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Wednesday App Clinic – Update
By Canonical, 26 September 2013
Over the last few weeks, we’ve enjoyed running 2 Wednesday App Clinics. Thanks to all those who sent us their apps and questions. It’s been a fantastic...
Creating Evernote on Ubuntu for smartphones
By Canonical, 19 September 2013
The Ubuntu community has been supporting app development for Ubuntu on phones since its launch in January. Volunteer developers have contributed significant...
Charm Championship to be judged by industry leaders
By Canonical, 19 September 2013
As we approach the final month of the Juju Charm Championship, we’re excited to announce the panel of expert judges who will be reviewing submissions and...
Ubuntu on Windows Azure gets the Juju magic
By Mark Baker, 18 September 2013
September 17th, 2013. Today, Canonical, in cooperation with Microsoft, is announcing that Juju fully supports deploying services on Ubuntu into Windows Azure....
HP releases Ubuntu loaded machines in 1,500 stores in China
By Canonical, 17 September 2013
Ubuntu’s retail presence has grown again as HP brings a range of laptops pre-installed with a Chinese-centric version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to over 1,500 of its...
Ubuntu on Windows Azure gets the Juju magic
By Mark Baker, 17 September 2013
September 17th, 2013. Today, Canonical, in cooperation with Microsoft, is announcing that Juju fully supports deploying services on Ubuntu into Windows Azure....
Landscape updates Ubuntu with hyperscale management
By Canonical, 12 September 2013
Today we’re introducing some new features into Ubuntu’s systems management and monitoring tool, Landscape. Organisations will now be able to use Landscape to...
Ubuntu the challenger?
By Mark Baker, 10 September 2013
When it comes to using Linux on an enterprise server, Ubuntu is generally seen as the new challenger in a market dominated by established vendors specifically...
Critical workloads, private deployments and market opportunities abound in the cloud
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
In our annual Server and Cloud Survey we asked over 5,800 Ubuntu users from six continents to share their experience of using Ubuntu server and cloud, as well...
Facebook comes to Ubuntu phone
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
The Ubuntu community is developing a Facebook application for Ubuntu smartphones ready for launch later this year. It will be an Ubuntu Web App, which takes...
Wednesday App Design Clinic
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
Since Ubuntu touch was announced, its been fantastic to see the variety of apps you’ve been developing, from shopping lists to word games, to apps that aid...
Join in UbuntuVoice: be the voice of millions of Ubuntu users
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
In past years, we have had many Ubuntu users getting involved in helping with our user research. Now we feel it’s time to form a user research network, which...
Canonical – Dell launching Ubuntu in China in 1,000+ stores
By Maria Bonnefon, 5 September 2013
Over the next few weeks Chinese customers will be able to find more ways to purchase Dell computers pre-loaded with Ubuntu throughout even more cities! With...
Cloud gets a boost with VMware vCHS
By Mark Baker, 2 September 2013
On Monday August 26th, VMware announced the general availability of their vCloud Hybrid Service. This service, initially opened back in May to a restricted...
Ubuntu Cloud Guest
By peter-mahnke, 29 August 2013
Ubuntu is the most popular guest operating system in the world’s major public clouds. What makes Ubuntu such a natural choice for cloud providers and users?...
OpenStack primer
By Canonical, 29 August 2013
This short document introduces you to OpenStack and its components, what you can change and customise, and why Ubuntu and OpenStack work so well together.