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Latest Steam numbers show Linux, Mac gamers almost equal
- The numbers from Steam's February hardware and software survey have been published and the results show an interesting development -- Linux platforms now accounts for about 2.8 percent of Steam's users. That may not sound like much, but to put…
Canonical releases Ubuntu Touch developer preview for Nexus devices
- Canonical has launched a new version of its Ubuntu operating system designed with smartphones and tablets in mind. Available as a developer preview ahead of a full release sometime early next year, the software is available to download right now…
Ubuntu smartphone launching October in two large markets
- Last month Canonical announced that a mobile version of Ubuntu would be arriving on a couple of smartphones towards the end of this year or early 2014. But now we have something closer to an actual release date courtesy of…
Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013
- It appears Google's Android and Apple's iOS are about to face some new competition: Ubuntu. Canonical, the primary organization who backs Ubuntu, has announced a mobile-centric version of the OS which aims to debut on two different smartphones. The devices…
Dell's Ubuntu-based XPS 13 goes on sale for $1,449
- Dell is graduating its internal "Project Sputnik" program this week with the release of a thin and light XPS 13 laptop powered by Ubuntu Linux. Branded as the XPS 13 Developer Edition, the machine features an Intel Core i7 3517U…
Valve opens Steam for Linux limited beta registration
- As promised, Valve has entered the next phase in its effort to port the Steam digital distribution platform to Linux. Starting this week the company is taking submissions from Ubuntu users eager to try out the service. There are only…
Ubuntu to continue using GRUB 2 with Windows 8 Secure Boot
- Canonical has reversed its decision to drop Ubuntu’s GRUB 2 bootloader in favor of EFILinux on systems using Secure Boot, which prevents the loading of drivers or OS loaders that are not signed with a certain digital signature, after the…
Valve: L4D2 runs 20% faster on Ubuntu than Windows 7
- With the advent of Steam landing on Linux drawing closer, Windows vs. Linux comparisons will become an inevitability. Although Valve's effort to port Steam over to Linux fans is still a work in progress, some onlookers may be surprised at…
It's official: Valve is working on Steam for Ubuntu 12.04 Linux
- Valve games running on Linux moved a step closer to reality yesterday with the company confirming the development of Steam for Linux. The team working on the Linux port will first focus with on compatibility for Ubuntu 12.04, with games…
Canonical partners with Microsoft, Azure to provide Ubuntu, Linux images
- Microsoft announced Wednesday that Azure, technically a cloud-based IaaS (infrastructure as a service) platform, will host not only Windows Azure but provide images for a number of Linux variants as well, namely SuSE, CentOS, Red Hat and Ubuntu. Microsoft had…
EA launches two games on Ubuntu Software Center
- In a rather unexpected move, Electronic Arts has added two web-based game titles to the Ubuntu Software Center of the popular Linux distribution, and although they're far from the newest games, Linux users will likely welcome Command and Conquer Tiberium…
Ubuntu releases 12.04 Precise Pangolin LTS Linux
- Popular Linux distribution Ubuntu announced the immediate availability of their latest release yesterday, bringing with it Unity and its file searching tool HUD to enterprise users as part of the long-term support release which distribution backer Canonical will offer security…
XBMC 11.0 released, includes new Ubuntu-based live CD
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The development team behind the hugely popular open source media player and entertainment hub, XBMC has announced immediate availability of their latest release, XBMC 11.0 “Eden” as well as XBMCbuntu, a new Ubuntu-based...
Ubuntu 12.04 to replace traditional menus with new HUD
- Ubuntu is set to replace the traditional menu system with a head-up display (HUD), enabling users to type or speak commands in its upcoming April 2012 long term support (LTS) release of the popular Linux distribution. Rather than using the…
Canonical unveils Ubuntu TV concept at CES
- The much rumored, and somewhat expected Ubuntu TV has finally been unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. It is joined in the spotlight with the company’s in-car entertainment solution, the Linux powered In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. …
Ubuntu popularity in downward spiral, is Unity to blame?
- It has been an interesting year for Ubuntu and its backer, Canonical. Unity arrived amid much speculation in its April release of Ubuntu 11.4, with many questioning why Canonical needed to be moving away from Gnome's desktop environment. Unity makes sense…
Ubuntu Linux 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' debuts
- After months of anticipation, the latest release of Ubuntu Linux (11.10) hit the download servers yesterday roughly six months since the release of its previous version, 11.04. The free operating system from Canonical is now available for download as 32-bit, 64-bit…
Asus to start shipping some Eee PCs with Ubuntu preloaded
- Back in 2007 when the netbook craze was just starting there was a lot of talk about Linux finally going mainstream. The first Eee PC model shipped with the Xandros distribution and several subsequent models offered both Windows and Linux…
Mark Shuttleworth: 200 million Ubuntu users by 2015
- Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical's goal is to get 200 million Ubuntu users in four years. He made the declaration while delivering the keynote at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Budapest, Hungary. "We've set the bar for…
Canonical releases Ubuntu 11.04
- Canonical has announced Ubuntu 11.04 (codenamed Natty Narwhal). The company says the new version "continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution." You can download Ubuntu 11.04 directly in…
Canonical to kill off Ubuntu editions as of version 11.04
- Canonical has announced that the next release of Ubuntu, version 11.04, will no longer have separate netbook or desktop editions. With the introduction of the new shell for Ubuntu, the company insists that one user interface will work equally well…
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