Matias Vangsnes

No doubt you’ve heard about Ubuntu Touch, the open source mobile OS for touchscreens currently in development by Ubuntu’s owner Canonical. Ubuntu Touch is a variant of the Linux distro powering “superphones that are also full PC.” I had the opportunity to discuss the Ubuntu phone project with Jono Bacon, a community manager employed by [...]

Linux Developers Can Now Leverage Industry-Leading DepthSense Camera Technology from SoftKinetic BRUSSELS – May 23, 2013 – SoftKinetic, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced that a Linux Ubuntu driver is now available for all SoftKinetic DepthSense® cameras. This driver is now available for free and can be downloaded after short [...]

I don’t think many people have realised that we are on the verge of a technological revolution. The computing world is changing, and this is the first time GNU/Linux is catching the revolution as it begins. Computers are getting smaller and smaller, while phones are getting bigger and bigger. Everybody can see that they about [...]

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The story of Ubuntu and the Missing Community Link has progressed in the last week. A conflict that initially seemed symbolic of the division between Canonical employees and Ubuntu volunteers has since transformed into an illustration of Ubuntu’s skill at handling community conflict. For now, at least, the issue appears to have been resolved, although [...]

Ubuntu 13.04 debuted in April. And Ubuntu 13.10 (code-named Saucy Salamander) is expected in October 2013. Canonical’s long-term vision (starting with Ubuntu 14.04) is a single code base for smart phones, tablets and PCs. The big question mark: When will Ubuntu PC makers like System76 and ZaReason jump into the Linux tablet market? The question [...]

Thanks in part to mixed reactions to Windows 8, a growing number of disenfranchised Windows users are giving Ubuntu a second look. In this article, I’ll be offering my own comparison between Ubuntu and Windows, explaining where each has its strengths and which OS offers something better overall. Market Advantage In most areas, computers are [...]

Chromium May Become Default Ubuntu Browser in Version 13.10 by Sam Dean – May. 20, 2013Comments (0) Ever since 2005, Ubuntu has delivered Mozilla’s Firefox browser as its default browser, which has made millions of Ubuntu users loyal users of Firefox. But Firefox is hardly the only browser choice that Ubuntu users have. If you’ve tried [...]

Today at Google I/O the company held a session entitled “Voiding your Warranty” where employees demonstrated how to root Google Glass and install Ubuntu on it. What you’re seeing above is a screenshot from a laptop running a terminal window on top and showing the screencast output from Glass on the bottom — here running [...]

Features: Runs Ubuntu out of the box 13.3-inch screen 256 GB SSD Intel Core i7 Processor MSRP: $1,549 with rebate Pros: Excellent Ubuntu performance out of the box Thin and light 12 second boot time Cons: No SD card slot Limited software choices Graphics card slightly underpowered Dude, you got a Linux-powered Dell! In all [...]

Chromium May Become Default Ubuntu Browser in Version 13.10 by Sam Dean – May. 20, 2013Comments (0) Ever since 2005, Ubuntu has delivered Mozilla’s Firefox browser as its default browser, which has made millions of Ubuntu users loyal users of Firefox. But Firefox is hardly the only browser choice that Ubuntu users have. If you’ve tried [...]

Among the topics discussed by the developers at Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05 were the planned new features for Ubuntu 13.10. The next version of the distribution, code-named “Saucy Salamander”, could include early versions of Ubuntu’s Mir display server and have the Qt-based Unity Next desktop environment for testing. However, the default configuration will continue to [...]

Srinagar, May 19: On the instructions of   Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir Justice, M M Kumar and Judge In-charge e-Court committee, High Court of Jammu Kashmir, Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir, the e-Committee, High Court of JK today organized the second session on Ubuntu Linux Awareness-Cum-Training Program under Change Management for the Judicial officers of [...]

Like Us on Facebook Unlike most hardware manufacturers, Google is happy to let hackers root their devices, even Google Glass. Google will even show you how. In a session at I/O 2013 titled “Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass,” Google [x] software engineers Hyunyoung Song and P.Y. Laligand demonstrated how to root Google Glass and install [...]

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NEWS / LINUX 18 May, 2013 | by Shunal Doke | <!– 33 Comments –> Google has shown attendees of its Google I/O event how one can go about running another operating system – namely Ubuntu – on their Google Glass. According to Engadget, the company showcased the process during a session named “Voiding your [...]

Tweet Linux Mint is an easy-to-use operating system that’s based on Ubuntu Linux. It comes pre-loaded with support for Flash, Java, and a range of media codecs that you’d have to install yourself with Ubuntu. While Linux Mint supports a range of desktop environments, the default user interface also looks a lot more like the [...]

Ubuntu tablets may not be particularly new, but thanks to its liberal build, things can get a bit more interesting when another OS is added to the mix. Ekoore’s Python S3 tablet goes a little further, nestling Ubuntu, Android and Windows 8 behind its 11.6-inch screen. Specifications can be customized on the order page, but [...]

At the currently running Google I/O conference, Google held a session entitled, “Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Google Glass” and showed how their new Google Glass eyewear can be rooted and Ubuntu installed on to the device. The screenshot below shows a laptop at the Google I/O conference running a terminal window in the top half [...]

Today at Google I/O the company held a session entitled “Voiding your Warranty” where employees demonstrated how to root Google Glass and install Ubuntu on it. What you’re seeing above is a screenshot from a laptop running a terminal window on top and showing the screencast output from Glass on the bottom — here running [...]