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Rapid release Firefox announced for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10

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In a recent change of pace Firefox has moved to rolling release over its bi-annual release. This has had an impact on other software releases as well. Most have chosen to include rapid releases with their software updates.

Official CES 2012 App Let’s You be the first to know Ubuntu’s ‘Exclusive Concept Design’

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Canonicals’ recent blog post on an – exclusive concept design- just days before the start of CES 2012 has set the open source community abuzz, with speculation, if the concept will be that of a tablet or a Smartphone.

New Features Pack for Precise Pangolin (Ubuntu 12.04)

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As usual, Canonical is on schedule with development of Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin”. This is perhaps the reason for Ubuntu’s success over the years. With the completion of the Ubuntu Developers Summit, the clear course for development of Precise Pangolin … Continue reading

How would you like to become an Ubuntu Advantage Partner?

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Canonical has restructured its Enterprise support delivery channels for Ubuntu. Calling it the Ubuntu Advantage, Canonical is following its early June announcement with a partner program for technology businesses.

Lubuntu is now an official part of Ubuntu project

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News

lubuntu has grown into an amazing project over the last two years. There are more than 460 people who signed up with the project on Launchpad. Contributors are engaging to keep the wiki updated. Designers create lubuntu interface designs and … Continue reading

Canonical abandons ShipIt program! NO MORE FREE CDs

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Canonical has announced, “with some regret” that it is terminating the ShipIt program and for Ubuntu 11.04, users will no longer be able to apply for a free CD claiming “Technology moves on and as we look at ways to … Continue reading

Canonical – Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in News

For those with multi-touch capable hardware like Dell’s XT2 tablet, the Apple  Magic TrackPad, or 3M/N-Trig hardware, there’s good news if you are an Ubuntu user as Ubuntu 10.10 is set to ship with multi-touch support by default. However, the … Continue reading

Canonical Begins Tracking Ubuntu Installations

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According to Phoronix, Canonical have started tracking Ubuntu installations. So, you are probably going to have an accurate statistics on the number in active Ubuntu installations worldwide sooner than you think. A new package called canonical-census is uploaded to the … Continue reading

Canonical- Ubuntu single sign on service launched

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in News

Canonical announced the launch of Ubuntu single sign on service, the goal of this service is to provide a single, central login service for all Ubuntu-related sites. This service will replace the existing Launchpad login service that is currently in … Continue reading