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OpenStack is 3

In April at the OpenStack Summit, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth quipped “My OpenStack, how you’ve grown” as a reference to the thousands of people in the room. OpenStack is indeed growing up and it seems incredible that this Friday, we celebrate OpenStacks’ 3rd Birthday. Incredible – it seems like only yesterday OpenStack was a twin

MTN Group joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group

The newest member of Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group is MTN Group, Africa’s largest multinational mobile telecoms provider operating in 21 countries across the region. MTN has a significant number of  business customers who can benefit from Ubuntu’s convergence and security capabilities. Pieter Verkade, Chief Commercial Officer at MTN Group

See your photos and illustrations in Ubuntu 13.10

Each cycle we get together as a community to select some fine default wallpapers for the new release of Ubuntu. Your pictures and illustrations could be in the 13.10!

Verizon Wireless joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group

Verizon Wireless is the latest member to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group. Verizon Wireless is the largest mobile network operator in the US and being able to work closely with them gives us an opportunity to shape Ubuntu into the most compelling new, alternative platform for mobile.  Samir Vaidya from the Device Technology team

China Unicom joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group

We’re delighted that China Unicom has joined the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group to shape the priorities of the Ubuntu team delivering our mobile experience. China Unicom is among the world’s largest mobile operators and has nearly 300 million mobile subscribers. Li Xingxin at China Unicom’s terminal research and support center comments; “U

HP ProLiant Ubuntu Server download

Welcome to HP customers Thank you for choosing Ubuntu and purchasing your support from HP. This page is where you can download your Ubuntu Server software and learn more how Ubuntu can work for you. Download Ubuntu Server* * Please note 12.04 LTS is the HP supported version. Ubuntu Server — for scale out computing

Technical guide for HP laptops

Modifying any technical settings puts your data at risk, so we strongly recommend you contact an HP service centre for guidance (call +91 9696 153 153 or email upic_hpsupport@hp.com). If you must make changes yourself, please read this guide carefully beforehand. It answers the following common questions: How do I create a bootable device

Smartfren joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group

Today we can announce PT Smartfren Telecom as the newest member of the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group. The CAG is a forum for mobile operators to influence the development of Ubuntu for smartphones. Smartfren is the largest mobile internet provider in Indonesia, an important market for the Ubuntu smartphone. Richard Tan Deputy CEO at Smart


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Create trusted compute pools in the cloud

Security is a big topic and concerns about security in the cloud is often cited by enterprises as a reason for not migrating workloads….featured-article a.button { display: none; }

Differentiation without fragmentation

When it comes to mobile devices, there’s a thin line between differentiation and fragmentation. Differentiation is enabling phone manufacturers and carriers to put their own stamp not just on the outside of the phone but also on the inside. To stand out against the competition in today’s market, manufacturers and carriers must go beyond t

Unlocking the phone

Edges are special to us. We use them for finding apps, tools and system services, so using the edges will be second nature to Ubuntu phone users. By using the launcher, how to launch your favourite app will become ingrained in your muscle memory of the left edge. The design vision behind Ubuntu for phones includes

The Juju Charm Championship begins

Ubuntu developer contest offers $10,000 for the most innovative charms Developers around the world are already saving time and money thanks to Juju, and now they have the opportunity to win money too. Today marks the opening of the Juju Charm Championship, in which developers can reap big rewards for getting creative with Juju charms.

Shorts: add, edit, share and adjust

In my previous blog post, we looked at the key screens for Shorts, the organic grid and the reading view. You can read about the list view behaviour in this document. In this post, I would like to look at journeys for adding and editing content, sharing an article and adjusting the reading view. Sharing

Ubuntu phone press kit

Ubuntu is a popular desktop OS that now offers a touch-based phone 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. About Ubuntu phone Leading open PC platform announ

Using Juju to deploy OpenStack

See how to deploy OpenStack easily on Ubuntu using Juju and the new Juju Charm Browser.

Latest design guides

It’s been a while since our last update to the app design guides so I thought it was about time I shared the latest additions to this growing resource. Screen sizes A brief intro to the framework we use for designing for a scalable OS – the grid unit. With a link directly to a more detailed


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