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Ambiance Theme Updated With Dark Toolbars For Nautilus And Other GNOME 3 Apps...

The Ubuntu Light Themes - Ambiance and Radiance -, have been updated today in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander with a fix for the GNOME 3 "symbolic toolbars". Applications that use such toolbars, like...

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Xubuntu 13.10 XMir ISO Available For Testing

The Xubuntu team hasn't decided yet if the Xfce Ubuntu flavor will switch to XMir or continue with X.org for 13.10. Before making the decision, this needs to be properly tested so an Xubuntu ISO...

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Rhythmbox Google Play Music Plugin: Rhythmbox-GMusic

Rhythmbox-GMusic is a Rhythmbox plugin for Google Play Music.Using Rhythmbox-GMusic, you can play your Google Play music using Rhythmbox. The plugin features a very simple and uses an interface similar...

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AeroFS Makes Cloudless, Secure File Sync Easy

AeroFS is a tool somewhat similar to BitTorrent Sync, that allows you to securely synchronize files between computers. The data is synchronized directly between clients, without using a central cloud...

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Tribler BitTorrent Client Sees New Release [Ubuntu PPA]

Tribler is an open source, decentralized peer-to-peer client based on the BitTorrent protocol, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.Like other BitTorrent clients, Tribler features a search box you...

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Using Nvidia Graphics Drivers With Initial Optimus Support In Ubuntu 13.10...

As you probably know, the Nvidia graphics drivers have received initial Optimus support a while back. Currently, the Nvidia GPU can be used to render the desktop, but there's no power saving yet. That...

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Easily Download And Install Google Web Fonts In Ubuntu With TypeCatcher

TypeCatcher is an application that allows to easily browse, search, download and install fonts from the Google Web Fonts collection, which includes hundreds of open source fonts."Google Fonts makes it...

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Nuvola Player 2.1 Beta 1 Released [Cloud Music Player With Desktop Integration]

Nuvola Player is a cloud music player that supports services such as Grooveshark, Google Play Music, Amazon Cloud Player, Pandora, Rdio, Hype Machine or 8tracks.The application integrates tightly with...

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TrueCrypt With Ubuntu AppIndicator PPA

Ubuntu doesn't support tray icons by default and further more, the systray whitelist, which could be used to get applications to use the systray, has been removed with Ubuntu 13.04.This is pretty bad...

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Quick elementary OS 0.2 Luna (Stable) Overview

Two years after the "Jupiter" release, elementary OS 0.2 Luna (stable) has been made available for download recently. With a bit of a delay, here's a quick overview of what to expect from Luna, along...

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Evernote Linux Client `NixNote 2` To Ditch Java For C++ / Qt, Alpha Version...

NixNote (previously Nevernote) is an unofficial open source Evernote client written in Java, but it seems this will change with the next major release and C++/Qt will be used instead.For those not...

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New PPA For Numix GTK And Icon Themes, More

Quick update for Numix fans: a new Numix PPA has been created and it hosts daily builds for Numix GTK theme, two Numix icon themes, a Plank theme and even a Numix wallpaper. More Numix related artwork...

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Lightbox-Style Image Viewer `PhotoQt` Updated With Window Mode,...

PhotoQt (previously called "Photo") is a fast, stylish image viewer that supports basic image manipulation and file management and more. The application has been updated recently, getting a window mode...

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Pipelight: Use Silverlight In Your Linux Browser To Watch Netflix, Maxdome...

Pipelight is project that brings Silverlight to any Linux browser that supports the Netscape Plugin API. Using it, you can use services that require Silverlight, such as Netflix, in native Linux web...

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Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Not Switching To XMir By Default

In a Xubuntu team meeting, it was decided that Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander won't ship with Mir & XMir by default.The reasons behind the decision is that XMir doesn't bring improvements yet and...

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Download The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Community Wallpapers

The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander community wallpapers have landed in Saucy recently. The wallpaper pack comes with 18 elegant images, including 3 cool salamander wallpapers:DownloadDownload Ubuntu...

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Popular Mobile IM / VoIP App `Viber` Available For Linux

Viber is an application that sits somewhere between Skype and WhatsApp, which can be used to make free calls, send text messages, photos and video messages without having to register (all phone...

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E-book Management App `Calibre` 1.0 Released

Calibre is an open source tool to manage e-books, which features e-book syncing with popular e-book readers, library management and e-book conversion between various formats. The application is...

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App Grid: New Lightweight Ubuntu Software Center Alternative

App Grid is a new lightweight Ubuntu Software alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.The application is currently...

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Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser Plugin Gets New Coverflow View, Rhythmbox 2.99...

CoverArt Browser is a Rhythmbox plugin that lets you browse and play your music library using an album art view.The plugin comes with many useful features which basically transform Rhythmbox into a new...

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