Steam’d Penguins: Valve announces Steam coming to Ubuntu

Valve Software Blog:

Why Ubuntu? There are a couple of reasons for that. First, we’re just starting development and working with a single distribution is critical when you are experimenting, as we are. It reduces the variability of the testing space and makes early iteration easier and faster. Secondly, Ubuntu is a popular distribution and has recognition with the general gaming and developer communities. This doesn’t mean that Ubuntu will be the only distribution we support. Based on the success of our efforts around Ubuntu, we will look at supporting other distributions in the future.

Via Engadget

Two great sites to look for Wallpapers.

Adobe releases update for Flash Player to address vulnerabilities.

Firefox Introduces a Simpler Update Process and More Than 85 Improvements to Developer Tools

The biggest difference is that it now follows the trend stablished by Chrome of updating silently in the background. It used to be my favorite browser, but it is not keeping up with the rest. Anyway, if you want it, it’s available for Windows, Mac or Linux [Link].

Steve Jobs once made a job offer to Linus Torvalds.

Adobe releases Flash Player update.

Cool interactive tour on Ubuntu.com

This is a very nicely done interactive tour of Ubuntu for those who have never used it before. It acts like a live Ubuntu Desktop (well, not really, you don’t have all the functionality of course), and lets you explore around and see what is like.

Adobe and Google Partnering for Flash Player on Linux

Adobe:

Adobe has been working closely with Google to develop a single modern API for hosting plugins within the browser (one which could replace the current Netscape plugin API being used by the Flash Player).

Enjoy.

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Ubuntu for Android

Why carry two devices, when you could carry only one? Your next high-end smartphone has far more horsepower than you’ll need on a phone, and more than enough for a laptop. So we’ve brought Android together with Ubuntu, the world’s favourite free operating system, to give you a full productivity desktop that fits in your pocket. Android for the phone experience, Ubuntu for the desktop, all on one device, running at the same time.

So forget the office PC. Just dock your corporate phone and enjoy Ubuntu. Anywhere. One address book. One set of bookmarks. One place for your text messages and email. No more typing on a tiny screen when all you want is a keyboard and a mouse. Seamless integration of your desktop and mobile worlds. Brilliant.

The answer to a question no one asked…

Libre Office 3.5 released

If you don’t need a full fledged office program, just something to do quick spreadsheets, presentations, or word documents that don’t require too much fancy formatting, you should try this app. It’s pretty good and stable, works with files in the Microsoft Office format (for the most part, if they have too many fancy formats they may not work completely in the same way), and it’s FREE and Open Source. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.