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Ubuntu 12.04 Daily Builds Available

Whilst I would advise against installing it just yet, daily builds of Ubuntu 12.04 (currently pre-pre-alpha) are available for download.

2 November 2011
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Logging into Ubuntu using your Ubuntu One account – it could happen!

Day 3 of the Ubuntu Developer Summit has kicked off, and one of the mornings sessions discussed the potential benefits of signing into Ubuntu using your Ubuntu Single Sign on ('Ubuntu One') account.

2 November 2011

Word Game ‘Tanglet’ Gets Refreshed Visuals, Difficulty Settings

If it seems like it was only last week that I mentioned Boggle-style word game Tanglet - and that's largely because it was. But my timing in highlighting the app was ripe: Tanglet has just been updated with improved graphics and new game-play feature.

2 November 2011
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Ubuntu Desktop Designers: ‘Unity Should Be Configurable’

Ever since Ubuntu 11.04, the lack of the ability to configure many aspects of the new Unity interface has been pointed out and questioned widely. Today, at the “Meet Ubuntu Desktop Designers” session in the […]

1 November 2011
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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