Mozilla is Shutting Down Pocket to Focus on Firefox
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the popular “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and subsequently integrated into its Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, though existing users (and paying subscribers, who Mozilla say will rece...
Ubuntu 25.10 Will Ship with the Linux 6.17 Kernel
Day-by-day we’re learning more on what to expect in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’, the next short-term release of Ubuntu due for release in October. Today, Canonical’s Kleber Souza, member of the Ubuntu Kernel Team, confirmed the plan is to sh...
GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS
GNOME is looking to jettison X11 session support - as soon as this year, which may impact Ubuntu's plans for its next long-term support release. You're reading GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do ...
High Tide (TIDAL Client for Linux) Gains New Features
High Tide, an unofficial TIDAL client for Linux, now offers background playback, audio normalisation, synced lyrics and various visual improvements. You're reading High Tide (TIDAL Client for Linux) Gains New Features, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do ...
Fender’s New Music Creation Software Supports Linux
Fender Studio is a new free cross-platform DAW for Linux, backed by the iconic instrument maker. Details on what it can do inside. You're reading Fender’s New Music Creation Software Supports Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce else...
What is geopatriation?
Geopatriation refers to the relocation of workloads and applications from global cloud hyperscalers to regional or national alternatives due to geopolitical uncertainty.
Microsoft Open-Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux
Well here’s a turn up: Microsoft just released the source code for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its nifty fully open source after almost a decade of development. The tech giant announced the news at this year’s BUILD event, where it ma...
Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds Keyboard Shortcut Controls
A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing the increasingly gamified, a...
Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds New Keyboard Shortcut Controls
A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing the increasingly gamified, a...
elementary OS Preview Cool Upcoming Features
The elementary OS 8.0.1 release back in March brought an appreciable set of improvements with it, including a much-improved Files app, but as ever in development: the work never stops! Project founder, Danielle Foré, recently recapped a few smaller fe...
elementary OS Preview Some Cool Upcoming Features
The elementary OS 8.0.1 release back in March brought an appreciable set of improvements with it, including a much-improved Files app, but as ever in development: the work never stops! Project founder, Danielle Foré, recently recapped a few smaller fe...
Ubuntu 25.10 to Include New Image Viewer, Terminal Apps
Ubuntu’s “Questing Quokka” has begun its journey to release land, and it seems it’s off with fresh provisions – devs just announced plans to ship a pair new apps in the 25.10 release out October. Loupe is to replace Eye of GNOME as the defaul...
Ubuntu is Replacing its Image Viewer and Terminal Apps
Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' will ship Loupe and Ptyxis as default image viewer and terminal apps in the upcoming October release. You're reading Ubuntu is Replacing its Image Viewer and Terminal Apps, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce e...
Firefox Now Lets You Add Custom Images to New Tab Page
A number of new personalisation features have been added to the Firefox New Tab page in the past year, including the ability to pick a background image from a small set of hand-picked pics and solid colours. Pleasant though those curated images are, th...
Firefox Now Supports Custom Images on New Tab Page
A number of new personalisation features have been added to the Firefox New Tab page in the past year, including the ability to pick a background image from a small set of hand-picked pics and solid colours. Pleasant though those curated images are, th...
