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Test elementary’s Marlin file browser in Maverick

Elementary's Jordi Hernàndez has posted a script for Ubuntu testers wishing to help with the new elementary file browser 'Marlin'.

17 November 2010
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Ubuntu One integration in Shotwell

Of the many great features proposed* for Ubuntu 11.04 is integrating Ubuntu One and Shotwell photo manager. The blueprint blurb offers a few examples of what such a marriage could provide: -  Photos synced with […]

17 November 2010
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Two new screenshots leak of ‘mystery launcher’

We all love a good mystery and the currently unknown ‘launcher app’ we first featured around a week ago continues to bamboozle us, with our ‘source’ today leaking two new screenshots of it in action. […]

17 November 2010
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Jolicloud’s netbook launching in UK this Friday

Jolicloud’s very own netbook is rumoured to be going on sale this coming Friday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

17 November 2010
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AMD Fusion has ‘open-source drivers ready’

Hardware hounds early awaiting the release of AMD's Fusion chip - a combo of CPU and GPU functions on a single die which AMD have dubbed an 'APU' (Accelerated Processing Unit) - will surely be excited to hear that open-source drivers are ready and waiting.

17 November 2010
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Transmission 2.12 released, hits PPA

The latest stable release of 'Transmission', the popular torrent application, has landed in PPA for users to easily upgrade to.

17 November 2010
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Easily transform Ubuntu into mac os x with macbuntu – now better than ever!

Get the look of OS X in Ubuntu using the 'Macbuntu' transformation pack.

17 November 2010
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Ubuntu Cycling Jersey now on sale

A new cycle jersey goes on sale in the Canonical store.

17 November 2010
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Linux to gain significant speed boost thanks to small kernel patch

Linux has always been the champion in terms of speed, maybe that is why it powers 90% of the world's supercomputers. The speed is mostly seen on servers rather than desktops, but a new a patch has appeared that brings a huge speed boost to the desktops.

17 November 2010
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What e-mail app do you use? [poll]

Anyone who has tried Ubuntu will have surely come across the default mail application 'Evolution'. It's a powerful e-mail tool with an impressive set of features that more than rival commercial alternatives on other platforms. But what do you use?

16 November 2010
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Banshee gets Jamendo support

While the core development team are busy working on core enhancements and ensuring a rock solid Banshee 2.0, new community extension developer dz0ny has provided initial Jamendo support.

16 November 2010
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[How to] Quickly Google Command Line Errors From The Terminal

How many times have you needed to Google an error the Terminal has spat out at you? For me it’s lots. ‘Search on Google’ is a small Terminal hack that lets you Google Terminal errors quickly […]

16 November 2010