) But what will its codename actually be? That question sounds like a ripe one for a competition - so guess the Ubuntu 12.10 codename correctly and we'll send you one of the super new Ubuntu t-shirts in whatever size you like!

19 April 2012