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200 posts from 2014
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS wallpaper
By Canonical, 10 March 2014
Hey For the last couple of weeks we’ve been working on the new Ubuntu Wallpaper. It is never easy trust me. The most difficult part was to work out the...
The very best edge of all
By Mark Shuttleworth, 8 March 2014
The bottom edge is the most natural one to use, and Ubuntu has given it to developers to make the most of. Some design guidance establishes a framework for...
Thanks for all your submissions!
By Canonical, 6 March 2014
The submissions process for Ubuntu 14.04 is now closed. If you’d like to look at the images head over to the Flickr Group. From here on a group of dedicated...
Loving the bottom edge
By Canonical, 6 March 2014
The bottom edge is the most pleasurable edge to use. Grab a phone, any phone, and slide your thumb up over the bottom edge, then back. Go on, do it a few...
Latest from the web team — February 2014
By Inayaili de León Persson, 27 February 2014
Time flies! February is mostly behind us now and hopefully spring won’t take too long to show up in London. In the last few weeks we’ve worked on: Ubuntu...
Easy app publishing on Ubuntu
By Canonical, 27 February 2014
Developing your app for Ubuntu? Want to understand Ubuntu’s app publishing process? Today we have released a step by step video guide which shows just how...
Ubuntu Resources — beta!
By Inayaili de León Persson, 27 February 2014
Today we’ve released a new version of Ubuntu Resources with some new functionality and design improvements, and we’ve now moved from alpha to beta! Feedback...
Announcing the third Ubuntu app showdown contest!
By Canonical, 26 February 2014
Today we announce the launch of our third Ubuntu App Showdown contest! We are excited to bring you yet another engaging developer competition, where the...
Ubuntu looks stunning on phones and tablets at MWC 2014
By Canonical, 21 February 2014
The latest development of Ubuntu for phones and tablets is on show at this year’s Mobile World Congress – including the visually stunning “scopes”, a new...
When it comes to cloud and scale out, Ubuntu has the winning model
By Mark Baker, 20 February 2014
Two of the most frequently asked questions about Ubuntu and Canonical are: * So, just how do you make money when Ubuntu is free? and * Ubuntu is great for...
Canonical welcomes Joyent to its Certified Public Cloud Programme
By Mark Baker, 20 February 2014
Launching applications and workloads in the cloud should be a seamless experience, so today we announced a partnership with Joyent to bring optimised and...
Canonical announces first partners to ship Ubuntu phones
By Canonical, 19 February 2014
bq and Meizu sign agreements to deliver and ship Ubuntu phones Online campaigns with bq and Meizu will make Ubuntu phones available globally Strong support...