With Android tablets falling from the skies like so much 7 and 10 inch hail, it’s nice to see a few tablet models running other operating systems hitting the market as well. Take the TENQ P07, which was spotted running Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition. The tablet sports a 10″ multitouch display, a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom […]
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Ubuntu 11.04 to replace GNOME interface with Unity
Canonical developed a new user interface for Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, called Unity. While GNOME has panels at the top and bottom of the screen, Unity instead has a top panel and a panel on the left side which you can use to quickly launch apps and access running apps. Unfortunately, while Unity was designed […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 multitouch support demo
While some folks have panned the new Unity interface for netbooks in the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, there is one kind of nifty new feature included in Ubuntu 10.10 for netbooks and tablets: the new uTouch gesture support. Unity includes a multitouch gesture library. It lets you perform actions such as expanding and moving […]
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System76 Linux netbooks to stick with Ubuntu 10.04 for now
Canonical released the latest version of Ubuntu Linux this weekend, to much fanfare. But while Ubuntu 10.10 is the latest… not everyone is convinced it’s the greatest. Linux computer system builders System76 has decided it wont’t be offering netbooks with Ubuntu 10.10. Instead, the company’s Starling Netbook will continue to ship with Ubuntu 10.04. The […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 now available for download
I suspect if you’re interested in installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on your netbook, notebook, desktop, or tablet computer, you already know this, but Canonical officially launched the latest version of its popular Linux-based operating system right on schedule today. Ubuntu 10.10 features a new user interface for netbooks and other devices with small displays. […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat hits release candidate phase
The folks at Canonical have decided to get a bit cute with the launch of the latest version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is due out on October 10th… also known as 10/10/10. Right on schedule, Canonical took the penultimate step toward delivering Meerkat on time by pushing out a […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 beta now available
Canonical has released Ubuntu 10.10 beta. The next version of the popular Linux distribution is supposed officially launch in October, but you can take the pre-release version for a spin today. As you’d expect, while the beta versions aren’t technically meant for use on your primary computer, the beta should be a lot more stable […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 3 now ready for download
Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions around, and the folks at canonical tend to release a major update every 6 months or so. But if you just can’t wait until October to see what the newest release will build, you can download Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 3 today. Just be careful. That […]
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could replace Firefox with Google Chrome
We already knew that Canonical was planning to overhaul the user interface for the next version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix — the version of Ubuntu Linux optimized for laptops with small screens and low power processors. But now it looks like Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could also come with some new default applications. The most […]