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Canonical
21 October 2015

Announcing the UbuCon Summit

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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 January 2016, hosted at SCALE and with Mark Shuttleworth on the opening keynote.Taking UbuCons to the next levelUbuCons are a remarkable achievement from the Ubuntu...

Canonical
21 October 2015


Richard Collins
20 October 2015

Ubuntu’s path to convergence

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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. The real test for a smartphone which can double up as a PC is to give users the same experience from their smartphone as they get from their primary PC.

Richard Collins
20 October 2015


Amrisha Prashar
15 October 2015

Dell World

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Dell World 20th-22nd October 2015 Austin, Texas Austin Convention Center Dell World is a three day event held in Austin, Texas bringing together technology leaders and decision makers from organisations of all sizes across a variety of different industries. This fifth annual event of its kind presents a forum for...

Amrisha Prashar
15 October 2015


Canonical
13 October 2015

The System76 Superfan contest

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Ubuntu enables a thriving ecosystem of suppliers who offer commercial devices and services around the OS. This is a guest post from System76, the technology company that builds all their retail devices for Ubuntu. All System76 laptops, desktops and servers are loaded with Ubuntu and are custom built to every order. With...

Canonical
13 October 2015


Maria Bonnefon
27 August 2015

Windows 10: is it finally time to migrate to Ubuntu?

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Public and private enterprises across the world have been using Microsoft Windows for years, but it calls into question whether this is in fact the best choice or simply force of habit? With recent security and performance issues coming to the fore, an increasing number of companies are exploring the benefits of using...

Maria Bonnefon
27 August 2015


Canonical
10 August 2015

Ubuntu One file syncing code Open Sourced

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Today, we’re happy to be open sourcing the biggest piece of our Ubuntu One file syncing service. The code we’re releasing is the server side of what desktop clients connected to when syncing local or remote changes. This is code where most of the innovation and hard work went throughout the years, where we faced

Canonical
10 August 2015


Canonical
7 July 2015

Ubuntu to ship on Lenovo laptops in India

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Lenovo to start shipping Ubuntu preloaded laptops in India starting with the Thinkpad L450 This marks the first joint launch for Canonical and Lenovo in India; building on the strong momentum Ubuntu has already achieved in the region Devices to be largely sold through selected commercial resellers/distributors across...

Canonical
7 July 2015


Canonical
5 May 2015

Ubuntu now available for pre-order on AMD-based laptops at Ebuyer.com

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A number of new HP solutions preloaded with Ubuntu and powered by AMD technology are available on pre-order from Ebuyer.com Increases Ubuntu’s e-tail presence within the UK 05 May 2015, London: Electronic Commerce Retailer Ebuyer has launched a series of AMD-based HP laptops preloaded with Ubuntu. These devices are...

Canonical
5 May 2015


Canonical
21 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04: Desktop, Phone and IoT; towards a converged future

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Ubuntu 15.04 desktop extends leadership of developer experience Snappy Ubuntu Core on general availability for the first time New developer tools allow immediate and constant access to latest updates London – 21 April, 2015. Ubuntu 15.04, the latest release from Canonical, will be available for download this week with...

Canonical
21 April 2015


Canonical
17 April 2015

Tendering with Ubuntu

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Public and private entities across the globe are increasingly turning towards Ubuntu for high performing robust solutions and saving millions in the process! Canonical recognises this growing demand and we are building more tools that will allow these entities to get product pre-loaded by OEMs which is fully enabled and...

Canonical
17 April 2015


Canonical
9 April 2015

Designed for developers – Dell launches two new Ubuntu-based systems

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Ubuntu's strong developer community will be pleased to hear that two new Dell devices targeted at developers are now available in market: the Dell XPS 13 laptop and the Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation. The Ubuntu-based Dell XPS 13 laptop developer edition is the fourth generation of its series and embodies a...

Canonical
9 April 2015


Canonical
17 March 2015

UK Government issues Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Security Guidance

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CESG, the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance (IA) within the UK Government, have released their End User Devices Guidance for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. While primarily aimed at government institutions working with information at the OFFICIAL security classification, this security guidance is based around...

Canonical
17 March 2015


Canonical
16 March 2015

MWC 2015: a week to remember

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As the lights go down on Mobile World Congress 2015, we’ve taken a bit of time to reflect on what has become one of our favourite events in the conference calender. And what a week it was! Congress touched every team within Canoncial and so here’s a bit of insight into what we did there:

Canonical
16 March 2015


Canonical
2 March 2015

Dell launches Ubuntu loaded machines across 500 stores in Latin America

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Ubuntu has once again expanded its distribution presence by launching across 500 stores in Latin America with Dell. This comes off the back of successful retail efforts in other global markets such as China, India and Southeast Asia. Consumers in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will be now be able to more readily purchase...

Canonical
2 March 2015