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E-book Management App `Calibre` 1.0 Released 26 Aug 2013 | 05:33 pm
Calibre is an open source tool to manage e-books, which features e-book syncing with popular e-book readers, e-book conversion between various formats and library management, available for Linux, Wind...
Popular Mobile IM / VoIP App `Viber` Available For Linux 26 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
Viber is an application that sits somewhere between Skype and WhatsApp, which can be used to make free calls, send text messages, photos and video messages without having to register (all phone contac...
Download The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Community Wallpapers 26 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander community wallpapers have landed in Saucy recently. The wallpaper pack comes with 18 elegant images, including 3 cool salamander wallpapers: Download Download Ubun...
Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Not Switching To XMir By Default 23 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
In a Xubuntu team meeting, it was decided that Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander won't ship with Mir & XMir by default. The reasons behind the decision is that XMir doesn't bring improvements yet and th...
Pipelight: Use Silverlight In Your Linux Browser To Watch Netflix, Maxdome Videos And More 22 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
Pipelight is project that brings Silverlight to any Linux browser that supports the Netscape Plugin API. Using it, you can use services that require Silverlight, such as Netflix, in native Linux web b...
Lightbox-Style Image Viewer `PhotoQt` Updated With Window Mode, GraphicsMagick Support 21 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
PhotoQt (previously called "Photo") is a fast, stylish image viewer that supports basic image manipulation and file management and more. The application has been updated recently, getting a window m....
New PPA For Numix GTK And Icon Themes, More 21 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
Quick update for Numix fans: a new Numix PPA has been created and it hosts daily builds for Numix GTK theme, two Numix icon themes, a Plank theme and even a Numix wallpaper. More Numix related artwork...
Evernote Linux Client `NixNote 2` To Ditch Java For C++ / Qt, Alpha Version Available 20 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
NixNote (previously Nevernote) is an unofficial open source Evernote client written in Java, but it seems this will change with the next major release and C++/Qt will be used instead. For those not f...
Quick elementary OS 0.2 Luna (Stable) Overview 20 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Two years after the "Jupiter" release, elementary OS 0.2 Luna (stable) has been made available for download recently. With a bit of a delay, here's a quick overview of what to expect from Luna, along ...
TrueCrypt With Ubuntu AppIndicator PPA 9 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Ubuntu doesn't support tray icons by default and further more, the systray whitelist, which could be used to get applications to use the systray, has been removed with Ubuntu 13.04. This is pretty ba...
