With Pidgin and Empathy both eeking it out in the multi-service instant messaging arena one could be forgiven for thinking there was no need for another candidate. Enter Goober.
Improvements to Ubuntu's Overlay Scrollbars for 11.10 have been shown off by the Ubuntu Design team.
Open-source professional video editor Novacut launched its kickstarter campaign last week. Independent filmmakers Arin Crumley and Christie Strong have posted a short video talking about it.
Reader Raiyan mailed in with an idea for an article a few weeks back, titled 'Top five commands a new-comer to Linux should know.' A great idea, but we all have different ideas about what makes a must-know command. So I took to the @omgubuntu twitter account to ask you - the readers - what five commands would be in your top five. After the jump are the five most suggested commands by you - the OMG! Ubuntu! reader.
Modal dialogs in Ubuntu 11.10 made their first appearance last week for Unity 2D users. Today they make their appearance in Unity proper.
Get ready for Ubuntu Developer Week from Monday, 11th July to Friday, 15th July. We will have one full week of online IRC sessions which will introduce you to Ubuntu Development and hacking on Ubuntu-related projects. Sometimes these sessions will take the form of Q&A sessions, sometimes of presentations and sometimes hands-on workshops.
A new version of popular screenshot utility 'Shutter' has been released. Shutter 0.87.3 finally sees the ability to capture the 'real' cursor image in use. Shutter previously only used the 'standard' cursor image.
Platform puzzle game 'Braid' is the latest paid game to hit the Ubuntu Software Centre.
Got tinny sound in Ubuntu on your iMac? Here's the (super) quick fix.
The Ubuntu logo can be clearly seen on screen in the latest promotional spot for Samsung's Galaxy S II Android phone.
Minimalistic multi-platform music app 'Minitunes' has been updated with a new search feature, new icon and updated translations.
Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 2 is expected late next week. To help temper your appetite for its release here are a couple of recent changes in Oneiric to look forward to next week.