So the wait is over and we finally know what the Ubuntu countdown timer was all about. Ubuntu have announced “Ubuntu for tablets”. Now before you all go rushing out to purchase an Ubuntu tablet and trade in for your Nexus 7 or iPad mini’s, you are going to be sadly disappointed. As of yet there isn’t a device as such, this is simply an announcement to tell us that theyR... »
On the Ubuntu homepage is a very interesting countdown timer. I wonder what this is actually counting down to? I suppose we will all find out tomorrow…. What could it be? Well, there are some clues within the picture. The countdown is using the orange “orbs” from the Ubuntu Phone OS, and the text obviously points towards an announcement related to a tablet. Could this be the offi... »
In a blog post yesterday, Canonical announced that official Ubuntu Phone OS images will be available for the Galaxy Nexus & Nexus 4 devices from the 21st February 2013. Now, before you all race of to go and download the image and start flashing your devices, you should take note that these images are development releases only, and what that means is that they are likely to be buggy, unstable... »
Many people who use Linux didn’t start that way. The norm for a lot of people is to get into technology, work their way up, get bored of Windows and look for something better. I’m really interested to hear how people started using Linux, what their distro of choice is and why. I was discussing why I prefer Ubuntu to anything else with a colleague a few weeks ago (he incidentally prefer... »
Following the Steam for Linux official release back in December, they have now announced a huge sale on all Steam for Linux games where you can get anything up to 80% off any Linux games you purchase! So not only does your favourite operating system cost you nothing, you will now get a large discount off your favourite Steam for Linux games as well. If you want to take a look at the games that ar... »
The Linux Foundation made a promise a while back that they would bring us Linux users a UEFI secure bootloader image to overcome the controversial Windows 8 locked bootloader. Many people were wondering when this would come to light, and some even thought that the Linux Foundation had, through no fault of their own, negated on this promise. However, a couple of days ago James Bottomley of the Lin... »
Let’s start all this out with a disclaimer. I don’t think that Microsoft is going to be releasing a Linux version of Office any time soon. I’m even skeptical of the idea that Microsoft might put out an Android or iOS version of Office, though that seems significantly more likely than a desktop Linux version. But let’s set aside that skepticism for a few minutes and assume... »
Creating screencasts is a favourite past time of many Linux enthusiasts so that they can show off what they have done with their distro. They’re also used a lot my bloggers like myself to give visitors a video demonstration of something on their machine. For those that don’t know, a screencast is a video of your desktop. Why Vokoscreen? Whilst there are many screencast tools that will ... »