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Logic game ‘Brukkon’ goes on sale in the Ubuntu software centre

Challenging puzzle game 'Brukkon' has become the second item to go on sale in the Ubuntu Software Centre.

22 October 2010
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Sneak peek at Jolicloud 1.1’s slick new launcher

What do Bing, Google.com, Facebook and the forthcoming Jolicloud 1.1 have in common?

21 October 2010
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Bookmark sync service XMarks to live on?

Cross-platform bookmark syncing service Xmarks is to potentially live on thanks to a massive wave of support from its users sparking renewed interest from 3rd party companies willing to ‘take over the service’.

21 October 2010
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Reversible Conky Clock and calendar Widget

Add some style to your desktop with the above clock/calendar widget by ~jpope777. The reversible widget displays a unique animated clock face on one side and calendar on the reverse. A LED ‘button’ allows you […]

21 October 2010
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Opera 11 Alpha released with add-ons, speed boost

The first alpha release of Opera’s flagship web browser has been made available. Extensions Unusually for a new browser release the onus in this release is not on speed but on the newly introduced ‘Extensions’ […]

21 October 2010
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Zeitgeist hits the Cloud

Yesterday with the help of his awesomeness Stuart Langridge (from the Ubuntu One team) we hacked together a little Zeitgeist extension for all cloud lovers. In short it allows you to have all your events on […]

21 October 2010
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Install Linux Mint’s brand new theme in Ubuntu

One of the big draws in Ubuntu-based OS Linux Mint's new release candidate - released today - is a new 'metal' looking theme. Here's how to easily install and use it in Ubuntu.

20 October 2010
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Install Docky Stacks in Ubuntu with one command

One feature in popular Linux Dock application Docky that I personally adore/could no longer live without is ‘Stacks’ – a neat visual approach to displaying files within a folder via the dock. Despite my dependence […]

20 October 2010
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Jolicloud 1.1 gets detailed

The Ubuntu-based Jolicloud operating system will be sporting some fine updates ‘under the hood in its forthcoming 1.1 release. As is the case with iterative OS updates Jolicloud 1.1, which now uses base packages from […]

20 October 2010
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Microsoft’s new spooky Windows 7 themes: use them in Ubuntu

Microsoft have released two new seasonal-themed ‘themepacks’ for Windows 7. With a bit of renaming you can easily grab the wallpapers inside for use on any operating system – including Ubuntu. The new Lightning theme […]

20 October 2010
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0 A.D. Alpha 2 released with new in-game UI, better gameplay, performance

Wildfire Games has announced the second alpha release of open-source ‘ancient warfare’ RTS game 0 A.D.

19 October 2010
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Gwibber, facebook and You

To many of us applications are like cars: you get it, turn them on and they run. The running, fine-tuning and servicing of the app/car is left to a professional – in this case developers. […]

19 October 2010