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HOWTO: Ubuntu on Windows

by Dustin Kirkland on 14 April 2016

As announced last week, Microsoft and Canonical have worked together to bring Ubuntu’s userspace natively into Windows 10.As of today, Windows 10 Insiders can...

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Adding snaps for secure, transactional packages in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

by Olli Ries on 12 April 2016

The development of the Ubuntu phone platform and its expansion to IoT and devices has challenged us to solve real problems in security and reliability. These...

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infographic: How many people use Ubuntu?

by Alexia Emmanoulopoulou on 7 April 2016

Discover the range of industries, people and services that are using Ubuntu right now. Netflix. Snapchat. Dropbox. Uber. Tesla…and the International space...

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Still have questions about Bash and Ubuntu on Windows?

by Dustin Kirkland on 1 April 2016

Still have questions about Ubuntu on Windows?Watch this Channel 9 session, recorded live at Build this week, hosted by Scott Hanselman, with questions...

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Mobile World Congress 2016, Day 1 Recap

by Canonical on 23 February 2016

Bhaskar Gorti, President, Applications and Analytics at Nokia discusses Service Modeling and NFV deploymentThis is my first Mobile World Congress (MWC), and I...

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#UbuntuAtMWC Competition

by Amrisha Prashar on 4 February 2016

We’re really excited about MWC this year and can’t wait to showcase the various demos across Cloud and Devices! For those of you not going we’d love to offer...

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Ubuntu is about people

by Canonical on 14 December 2015

Ubuntu has been around for just over a decade. That’s a long time for a project built around a field that evolves at such a rapid pace as computing. And not...

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MagicStick and Ubuntu Core, redefining the PC on stick experience

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 17 November 2015

MagicStick™ has had a highly successful campaign on Indiegogo for their affordable yet super powerful PC on a stick already reaching 7.5 times its funding...

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The Ubuntu Online Summit starts next week

by Canonical on 29 October 2015

Starting on Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th of November, a new edition of the Ubuntu Online Summit is taking place next week. Three days of free and live content...

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What’s new in Ubuntu 15.10: desktop and devices

by Canonical on 22 October 2015

The desktop edition of Ubuntu 15.10 will be available for download from today – 22nd October – with the latest developer tools and freshest desktop interface,...

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Announcing the UbuCon Summit

by Canonical on 21 October 2015

I am thrilled to announce the next big event in the Ubuntu calendar: the UbuCon Summit, taking place in Pasadena, CA, in the US, from the 21st to 22nd of...

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Ubuntu’s path to convergence

by Richard Collins on 20 October 2015

Ubuntu device convergence is now starting to happen as we move closer to bringing the first smartphones to market carrying a full Ubuntu desktop interface....