Topic: App Updates

Reporting on the latest Linux software releases, app updates and command-line tooling – new features, performance improvements and critical bug fixes for scores of popular Linux applications you can run on Ubuntu.

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Pino 0.2.1 Released – Adds Follow/Unfollow, uSer info,

Twitter application Pino has graced the world with yet another update. Version 0.2.1 of the every-improving microblogging client sees it gain user look-up and information tools as well as chucking in the ability to follow […]

7 March 2010
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Pino Twitter Client Goes Experimental: Adds multi-account, Indenti.ca & a Xmas Tree

Pino 0.2 was released was released a few hours ago, adding a slick roster of new features. Experimental Features The new features are: – Identi.ca support Multi account support Conversation view Single instance mode Option […]

21 February 2010
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Midori 0.2.3 Released

Midori 0.2.3 has been released to the wilds and a jam-packed release it is too! Midori?! What the frell is that? It’s a GTK+ based Webkit browser that is extremely fast and extremely awesome. It […]

20 February 2010
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CoverGloobus 1.6 "WOW!" lives up to its name

CoverGloobus – an awesome application for displaying cover art and lyrics on your desktop – quietly released version 1.6 at the beginning of this month. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while chances […]

18 February 2010
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Gnome VLC player gets new name, PPA

A few weeks back we blogged about ‘GNOME VLC Player’, a native GTK+ spin of VLC with the mission to have a “simple” interface inside a gtk+ body. That project has since been re-named ‘GNOME Media Player’ and […]

16 February 2010
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Ubuntu Manual Alpha Released – Gets New Name, Chapters, More

The Ubuntu Manual project today released the first Alpha of the highly popular and eagerly anticipated “beginners guide”. We interviewed the Ubuntu Manual project leader Benjamin Humphrey a few weeks back (see here) so if […]

12 February 2010
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Pino Gets URl Shortening, Other Options

Pino Version: 0.1.5 Pino (a twitter application We’ve blogged about many times previously) has added URL shortening, options to specify how many statuses to display, fonts, start up mode and quite a bit more in […]

11 February 2010
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Docky Panel Mode Adds Spacing to Look More Like a panel.

A quick heads up for fans of Docky, the super-slick, super-flexible desktop dock for Linux: the latest update adds ‘spacing’ between launchers and docklets when running in Panel Mode. The image below gives you a […]

3 February 2010
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Gwibber Update Adds an Awesome New Look

GWibber 2.29.1 comes with an awesome new look – a reduced sidepane, a new accounts window and an input box on show by default! Install You can get the “new look” gwibber via the Gwibber […]

2 February 2010
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Pino 0.1.4 Released – Adds DM, Notifications, More

It must be twitter client update day – earlier we saw a new version of Buzzbird, now comes an updated version of Twitter application Pino. New Features 0.1.4 of Pino sees it add the following […]

1 February 2010
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Yet-Another Opera 10.50 Snapshot Released

Despite a new Opera snapshot only being released yesterday the Opera team have announced the availability of a new revision. This release fixes many bugs including: – Facebook is working again Work on tab management […]

1 February 2010
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Buzzbird 0.6 Released – Gets Visual Refresh, Retweet support

Twitter client ‘Buzzbird‘ has been updated to version 0.6 today bringing with it a much needed visual refresh, “official” retweet support and some user-interface fixes. Download You can download the latest release from the Buzzbird […]

1 February 2010