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Interview: NUDT talks Ubuntu Kylin and its 14.10 release

by Canonical on 29 October 2014

We talked with Dr. Jonas Zhang, vice professor of the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) to find out more about Ubuntu Kylin and its 14.10...

Ubuntu 14.10 desktop: security for global users

by Canonical on 23 October 2014

Ubuntu 14.10 desktop delivers latest applications and developer support Over 30 million computers preinstalled with Ubuntu have shipped globally in two years...

Watch Netflix in Ubuntu today

by Canonical on 10 October 2014

Thanks to recent efforts at Netflix and Canonical, Ubuntu now supports watching Netflix with Chrome version 37. Chrome is available to all Ubuntu users with...

Ubuntu 14.10 wallpapers – we needs ‘em!

by Canonical on 8 August 2014

Ubuntu was once described to me by a wise(ish 😉 ) man as a train that was leaving whether you’re on it or not. That’s the beauty of a 6 month release cycle....

Bukwang Pharmaceuticals cut IT costs and created business value with Ubuntu

by Canonical on 31 July 2014

Challenge Bukwang Pharmaceuticals has been developing and manufacturing drugs and personal hygiene products in South Korea since 1960. Today, it has over 600...

Ubuntu and open source help the City of Munich save millions

by Canonical on 7 July 2014

Challenge Munich is the third-largest city in Germany, with approximately 1.5 million inhabitants. The local governing body employs more than 33,000 people –...

Ubuntu pre-installed and in retail worldwide

by Maria Bonnefon on 1 October 2013

In the early days of Ubuntu, it was always a challenge to promote an OS that was so new and little known to the market; we were often asked ‘Ubun what…?”!...

Dash takes shape for 11.10 Unity

by Mark Shuttleworth on 16 August 2011

Feature freeze for 11.10 brings the likely look and feel of Unity for this release into focus. We’ve moved from Dash Places to Scopes and Lenses, introduced...

Ubuntu Arabic, in print!

by Canonical on 15 August 2011

A beta of Ubuntu Font Family Arabic, in print as part of the testing and debugging process for the Arabic coverage.The magazine is an intriguing tri-lingual...

Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing

by Canonical on 4 August 2011

Recently we hired an external consultant to compare the usability of 2 email clients: Thunderbird and Evolution. I have taken some highlights from the report...

Wireless dominoes

by Canonical on 19 July 2011

A while back we linked a video which explored organic displays, screens composed by “smart”, independent and moving pixels. The concept of “invisible”...

Ubuntu Orange is #dd4814

by Canonical on 13 July 2011

Say it loud and say it proud! #dd4814 is the Ubuntu Orange and we want the world to know about it!