Proton VPN Browser Extensions Now Available to Free Plan Users

Proton, the company behind a suite of privacy-focused services, has made its Proton VPN Chrome and Firefox extensions available to non-paying users on the Proton Free plan. Prior to today, only users who subscribed to a […]

14 August 2024

First Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Point Release Delayed By 2 Weeks

The first Ubuntu 24.04 LTS point release won’t be released this week, as initially planned. Ubuntu developers were aiming to get Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out of the door on Thursday, August 15th, but have had […]

12 August 2024

Thunderbird 130 Beta Includes a Tray Icon for Linux

The first Thunderbird 130 beta release is out, and when running it on Linux there’s a very obvious new feature: a tray icon! In the Thunderbird 130 beta release notes the ‘what’s new’ section lists […]

11 August 2024
WebDAV in GNOME Online Accounts

WebDAV Fixes for Fastmail, Mailbox Coming to Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users experiencing issues setting up Fastmail and mailbox.org providers in GNOME Online Accounts to access cloud files, calendars, and/or contacts will be pleased to hear a fix is inbound. Both aforementioned services […]

11 August 2024

Canonical Announce Major Ubuntu Kernel Change

Ever get miffed reading about a major new Ubuntu release only to learn it doesn’t come with the newest Linux kernel? Well, that’ll soon be a thing of the past. Canonical’s announced a big shift […]

9 August 2024

3-in-1 Linux Convertible Laptop Unveiled by TUXEDO Computers

TUXEDO Computers has unleashed their latest Linux laptop, the InfinityFlex 14 — as you might have guessed from the name, it flips and folds. The company touts this dextrous new device as ‘the first 3-in-1 […]

8 August 2024

Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha with COSMIC Desktop is Available to Download

The wait is over: System76’s new COSMIC desktop environment is ready for its first test flight. You’ve heard the hype about COSMIC. You’ve tracked news on its development. You’ve seen screenshots of formative builds on […]

8 August 2024
Mozilla Firefox 129

Firefox 129 Adds Tab Hover Preview & Reader View Tweaks

Mozilla Firefox 129 is now available download, and comes with a couple of features customisation fans are sure to enjoy. It’s been 4 weeks since Firefox 128 dished out a unified cookie, cache n’ data clearing experience, […]

6 August 2024
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GNOME Now Has an Official Extension for Legacy Tray Icons

As part of every GNOME release (spanning GNOME Shell, Mutter, core apps, etc) is an official set of GNOME Shell extensions. This is non-default package is “a collection of extensions providing additional and optional functionality to […]

5 August 2024
Amarok 3.1.0 screenshot

Amarok 3.1 Released with Last.FM Tweaks, Qt 6 Prep + More

A new version of Qt-based music player Amarok is available to download. Amarok 3.1 lands three months after Amarok 3.0, which was the first release in nearly 6 years and saw the audio player’s developers […]

3 August 2024

Firefox Nightly Makes Picture-in-Picture Mode MUCH Easier to Use

The latest Firefox Nightly build provides a feature that dramatically improves how its picture-in-picture (PIP) feature works — and I’m totally digging it! In current stable versions of Firefox you pop-out video content from (supported) […]

2 August 2024
Google Chrome web browser

3 New AI Features Rolling out to Chrome Users on Linux

Google has announced a clutch of new AI-powered features have begun rolling out to users of Chrome on Windows, macOS, and —for once!— Linux. Chrome’s Vice President Parisa Tabriz unveiled the trio of AI features, […]

1 August 2024