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Meet CuBox – A Tiny ARM Powered Media Centre Capable of Running Ubuntu

The march of mini ARM-powered PCs continues with the release of the 'CuBox' developer platform by tech company Solid Run. This £99 media centre can run full 1080p and can run Android or Ubuntu.

20 December 2011
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Empathy with MSN XMPP Support Lands in Ubuntu 12.04

Barely day after GNOME devs added it to Empathy, working MSN XMPP support has landed in Ubuntu 12.04. The feature allows stable connection to the MSN Network using the open standard XMPP service. The use of such a well supported standard should give Linux users a stable and consistent connection to what is one of the worlds largest IM networks. If you're already using Ubuntu 12.04 you'll find this update sliding down the update pipes very shortly.

20 December 2011
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Is This the Best Software Store on Linux?

We take a look at the Linux Deepin Software Centre - an application that is as user-friendly as it is beautiful.

20 December 2011
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Firefox 9 Released (Yes, Already)

Firefox 9 is now ready for download. The latest update to the flagship open-source browser from Mozilla adds: – Improved JavaScript performance Support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript Support for font-stretch and text-overflow Improved standards support […]

20 December 2011
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VMWare View Clients Comes to Ubuntu Software Centre

Accessing your virtual Windows desktop has just gotten easier in Ubuntu with the launch of VMWare View Client for Linux. The application allows easy connection to remotely-hosted servers running Windows. Although it's unlikely that Joe User will have much need for the tool its availability on Linux is nevertheless a welcome one.

20 December 2011
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Nightingale Preview Release – Songbird Sings Again

A new development release of music player ‘Nightingale’ has been made available for download. Songbird fork Nightingale was born after the former dropped official support for the Linux platform – a move that, it’s fair […]

20 December 2011
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Empathy Readies MSN XMPP Support

Empathy users can look forward to native MSN XMPP in the version 3.3.2 of the popular chat app. The feature comes days after Microsoft announced connection to their millions-strong MSN messaging service via the popular open XMPP standard.

19 December 2011
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Precise Software Centre Adds ‘Books and Magazines’ Category

The Ubuntu 12.04 Software Centre has added a new category – ‘Books and Magazines’. Although a variety of e-books are already available to purchase in Ubuntu 11.10 there is no distinct ‘filter’ available for their […]

19 December 2011
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[How to] Browse the Ubuntu Software Centre Online

Ever hand a pang curiosity about whether or not an app available in the Ubuntu Software Centre but not been near Ubuntu to see? Did you know that you can browse the entire contents of the Ubuntu Software Centre online - from any browser on any OS?

19 December 2011
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Midori Gets Faster Startup, GTK3 Improvements in Lastest Release

A new release of lightweight webkit web browser Midori is available for download. See what's new and learn how to upgrade by clicking on the 'read more' button below...

18 December 2011
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Java To Be Removed from Ubuntu, Uninstalled from User Machines

Oracle's Sun Java JDK packages are to be removed from the Ubuntu partner repositories and disabled on users systems. Oracle, in retiring the 'Operating System Distributor License for Java', means Canonical no longer have permission to distribute the package. The change will affect Ubuntu 10.04 LTs, Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 users only.

18 December 2011
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Ubuntu 12.04 Disables the Distro’s Iconic Login Sound

The familiar login sound of Ubuntu has been disabled by default in an update to Ubuntu 12.04.

18 December 2011