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Xiaomi Plan To Release A Laptop That Runs Linux

A 15.6-inch ultra book with high specs and a low price is barely believable. That it might run Linux, even more so…

1 September 2015

12 Months, 12 Highlights: This was Ubuntu in 2014

When you're sat at the tail end of the year, a fresh and important new year for the Ubuntu project right around the corner, the impetus to look back at what's done can seem pointless. We lived through it. Let's move on.

31 December 2014
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NvPY Is an Unofficial Simplenote App for Linux

If you're a Simplenote user looking for a way to keep on top of your to-dos in Linux, try nvPY — an open-source note-taking tool with first-class support for the service.

3 September 2014
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Looking for a Simplenote Linux App? One Could Be On The Way

Looking for a Simplenote Linux app? An official client could be on the way — but only if community developers skilled enough get involved.

25 August 2014
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Ubuntu Gone: Deadline Sees All Ubuntu One Data Deleted

If you're yet to retrieve files stored on Ubuntu One, Canonical's zombified cloud storage service, you are pretty much out of time.

31 July 2014
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Samsung Z Tizen Smartphone UI, Apps Video Demo

Ubuntu for devices isn't the only Linux-based open-source mobile effort heading to market. Tizen, which is backed and supported by the Linux Foundation, Intel, LG and Samsung, is preparing to launch its first smartphone.

4 June 2014

Viber Desktop App for Linux Holds Its Own Against Skype, But Lacks Users

It is often touted as a superior alternative to the perennially popular VoIP service Skype — but is Viber truly able to live up to such claims?

7 April 2014

Four Awesome Free Alternatives to Ubuntu One Cloud Storage

Be honest: news that Canonical is shuttering its Ubuntu One cloud storage service came as a shock, right? But which alternatives are worth pursuing? Let's take a look.

4 April 2014

Ubuntu One File And Music Services Axed, Here’s All You Need to Know

The Ubuntu One cloud storage and music store are being axed, Canonical has announced.

2 April 2014
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How To Enable Google Now in Chrome on Linux

Google Now fan? Here's how to enable the feature in the latest developer builds of Chrome for Linux.

4 February 2014

Maxthon Web Browser For Linux Hits Alpha

Just a couple of months after announcing it was heading to Linux, the popular freeware web-rbwoser 'Maxthon' is now in alpha testing.

17 November 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