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Mumbo Jumbo Games Land in Ubuntu Software Centre

A selection of game titles from software publisher MumboJumbo have landed in the Ubuntu Software Center.

31 October 2011
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Unity Integration to Run Deeper in Ubuntu 12.04

As UDS continues over in Florida, USA thoughts have turned on how to make integration between applications and the Unity desktop better.

31 October 2011
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Blocky-Shooter Game Voxatron Enters Alpha; Available To Buy For Whatever You Want

Multi-platform voxel-based platform shooter Voxatron has entered Alpha - and for a limited time only is available to buy whatever you want to pay.

31 October 2011
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Changes to Ubuntu’s Login Screen for 12.04 Get Discussed

What's planned for Ubuntu 12.04's login screen? A discussion at the ongoing Ubuntu Developer Summit revealed some tentative plans...

31 October 2011

Ubuntu Software Center Improvements for 12.04 Discussed

Plans for improving the performance and start-up time for Ubuntu's Software Centre in 12.04 have been discussed at the Ubuntu Developer Summit.

31 October 2011
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Ubuntu Developer Summit Kicks Off

The bi-annual Ubuntu Developer Summit has kicked off in Florida with a key-note address from Ubuntu's founder Mark Shuttleworth.

31 October 2011
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‘Scratch’ Text Editor Sees First Release

The first stable version of the elementary project's text editor 'Scratch' has been released - and you don't need to be running elementary OS to use it. Scratch, written in Vala and Gtk+3, is similar to other text editors such as Gedit, but adds in additional user-friendly features that elementary project's apps are known for.

31 October 2011
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Ubuntu Heading to TVs, Smartphones and Tablets

In an interview with ZDNets Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has spoken of plans to bring Ubuntu to mobile devices, tablets and TVs. In his pre-UDS chat with ZDNet, Shuttleworth said called the move ‘a […]

30 October 2011
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Linux YouTube App ‘Minitube’ Updates, Adds Social Features

A new version of flash-free desktop YouTube app ‘Minitube’ has been released. The bulk of the changes concern Mac OS X Lion users (as the app is cross-platform) but there are few goodies that Ubuntu […]

30 October 2011
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Shotwell Launch Daily Builds PPA for Bug Hunters

Calling the bold, the brave and the nosey: the developers of photo-management application Shotwell have launched a daily builds PPA for Ubuntu 11.10. The PPA provides bug hunters and those keen to try pre-release builds with […]

30 October 2011
Skype in the Ubuntu messaging Menu

[How To] Add Skype to The Ubuntu Messaging Menu

Want Skype in the Ubuntu Messaging Menu? Here's how...

30 October 2011
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Canonical Seek To Allay Windows 8 ‘Secure Boot’ Fears

Canonical, along with Red Hat, have today published a white paper on the potential implications, and benefits, of "Secure boot" for Linux.

28 October 2011