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Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.


Canonical
12 January 2012

Janrain powers the next generation of online indentity management with Ubuntu

Cloud and server Case study

Ubuntu Cloud Guest and Amazon’s public cloud power seamless sign-on and authentication for millions of web users. Summary US technology Janrain makes it simple for web users to access new sites using their existing online accounts, from Google and Facebook, to MySpace and Yahoo. Used on 350,000 sites, Janrain manages the sign-on process f ...


Canonical
12 January 2012

Ubuntu Success @ CES 2012

Ubuntu TV

Canonical and Ubuntu have made their CES debut this week, and already it’s been a resounding success. Ubuntu TV and Ubuntu One have both been of particular interest to a constant flow of visitors from media to manufacturers, exhibitors and developers. It is almost the end of day two and there have been over 5,000 ...


Canonical
9 January 2012

Canonical to showcase Ubuntu TV at CES

Ubuntu TV

As John Bernard suggested in a previous post, we have an exciting concept design that we will be showcasing at CES and on the web.  Ubuntu TV is a vision of how TV will work in the future. With no cables, no boxes and no hassles,  the goal is to uncomplicate television for the average ...


Canonical
6 January 2012

Launcher Reveal Prototype

Cloud and server Design

For the multi-monitor design project, we have been making use of prototypes to develop and test some of the finer interactions of the system. One such crucial element is the reveal of the Launcher, particularly as we are exploring having a Launcher on each display. The motivation for making the Launcher available from any display ...


Canonical
6 January 2012

System Settings for Precise

Ubuntu Design

With Unity we have been trying to raise the bar innovating in the User Experience with new UI elements, such as Dash and Overlay Scrollbars. But this shouldn’t come at the cost of overlooking less exciting but essential core areas of the OS. Last cycle we started thinking about how to improve System Settings, and in ...


Canonical
3 January 2012

Canonical at CES, Las Vegas, 10th – 13th January 2012

Ubuntu Desktop

Canonical will have a presence at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, from the 10th – 13th January. The booth, in the Upper Level of South Hall 4, is at location 35379 within the Las Vegas Convention Center. On display will be the latest in Desktop, Cloud and demonstrations on Ubuntu One, plus ...


Canonical
22 December 2011

VMware View Tech Preview now available in the Ubuntu Software Centre

Ubuntu open source

The ‘VMware View Client Tech’ Preview for Linux is now available through the Ubuntu Software Centre. This reinforces the great work done by ecosystem partners in making their latest and greatest technology available on Ubuntu. New devices are proliferating across all industries, with the Education sector being particularly strong. Ubuntu ...


Canonical
21 December 2011

Ubuntu IVI Remix Next Release

Ubuntu Engineering

The latest Ubuntu In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Remix is released as of December 2011. This release contains a number of updates and bugfixes from the previous Beta 1 release, as well as a targeted kernel from the Ubuntu kernel tree. It is now fully in sync with the standard Ubuntu desktop and server releases, allowing developers ...


Canonical
20 December 2011

Improving the Multi-Monitor Experience in Ubuntu

Ubuntu Design

Over the past few months we have been working on improving the multi-monitor experience in Ubuntu. We took the opportunity at UDS in November to get some feedback on a prototype, which shows how we are planning to develop the multi-monitor experience over the next few cycles: Here is a short video of the prototype ...


Canonical
19 December 2011

Vodacom Success !

Ubuntu Partners

Canonical launched Ubuntu at retail with Vodacom in October, and the Vodacom Webbook – embedded with Ubuntu – is currently available to buy in over 1,200 stores in South Africa. The product has been selling well and over the coming weeks is expected to be one of the ‘must have’ Christmas gifts for this year. ...


Canonical
12 December 2011

Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2011

Ubuntu Desktop

Last week saw the third annual Ubuntu Hardware Summit (UHS) taking place in Taipei. With over two hundred attendees present, the show is fast becoming one of the must-attend events within the software, ODM and OEM environments across Taiwan. With standing room only at the back of the room during the Keynote speech, Canonical set ...


Canonical
9 December 2011

Interview with Mr.doob

Ubuntu Design

In the following months we are going to invite inspiring artists to talk about their amazing work and the role that Ubuntu and free software cover, or could cover, in their creative lives. Today I invited a special Ubuntu friend to talk about his journey in creative coding. He is well known in the web ...