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Ubuntu Netbook Edition folded into Ubuntu for next release

by Canonical on 9 March 2011

One of the benefits of the direction that’s been taken with the next release of Ubuntu is that there is no longer a need for a separate netbook edition. The...

Introducing Overlay Scrollbars in Unity

by Canonical on 3 March 2011

One of our goals in the Unity design effort is maximising immersion in content, and reducing the amount of chrome and clutter needed around that content....

Ubuntu, the cloud OS

by Canonical on 2 March 2011

We made a small flurry of announcements last week, all of which were related to cloud computing. I think it is worthwhile to put some context around Ubuntu...

Legislators in Kerala, India work better with Ubuntu laptops

by Canonical on 17 February 2011

Tens of thousands of dollars saved on software licensing Summary The Government of Kerala wanted to provide 141 members of its legislative assembly with new...

Thunderbird in the Usability Lab!

by Canonical on 16 February 2011

 I have just completed sessions of usability testing of Thunderbird. This time, I had the pleasure of working with Andreas Nilsson, who came to London to...

DanRabbit on the Ubuntu One Desktop

by Canonical on 16 February 2011

Hey Ubuntu One and Design fans! This is my first post here, and I have to say I feel priveledged to be able to write to you all. Recently I’ve been working...

Happy Valentine’s Day

by Canonical on 14 February 2011

10 reasons to migrate

by Canonical on 11 February 2011

The computing world is extremely polarised when it comes to proprietary vs. open source, and a million industry voices tell a million different stories. Even...

Canonical releases world’s most comprehensive, up-to-date component catalog for Linux

by Canonical on 10 February 2011

Canonical today announced that for the first time it was making publicly available its complete database of certified components for Ubuntu and Linux —...

Dell customers use Ubuntu to deploy cloud

by Canonical on 2 February 2011

Canonical today announced the availability of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) running on Dell PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers in an integrated solution...

Agora Games makes dramatic time and cost savings with Ubuntu

by Canonical on 2 February 2011

Gaming company cuts server infrastructure by almost half with Ubuntu and VMware Summary Agora Games creates custom online gaming communities and develops...

The Natty Wallpaper contest – an important update!

by Canonical on 26 January 2011

Two weeks into our wallpaper contest we’re seeing lots of really interesting entries for the photographic part. As those of you who read the previous post...