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  • Ubuntu 11.04: an OS for your mum. Laptops, Software, Operating Systems, Interviews, Linux, Canonical, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu One, Ubuntu, Features,  0

    Ubuntu 11.04: an OS for your mum

    FEATURE INTERVIEW: How Linux is taking on the mass market 20 May 2011 15:10 GMT

    The world is a big place, and it seems of no coincidence that Canonical’s offices sit 27 floors up in the Millbank Tower with a 360-degree view of it right in the middle of London. Canonical is the parent company of the most popular distribution...

  • Ubuntu 11.04 brings Unity to Linux. software, linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 11.04, Operating Systems,  0

    Ubuntu 11.04 brings Unity to Linux

    New UI for popular OS 29 April 2011 14:19 GMT

    Canonical, the business side to several open source Linux platforms, has announced the arrival of Ubuntu 11.04.

    The release, which has the codename Natty Narwhal, brings with it a number of key features, most notably the introduction of the...

  • Ubuntu wants Unity across PCs

    Ubuntu wants Unity across PCs

    Netbook UI heading for the big-time 26 October 2010 12:36 GMT

    Canonical's founder Mark Shuttleworth, has announced that Ubuntu versions in the future, starting with 11.04, will be ditching the Gnome desktop environment in favour of the Unity platform that is present on the current netbook version.

    The...

  • Ubuntu 10.10 flies Linux into the cloud

    Ubuntu 10.10 flies Linux into the cloud

    But penguins can't fly, can they? 7 October 2010 14:37 GMT

    Canonical, the business side to several open source Linux platforms, has announced the arrival of Ubuntu 10.10.

    The release, which has the codename Maverick Meerkat, brings with it a number of key features, most notably cloud integration and...

  • MeeGo heading for your BMW

    MeeGo heading for your BMW

    Or your Citroen C1 if you're not that flash 26 July 2010 15:02 GMT

    MeeGo, the joint Intel/Nokia OS hosted by the Linux Foundation, has been chosen by the GENIVI Alliance to be the system for its next release of its in-vehicle infotainment (IVI).

    The Alliance, which includes the BMW Group, Delphi, GM, Intel,...

  • Spotify for Linux previewed

    Spotify for Linux previewed

    Not an official release just yet though 12 July 2010 14:53 GMT

    Penguin people rejoice - because Spotify has finally made its way onto Linux.

    It's just a preview version for now, and as such is unsupported, and there's no local file support either. Plus, you'll have to be a Spotify Premium user to be able...

  • Linux tablets incoming

    Linux tablets incoming

    Ubuntu version being primed for a tablet launch 11 June 2010 15:32 GMT

    Canonical boss Chris Kenyon has stated that a version of Ubuntu specially designed for tablets could be coming our way in early 2011.

    Ubuntu is a Linux OS based on the Debian GNU and can currently be found on PCs, netbooks, servers and mobile...

  • Chrome 5 takes Mac and Linux versions out of beta. Software, Internet, Browsers, Chrome, Apple, Linux 0

    Chrome 5 takes Mac and Linux versions out of beta

    Stable version with extra HTML5 features launched 26 May 2010 11:37 GMT

    Google has removed the beta tag from the Mac and Linux versions of its Chrome browser following the release of Chrome 5.

    The update also means a refresh for the Windows based browser and a raft of new features. The most exciting update is the...

  • Ubuntu 10.04 officially arrives

    Ubuntu 10.04 officially arrives

    Lucid Lynx slinks through the door 30 April 2010 11:25 GMT

    Open-source operating system creator Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, has been let out into the wild, and is available for download.

    The announcement follows 2009's release of Jaunty Jackalope and Karmic Koala,...

  • Sony software update 3.2.1 hacked

    Sony software update 3.2.1 hacked

    Promises to put back Linux 8 April 2010 9:22 GMT

    When he is not busy jailbreaking Apple iPhones, coder GeoHot seems to be doing the same to the PS3.

    Following Sony's decision to remove Other OS, ie Linux, support from the latest PS3 software update, the coder has found a way for gamers, or...

  • Sony ditches support for Other OSes on PS3

    Sony ditches support for Other OSes on PS3

    Linux on the console no more after Thursday 29 March 2010 10:09 GMT

    Sony has announced that it will remove the ability to install a secondary operating system on the PS3 on Thursday.

    The company will be launching the latest firmware update, PS3 firmware 3.21 on Thursday and with it disabling the feature that...

  • Ubuntu Linux gets visual makeover

    Ubuntu Linux gets visual makeover

    Out goes brown, in comes "aubergine" purple 4 March 2010 17:00 GMT

    If there was ever a bit of software in dramatic need of a little bit of sexing up, it'd be Linux. For some time, the open-source OS has had a little bit of an image problem - seen as the operating system of choice for beardy coding types. That image...

  • Nokia and Intel launch MeeGo

    Nokia and Intel announce MeeGo

    MWC 2010: The latest OS merges Moblin and Maemo 15 February 2010 16:46 GMT

    8 months after Nokia and Intel announced a partnership to work together the company has launched MeeGo.
     
    Rather than a handset with a Moorestown chipset as found in the LG GW990 announced at CES, the collaboration will instead be a software...

  • iTablet launches from UK company

    iTablet launches from UK company

    Like the iPad but with USB ports, Flash, multi-tasking, choice of OS, HDMI... 5 February 2010 11:35 GMT

    In its own words "hot on the heels of Apple's latest product launch", UK company X2 Computing has launched the "iTablet" range of Windows- or Linux-based tablet PCs.

    Due to start shipping in April 2010, in wording reminiscent of Apple's...

  • Freescale unveils 7-inch

    Freescale unveils 7-inch "smartbook" tablet

    Next-gen Android device due for under $200 4 January 2010 12:53 GMT

    The "smartbook" concept is due to be turned into a real world, next-gen product with the news that Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled a "tablet reference design".

    Featuring a 7-inch touchscreen (said to be four times the viewing area of...

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