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Canonical
15 February 2013

App patterns applied: core utilities for Ubuntu on phones

Ubuntu User Experience

Many of you must have noticed the call for core apps proposals that’s being run by the Ubuntu Community team. The response has been great, thanks to everyone taking part! In the Design Team, we thought that we could chip in to this effort and come up with some design concepts that reflect the vision ...


Canonical
14 February 2013

Steam Client now available in Ubuntu Software Center

Ubuntu TV

Starting today, users can install the Steam Client with a few simple clicks in our Software Center, the fastest and safest way to install thousands of paid and free applications on Ubuntu. Canonical and Valve have worked closely together to make Ubuntu the best performing open platform for gaming and now the ultimate entertainment platfor ...


Canonical
14 February 2013

App patterns explained : Layout

Ubuntu User Experience

We want everyone to design and build beautiful and usable apps, and the App Design Guides help us do just that! So to kick things off, if you’re thinking about how to layout your app in portrait view, here’s how. Core layout   Your app must have A header on the top of the screen, which ...


Canonical
14 February 2013

Canonical exhibiting at CeBIT 5-9 March 2013

Ubuntu Canonical News

We are exhibiting at this year’s CeBIT event on March 5-9th, 2013 in Hannover Germany, in conjunction with our partner in the region, Teuto.net and we’re giving away number of free tickets to selected customers and partners. If you are interested in one of these tickets, please contact me at [email protected] for more informat ...


Canonical
13 February 2013

Announcing the App Design Guides

Ubuntu User Experience

We’re very excited to have just released the first version of the App Design Guides, the go-to destination to design and build beautiful and usable apps for Ubuntu on phones! There is also a very handy Ubuntu user interface toolkit preview for developers. We believe technology should be available to everyone. Going mobile is a big ...


Canonical
7 February 2013

Talking about gestures to Fast Company

Ubuntu User Experience

Presenting Ubuntu on phones last month caused a bit of a stir in the tech press. One of the main takeaways has been its assertion on an interface that’s based on direct and instant access to common functions via the edges of the screen. Since this is quite a disruption from traditional hard-key or soft-button ...


Canonical
1 February 2013

Ubuntu tablet press pack

Phone and tablet News

Ubuntu is a popular desktop OS that now offers a touch-based tablet interface, using gestures from all four edges of the screen to deliver a more immersive experience. It uniquely enables convergence of the mobile and PC worlds, boasting a stunning interface and a rich developer ecosystem. Press and media assets You can find more ...


Graham Bancroft
1 February 2013

Media FAQ for press pack: tablet

Ubuntu Article

What is Canonical announcing? What makes it so different from anything available on the market today? What is the target market for Ubuntu tablets? Is it simply a ‘blown-up’ version of the phone OS? Is there a version of Ubuntu for every device now? Which markets will Ubuntu be available in and when? How will ...


Canonical
28 January 2013

Raring to ringlead this cycle

Ubuntu Design

Raring Ringtail is well under way with delicious new visual elements being dropped in all the time, and the new default wallpaper has already landed. Now it’s our turn to add some community contributed assets to the mix in the form of the wallpapers submitted by us, the users of Ubuntu. Last cycle we limited ...


Jane Silber
21 January 2013

Ubuntu helped set the stage for today's inauguration

Ubuntu open source

Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama to his second term provides a good opportunity to look back at last year’s campaign and appreciate it in a bit more detail. We’ll skip discussion of the adverts, polls, photo ops, sound bites, political theatre and even the much appreciated informed debate on the issues, and focus instead on ...


Canonical
21 January 2013

Ubuntu at the heart of Obama for America success

Cloud and server Article

Harper Reed, CTO for the Obama For America presidential campaign talks to Canonical ...