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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Clutterflow 0.3.6 Released

Clutterflow – the cover-flow style interface for Banshee – sees another new release this month, this time version 0.3.6 which adds the ability to search your albums using the Banshee filter entry.   We’ve spoken […]

31 January 2010
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Banshee 1.5.3 Released; Gets Smart iPod syncing, Folder watching, more!

Banshee 1.5.3 has been released. This latest version of the popular Linux media player sees a host of new feature additions including smart media-player syncing, folder watching* and easy cover-art editing. New Features in Banshee […]

27 January 2010
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What’s new in Banshee 1.5.3? Folder watching, Smart-sync, Cover-art Editor

Banshee 1.5.3 will be released this coming Wednesday and will see a number of new features introduced, some of which users have longed for! New Features Here’s an exclusive OMG! run-down of what you can […]

26 January 2010
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Zoom Slider Coming to Nautilus Elementary

The gorgeous Nautilus-Elementary (see previous post on how to install it here) seems to be taking some cues from other file-managers. Look what’s found it’s way into the main Nautilus window: – A zoom slider… […]

25 January 2010
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Easy XSlpash Background Changer App

Last November (has it been that long already!) we posted an article highlighting a script that automatically changed your XSplash background to that of your desktop wallpaper. It was very well received by readers here […]

24 January 2010
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Minitube 0.9 Released (Flashless HD YouTube Video on your desktop)

Minitube – a desktop application for searching and playing YouTube videos (including HD!) without the need for Flash – released version 0.9 earlier today. Minitube is not about cloning the original YouTube web interface, it […]

23 January 2010
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Skype 2.1 Beta 2 For Linux Released

The second beta of Skype 2.1 has been released for Linux, bringing with it features that have been present in the Windows and Mac builds for well over a year – as noted by the […]

20 January 2010
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Zeitgeist, GNOME Activity Journal Get New Releases

The first development release of GNOME Activity Journal has been announced. Alongside it also comes the 3rd development release of the engine that powers it – Zeitgeist. Talk about timing! It was only earlier today […]

20 January 2010
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 Finally released; Tons Of New Features

Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 has now been released – just over a week after the launch of the online user-interactive database – UTCOM – that the application draws its data from. New features in 0.5.0 include: […]

10 January 2010
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OpenShot 1.0 Stable Released; Best Linux Video Editor

Video Editor OpenShot announced the release of it’s seminal version 1.0 earlier today packing in so many new features, improvements and bug fixes I’m not sure I’ll be able to mention them all! The full […]

9 January 2010
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BURG Gets Update, Updated Instructions

The GRUB menu animating/themeing application ‘BURG’ received a PPA update today resulting in some changes to how you install themes. If you have yet to install BURG then you can skip this article and follow […]

7 January 2010
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Emesene 1.6 Released, What’s New?

Instant Messaging client ‘Emesene‘ slipped a new release out on Monday but what’s new in it? Aside from bug fixes all round – which even the team themselves admit “we’re too lazy to write ’em […]

6 January 2010