Finally, after many delays, the first Ubuntu phone is about to hit the market. In Europe. And only through a series of…
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Severe “Ghost” flaw leaves Linux systems vulnerable to takeover
A serious vulnerability in a key Linux library could let attackers take complete control of systems, such as servers, that are based…
Read MoreCloudSigma gains Ubuntu certification through Canonical tie-in
Swiss/U.S. infrastructure-as-a-service provider CloudSigma has joined the likes of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure in gaining Ubuntu certification — a move…
Read MoreNetflix arrives on Linux, if you use Chrome
Ubuntu users can now stream movies and TV shows from Netflix without any workarounds, as long as they have Google's Chrome browser installed.…
Read MoreGoogle, Amazon and others react to Shellshock flaw with patches and advice
Major service and software providers are taking or have taken steps to limit the fallout of the bug, which affects vast swathes of internet infrastructure and probably many devices, too.…
Read MoreUbuntu may soon get native Netflix support
Getting Netflix to work on Linux has always been a bit difficult. Now, Ubuntu could gain native Netflix playback capabilities, thanks to Netflix's adoption of HTML5 video streaming.…
Read MoreSandstorm’s decentralized hosting platform could finally make indie web apps viable
Currently crowdfunding, Sandstorm is a genuinely exciting opportunity for the creation of a viable, federation-friendly indie web-app ecosystem. It promises the benefits of running your own server, without having to actually do so -- usability is the name of the game here.…
Read MoreWhy the operating system still (kind of) matters
Canonical founder and space traveler Mark Shuttleworth came on the Structure Show this week to discuss Ubuntu's role as the operating system of choice for cloud computing. As OpenStack takes precedence over the operating system, he argues, Red Hat's licensing can't last.…
Read MoreLinux trailblazer Mark Shuttleworth on why it’s OpenStack that matters now
On this week's Structure Show, Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth on why we have to move on from the operating system wars to get to cloud goodness.…
Read MoreTwo small manufacturers will release Ubuntu phones this year, Canonical says
Meizu and BQ, which you will be forgiven for not recognizing, will be the first manufacturers to release Ubuntu mobile devices, and Canonical claims bigger names will follow in 2015.…
Read MoreMajor setbacks for two new smartphone OSs, Tizen and Ubuntu Touch
Looks like there won't be any big new challengers for iOS and Android this year, after Japan's NTT DoCoMo shelved plans for a Tizen launch and Canonical conceded that no big manufacturers will release Ubuntu phones this year.…
Read MoreCanonical’s two-for-one holiday special: Dual-booting Ubuntu and Android
Tech enthusiasts and developers no longer need to decide between running Android or Ubuntu on a smartphone or tablet. Thanks to Canonical, you can have both through a dual-boot solution.…
Read MoreDocker goes broader — supporting more Linux distros out of the box
If you liked Docker before you may love it now that it supports more Linux variants -- no futzing necessary!…
Read MoreFlexiant readies OpenStack support with plug-in-friendly Orchestrator release
The British company, whose software aims to help service providers enter the cloud game, has "opened up" its platform to allow more flexibility. It's also preparing to support OpenStack, claiming it will make service provider deployments less painful.…
Read MoreUbuntu launches on mobile – but without some key elements
Ubuntu "Saucy Salamander" 13.10 may be the first properly mobile-friendly version of the distro, but there are usability issues, an app shortage and -- as yet -- no ability to make it run like desktop Ubuntu when hooked up to an HDMI monitor.…
Read MoreCanonical wants to make OpenStack less of a pain to deploy with Ubuntu Server 13.10
OpenStack may be on the rise, but its competitors often point to the complexity of setting it up. Ubuntu Server 13.10, due out next week, aims to eliminate that concern through the introduction of so-called charm bundles.…
Read MoreHewlett Packard may offer an OpenStack distribution of its own
The vendor's move raises an important question: how many OpenStack distributions is too many OpenStack distributions?…
Read MoreAn improved Ubuntu Touch coming with Saucy Salamander on October 17
Canonical may not have raised enough money on Kickstarter for its Ubuntu Edge phone but Ubuntu Touch is alive and kicking. The company is pushing hard to test the software for phones and tablets to launch alongside Ubuntu 13.10 next month.…
Read MoreCanonical’s Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding dream is over. So what’s next for Ubuntu mobile?
The Ubuntu Edge may have broken a record for the most money pledged in a crowdfunding campaign, but ultimately it failed to reach its $32 million goal by a long shot. A focus on enterprise would be smart now.…
Read MoreFWIW, the Ubuntu Edge has become a crowdfunding record-breaker
Canonical's hybrid mobile-PC concept device has overtaken the Pebble smartwatch's $10.27 million haul to become the biggest crowdfunding pledge recipient. The Edge campaign will probably still fail, but at least Canonical's idea has received validation.…
Read MoreCanonical introduces cheaper options in Ubuntu Edge funding drive — was $830 too much?
Canonical's Indiegogo campaign for the highly-specced Ubuntu Edge smartphone was racing ahead while the $600 "perk level" was available, but slowed once it was gone. The company got the message: cheaper tiers are once more on offer.…
Read MoreGame on! Canonical wants to crowdfund $32M in a month to make Ubuntu Edge
The Ubuntu firm must now find 40,000 people who are willing to pony up at least $600 up-front for a handset running an as-yet-unproven mobile operating system. Then again, it also runs Android and the specs are outrageous...…
Read MoreCan free Red Hat on AWS make it the de facto Linux for the cloud, too?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux gets a free tier of its own on Amazon Web Services, perhaps in a bid to unseat Ubuntu which runs more than half of all EC2 instances.…
Read MoreWith 1M new downloads in 3 months, Node.js momentum just keeps on keeping on
The server-side JavaScript framework keeps winning adherents from GM to Yahoo, according to Strongloop, which offers commercially supported versions of the technology.…
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