Raspberry Pi 500 & Official USB Monitor Announced
Raspberry Pi today announced the Raspberry Pi 500, an updated version of its keyboard PC, this one powered by the Raspberry Pi 5. And it’s also announced a device many won’t have expected: an official monitor! This year, Raspberry Pi has announced ...
OBS Studio Update Adds New Features, Drops 22.04 Support
For high-quality screen recording and streaming from the desktop nothing comes close to matching the power and versatility of cross-platform and open-source OBS Studio – this weekend a new version went live. What’s new in OBS Studio 31.0? A slate o...
Linux 6.12 Kernel Confirmed as Long-Term Support Version
Last month’s Linux 6.12 kernel was a big update filled with new features, hardware support, and performance tune-ups. Now, it’s just gotten even sweeter: it’s an LTS! Those au fait with kernel development won’t be surprised by this news since, ...
Latest COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support
Development on COSMIC, a new open-source desktop environment created by developers a Linux-based hardware company System76, continues at pace, with a 4th alpha now available. System76 said new alpha releases of the COSMIC DE would roughly appear once a...
Meet Canonical at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona
Canonical is excited to return to the Mobile World Congress (MWC), taking place in Barcelona on March 3-6, 2025. Next year’s event brings attendees together around a new theme: Converge. Create. Connect. This edition will delve into topics like ent...
Mozilla Formally Unveils its Rawr-Some New Branding
Mozilla has finally unwrapped its new branding, describing the first refresh to its logo in over a decade as not merely ‘a facelift’ but an effort to lay foundations for the company’s next 25 years. If you read this blog regularly — thank you! ...
Mozilla Formally Unveils its Rawr-Some New Logo
Mozilla has finally announced its new branding, describing its first refresh in over a decade as not merely ‘a facelift’ but an effort to lay the foundation for the company’s next 25 years. If you read this blog regularly — thank you! — you k...
Want to Try Tab Groups in Firefox? Here’s How
Tab groups, a nifty productivity feature already present in many other web browsers, including Google Chrome and Vivaldi, are coming to Mozilla Firefox. Except— that isn’t news, of course. Mozilla announced a series of major new features coming to ...
Canonical announces Ubuntu Security Research Alliance Program
Today, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced its new Ubuntu Security Research Alliance Program, a free partnership between Canonical and open source vulnerability scanning organizations. The goal is to ensure vulnerability data is more transp...
Flexbar Brings Apple’s Touch Bar Back from the Dead
A new crowdfunding project aims to revive the (oft-derided) MacBook Pro Touch Bar, this time as a standalone device that work with Windows, macOS and, potentially, Linux too. It’s called Flexbar, and it’s currently seeking cash through Kickstarter....
Documentation, development and design for technical authors
Typically, a technical writer takes the product created by a development team, and writes the documentation that expresses the product to its users. At Canonical we take a different approach. Documentation is part of the product. It’s the responsibi...
Cinnamon Desktop 6.4 Brings New Look, New Features
A new version of the Cinnamon desktop environment has been tagged for release – a sure-fire sign that the Linux Mint 22.1 beta is on the way! As the flagship desktop of Linux Mint, Cinnamon 6.4 will come preinstalled in Linux Mint 22.1 when it’s re...
Cinnamon Desktop 6.4 Released with New Look
A new version of the Cinnamon desktop environment has been tagged for release – a sure-fire sign that the Linux Mint 22.1 beta is on the way! As the flagship desktop of Linux Mint, Cinnamon 6.4 will come preinstalled in Linux Mint 22.1 when it’s re...
Join Canonical in Mumbai at HPE Discover More
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is proud to sponsor HPE Discover More in Mumbai. Join us to learn how Canonical and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) can help you securely advance your business with comprehensive open source solutions that span fr...
Discord Screen Share Sound Finally Works on Linux
If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system audio’ when setti...
Discord Screen Share Audio Now Works on Linux
If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system audio’ when setti...
Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option
Calibre 7.22 is out — and yes, I’m making extra special effort to not mangle the version number this release as I always seem to insert an extra period in the string whenever I cover the the app! Unwieldy looking though it can seem, the open-source...
