Canonical
Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.
1489 posts by Canonical
Ubuntu
Crunch time on the Enterprise Desktop
by Canonical on 26 August 2011
Remember when Windows was the best desktop OS for business users? Seems like a while ago. The rise of browser-based apps, an increasingly mobile workforce and...
Ubuntu
History of the Alphabet (Hebrew, Greek, Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic)
by Canonical on 22 August 2011
The BBC just put up a five-minute audio slideshow “The story of how we got our alphabets” about the development of western writing, starting in 3,000 BC in...
Ubuntu
Quick wallpaper update
by Canonical on 17 August 2011
Just a quick update for those of you who are interested. As we speak the contributors whose images were selected for the last release of Ubuntu are sifting...
Ubuntu
Cloud Foundry Platform as a Service (PaaS) in Ubuntu 11.10
by Canonical on 17 August 2011
Great news that Ubuntu 11.10 will include Cloud Foundry, an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, deploy and run Cloud...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Arabic, in print!
by Canonical on 15 August 2011
A beta of Ubuntu Font Family Arabic, in print as part of the testing and debugging process for the Arabic coverage.The magazine is an intriguing tri-lingual...
Ubuntu
Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing
by Canonical on 4 August 2011
Recently we hired an external consultant to compare the usability of 2 email clients: Thunderbird and Evolution. I have taken some highlights from the report...
Desktop
Ubuntu helps bridge the digital divide in rural India
by Canonical on 4 August 2011
Powering servers and desktops for rural networking pioneer Summary Airjaldi’s vision is to provide broadband services in rural India where terrain is...
Ubuntu
New game titles in the Ubuntu Software Center
by Canonical on 3 August 2011
We’ve recently added a few titles to the Ubuntu Software Center and have been hard at work on getting more diverse applications landed there. BEEP! by Big Fat...
Cloud and server
Canonical launches technical support for Ubuntu on most popular public clouds
by Canonical on 28 July 2011
Full support and systems management services from the Ubuntu experts ready to go for most popular OS on the open public cloud Canonical today announces the...
Cloud and server
Canonical announces the Ubuntu Advantage Partner Programme for resellers
by Canonical on 25 July 2011
Global network of Canonical partner organisations to bring local delivery of services to businesses deploying Ubuntu London 25th July 2011: Canonical today...
Ubuntu
Wireless dominoes
by Canonical on 19 July 2011
A while back we linked a video which explored organic displays, screens composed by “smart”, independent and moving pixels. The concept of “invisible”...
Ubuntu
SpaceChem – Now on the Ubuntu Software Center!
by Canonical on 13 July 2011
The Ubuntu Software Center welcomes it’s newest title, SpaceChem! A top rated, highly acclaimed game is now ready for you to purchase and play through the...