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Ubuntu Has ‘No Plans’ To Make a Smartwatch

Canonical has no plans to join the current tech trend for wearable technology, Canonical’s Jono Bacon has said. With many of the mobile industry’s major players, including Mozilla, Google and Apple, toying with wrist-mounted tech, […]

8 January 2014

The Biggest Ubuntu News Stories of 2013 – Part Two

If I had to choose one word to describe 2013 for Ubuntu it would be "exhausting". We covered the first half of the year yesterday, but what did the rest of the year hold for Ubuntu?

17 December 2013

The Biggest Ubuntu News Stories of 2013 – Part One

Christmas time means two things: One, I have to reach for the big box of tree decorations on top my wardrobe, and two, I have to reach for the big box of cliches on top […]

16 December 2013

Hands On With The SteamOS Beta

After half the world fell asleep waiting for Valve to release the SteamOS Beta, we gave the new Debian-based OS a quick run through.

14 December 2013

The Best Linux Applications of 2013

What a year it's been for Linux. In this, the first in a series of posts looking back at our highlights of the year, we list our top 10 apps.

10 December 2013
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How To Check The Health of Your Laptop Battery in Ubuntu

They say that all good things come to an end, and the lifespan of a laptop battery is not exempt.

5 December 2013
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[How To] Turn Headphone Jack to a Microphone Jack in Ubuntu

Several years back developer David Henningsson created a small app that ttys to turns a regular ol' laptop headphone jack into a microphone input jack - and in this post we show you how to use it.

2 December 2013

What to Expect in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

In around five months time the terrifically named Trusty Tahr – aka 'Ubuntu 14.04' – will be released - but what can you expect to find in it? We take a ramble through the known plans...

25 November 2013

Jolicloud Desktop, OS To Be Discontinued In December

Updates to the Jolicloud OS, based on Ubuntu 10.04, and the Jolicloud desktop environment, available for Ubuntu 12.04 and up through a PPA, will be discontinued in December of this year.

21 November 2013

Save, Access And Quickly Paste Text Snippets With This Nifty Unity Launcher Tool

Repeatedly typing out certain information - like verbose terminal commands - can be a chore. Thankfully there are tools out there to help.

31 October 2013

4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Install Ubuntu Touch on Your Nexus

Don't install Ubuntu Touch - that's my advice to anyone thinking about replacing Android on their primary device expecting a polished OS.

18 October 2013

Ubuntu for Phones Goes Stable – Offers A Beautiful, If Basic, Phone Experience

Ten months on from its initial reveal to the world, the first stable version of Ubuntu Touch for phones has been released for "developers and industry partners".

17 October 2013