Ubuntu 10.10 will be pre-installed on three new netbook models by PC manufacturer ASUS, it has been announced.
A new release of instant messaging application Emesene 2 was pushed out a few days back and saw the application début the beginnings of a native QT interface.
The first alpha release of the Ubuntu 11.10 development cycle is now available for developers, testers and bug-hunters to download.
Create new Google Docs with a right click, and drag and drop compatible files onto the Launcher icon to have them upload to your Google Docs account with this very nifty Unity app...
A new official Ubuntu YouTube channel has popped up - but what is it for?
A new beta release of screenshot application 'Lookit' has been made available for testing, adding in some rather nifty new Unity features...
Independent Ubuntu computer manufacturer System76 refreshed their popular 15.6" Serval Professional line earlier this year, upgrading the laptop with an impressively fast second gen Intel Sandy Bridge i7 quad core processor, powerful Nvidia graphics, a lovely 1080p display and lots of options for optical drives and storage. On the outside this model sports a refreshed chiclet-style keyboard, a larger multitouch trackpad, improved aesthetics, and a soft rubber finish. The result is a ridiculously powerful and good looking desktop replacement from System76, and in the base configuration starting at $1,369 USD, competitively priced against other similarly spec'd computers including the latest MacBook Pro.
GNOME 3’s default theme is a pale, elegant affair. Granted the window controls are a bit on the, shall we say beefier side, but it’s still a great theme that is very easy on the eye. If you like the theme and want to use it in Ubuntu, but don’t want the hassle that comes with it adding the GNOME 3 PPA, you now can thanks to a GTK2 port of the theme dubbed ‘Aldabra’.
A new release of GNOME video editor 'PiTiVi' has been made available and sees the oft-cited "basic video editor" gain some impressive new audio and video effects, as well as interface improvements and bug fixes.
UMPlayer is one of open-sources best kept secrets. In this post we take a look at the media player, plus provide easy instructions on how to install it.
A new bug fix release of Ubuntu Tweak that offers more dependable purging of PPAs has been released.
Webian Shell is a full screen web browser aimed at devices that don't need a traditional desktop. Webian is, much like Google's Chrome OS, designed around the concept that much of the traditional user desktop has been made redundant thanks to the capabilities of new web-based technologies.