Pear OS 8 Linux Will Imitate iOS 7

Pear Linux is an Ubuntu based distribution that imitates Mac OS. Loosely it could be dubbed as the Mac OS for Linux. Even the logo of Pear OS (a missing bite from a pear) resembles Apple’s logo,  Don’t believe me, look at the screenshot of Pear OS 7below: Like most of the other Linux OS,...

French National Police Switch 37,000 Desktops To Linux

Linux is not “geeks only” anymore. It is also “suits friendly” or at least “uniform friendly” in France. French national law enforcement agency Gendarmerie is now running over 37,000 desktops on Linux. Interestingly, Gendarmerie uses a custom Linux based on Ubuntu, GendBuntu. Gendarmerie...

Argos announces new £99 Android tablet

With just 70 days until Christmas, Argos has released its own budget and family-friendly tablet that the retailer hopes will pop up on Christmas lists. See also: The top 10 best tablets: What's the best tablet you can buy in 2013? Priced at £99.99, digital, catalogue and high-street retailer...

Nexus 5 release date, price, photos, and specs rumours

Nexus 5 leaks have reached a new high with the phone shown off in a lengthy video (see below). We've rounded up all the possible release date, price and specs for the Google Nexus 5. Updated on 14/10/13. See also: Android 4.4 KitKat release date, features, photos and rumours. The Nexus 5 will be Google's...

Enhanced Previews, Scope Toggles Added to Unity Testing PPA

It might not have been mature enough to ship in Ubuntu 13.04, but work on enhancing the Smart Scopes Service for Unity continues apace. Over in the more ‘development-y’ of the development PPAs enhanced previews are now available for most results, including those from DeviantArt,...

Unity 8 Available in Ubuntu 13.10 – But Don’t Expect Too Much

A ‘Early Alpha’ of Unity 8 is available to install and test in Ubuntu 13.10 from today – just don’t expect too much from it quite yet. Unity 8 is not set to be fully integrated into Ubuntu desktop until around 14.10. So while you can install and run Unity 8 on the desktop of 13.10 it is not yet a...