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• Linux Foundation's open-source cloud conference set for August

  By Jon Gold | 25 April, 2012 14:29

  The Linux Foundation today announced that it would hold a symposium on the cloud, big data and open source this August in San Diego dubbed CloudOpen.

• Ubuntu founder pitches new tool for server provisioning

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 April, 2012 00:51

  Ubuntu developer Canonical is working on a new provisioning platform called Metal as a Service (MAAS), which will be used to activate new servers, on top of which a cloud can be deployed, founder Mark Shuttleworth said in a blog post on Wednesday.

• Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' reaches final beta

  By Katherine Noyes | 31 March, 2012 06:17

  With just a few weeks remaining before the final release of Ubuntu Linux 12.04 "Precise Pangolin," Canonical has released the second and final beta version of the free and open source operating system.

• No unified stack soon for big data

  By Joab Jackson | 16 March, 2012 05:04

  Despite the growing interest in big data platforms, it may be some time before organizations will be able to deploy a standardized big data software stack, concluded a panel of speakers Wednesday during a virtual panel hosted by GigaOm.

• Ubuntu Linux 12.04 one-ups Windows and Mac, Shuttleworth says

  By Katherine Noyes | 07 March, 2012 04:25

  The first beta version of Ubuntu Linux 12.04 “Precise Pangolin” was launched late last week, giving fans of the free and open source operating system an early glimpse at what to expect in the final release due next month.

• Ubuntu Android add-on designed to replace PCs

  By Joab Jackson | 22 February, 2012 05:29

  Canonical has unveiled software that will give Android smartphones the ability to run full desktop computer sessions on computer monitors and television sets.

• Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts

  By Joab Jackson | 25 January, 2012 04:13

  Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.

• Oracle's latest Java moves frustrate users and vendors

  By Paul Krill | 10 January, 2012 22:24

  Oracle, which officially took on the big job of shepherding Java two years ago this month, is traveling bumpy roads lately, with its modularization and licensing plans for Java raising eyebrows and security concerns coming to the fore as well.

• Canonical demonstrates Ubuntu TV

  By Joab Jackson | 10 January, 2012 04:58

  Anticipating a growing market for smart television sets, Canonical will be demonstrating a version of its popular Ubuntu Linux OS that can be used for running TVs.

• Ubuntu shows DistroWatch decline as Mint soars

  By John E Dunn | 27 November, 2011 01:42

  Linux Mint appears to be soaring in popularity at the expense of high-profile distros such as Ubuntu, figures from DistroWatch have suggested.

• Canonical's Ubuntu Linux will battle for mobile developers

  By Paul Krill | 02 November, 2011 10:01

  Canonical, which has great ambitions to extend its Ubuntu Linux to such devices as smartphones and tablets, is prepared to reach out to developers to get them to build the applications necessary to make the platform successful. But the company will have its work cut out for it, given that established providers on the market have a substantial head start.

• Is Ubuntu Linux too late to the mobile game?

  By Katherine Noyes | 02 November, 2011 06:06

  Canonical certainly delivered some exciting news this week when it announced that its Ubuntu Linux distribution is on the way to tablets, smartphones, and TVs.

• Ubuntu to run on tablets, smartphones and TVs, canonical founder says

  By John E Dunn | 02 November, 2011 04:49

  Canonical is working with hardware vendors to port Ubuntu to smartphones, tablet computers and Internet TVs, founder Mark Shuttleworth has told journalists.

• As Ubuntu Linux turns 7, 'Precise Pangolin' planning begins

  By Katherine Noyes | 21 October, 2011 04:52

  It was exactly seven years ago that the very first version of Ubuntu Linux--dubbed "Warty Warthog"--was released, kicking off a long line of increasingly popular versions of the free and open source operating system.

• Ubuntu 11.10 to feature Arm support, cloud orchestration

  By Joab Jackson | 08 October, 2011 03:14

  The next version of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux distribution, to be released next week, will be the first to run on the Arm architecture, as well as the first edition to offer a new cloud service orchestration engine, called JuJu.