Xnoise is a lightweight desktop media app for Linux

Another week and another media player. Say hello to Xnoise – a self-described ‘lightweight’ music and video player that has been making a lot of noise of late. Written in vala – and therefore more […]

29 July 2010

Official Kubuntu Website Redesign Now Live

The official website of Kubuntu has gone live with a new design, making use of the retooled design introduced by Ubuntu prior to April’s launch of Ubuntu 10.04. The new look is a massive improvement […]

29 July 2010

New Ubuntu Stickers Go On Sale, Perfect for Covering Netbooks

Notebook and netbook users the world over can now flash their OS cred to the world with some ace new Ubuntu stickers added to the Ubuntu Store. Two different packs are available – 3 sheets […]

29 July 2010
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Fullscreen Rhythmbox Plug-in – Your parties just got slicker

Whether you’re hosting a party with Rhythmbox providing the boom box duties or sat on your bed reading the latest Farscape comic and wanting to chill out with some ambiance the following fullscreen addon for […]

29 July 2010

Unity as of now – looking better than ever

In Benjamin’s earlier post previewing the new GNOME Shell mock-up displayed at GUADEC, Canonicals very ace David Siegel posted this beautiful ‘as-of-now’ screenshot of Ubuntu Unity in a comment. Now, because the screenshot is so […]

29 July 2010
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Opera 10.61 Release candidate ready for testing (bug fixes ahoy)

The first release candidate of Opera 10.61 – the first ‘service pack’ to Opera 10.60 released 28 short days ago – has been made available for wily users to download and test today. Opera-fiends and […]

29 July 2010
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Gnome Shell mockup – the beast has a pretty side

A new mockup of Gnome Shell shown off at GUADEC this week gives us a hint as to what the it may look like further down the track. While it’s a distinct improvement on what […]

29 July 2010
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Clearlooks Revamp GTK theme is light, stylish

It may be the default theme for stock GNOME but the ‘Clearlooks’ GTK theme no-doubt remains on the fringes of taste for eye candy aficionados. Nevertheless the theme provides a clean and distraction free look […]

28 July 2010
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GNOME 3 delayed until March 2011

The release of GNOME 3 has been delayed once again, this time proposed for release in March of 2011. The news, announced at GUADEC, is to allow the GNOME team ‘another release cycle to mature’ the […]

28 July 2010
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New apps land in the Meerkat software centre

The Ubuntu Software Centre store front in Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha has really started to flesh out, with an update today adding in a roster of application to the ‘New apps’ section. The apps listed within […]

28 July 2010
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211 free Wine-compatible Games in one download

How does the thought of 211 completely free wine-compatible games available in one download, complete with slick launcher and per-game info, sound to you? Indulgent? Maybe. Worth downloading? Hell yes. Mega Games Pack The bundle […]

28 July 2010
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Guadec live streams available, are history in the making

The annual GNOME conference for developers and community members alike is running this week in The Hague, Netherlands. From the GUADEC web site: GUADEC (pronounced gwah-dec) is the largest get together of GNOME users, developers, […]

28 July 2010