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4 Simple Yet Addictive Games for Ubuntu

We've all had time when we've been bored out of our minds waiting for something. Instead of putting that time to good use, use it to play some boredom-sapping mini-games.

6 May 2013

Why Did Geary’s Fundraiser Fail?

While the world was busying download Ubuntu 13.04 last week time ran out on a crowd-funding campaign for Linux e-mail app Geary. But why did it fail where so many other, less useful, projects succeed?

30 April 2013

How To Upgrade to GNOME 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04

The GNOME team make it easy to install/upgrade to GNOME 3.8 on Ubuntu 13.04.

28 April 2013

Should I Upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04?

This time tomorrow hundreds of thousands of Ubuntu users across the world will be asking themselves the same question: 'Should I upgrade to 13.04 or not?'

24 April 2013

Where’d Gwibber Go in Ubuntu 13.04? And What’s Friends?

Anyone booting into the new-fangled Ubuntu 13.04 desktop later this month will notice something missing; Gwibber does not come pre-installed on Ubuntu any longer. Why not? We find out...

10 April 2013

Ubuntu’s Top Selling Apps for March 2013

Umbrellas at the ready for another shower of discontent in the comments section: Stormcloud was once again Ubuntu's best-selling app last month.

8 April 2013

‘New Unity Stack’ Approved for Ubuntu 13.04, Will Bring ‘Smarter’ Search to the Desktop

An improved, smarter and more diverse search experience will feature in Ubuntu 13.04.

15 March 2013

Ubuntu Touch-Style Launcher Icons for the Ubuntu Desktop

Aiming to bridge the design divide between desktop and phone, DeviantArt user Aerilius has created a set of replacement launcher assets (tile shapes, etc) that adds some of the phone's swish stylings to the stale look of the desktop.

10 March 2013

What To Expect from the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview

Later today a developer preview of Ubuntu Touch will be made available to download and install on a handful of Nexus devices.

21 February 2013

KDE Dev Says Ubuntu Phone Fans Being ‘Duped’

In a rant on Google+, KDE Plasma Active developer Aaron Seigo takes Canonical to task over a statement made in a recent press release for the Ubuntu Phone.

16 February 2013

Spotify Rival Rdio Gets New Ubuntu App

Music streaming service Rdio recently switched from offering a free 7 day trial to a much more impressive 6 month one! In this post we look at what Rdio is and how to get the most out of it in Ubuntu...

12 February 2013

Is ‘Strange Masks’ The Strangest Game On Ubuntu? [Review]

Behind the simplistic-seeming game-play and cutesy 2D graphics lays a game mechanic packed with enough fraught potential to put your PC's well-being in jeopardy from a flailing frustrated fist...

11 February 2013