Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) is now available for download.
What’s new in ubuntu 13.04?
Linux kernel 3.8.8
Unity user interface changes
Unity 7
New interface animations, including window snap
Scroll-switching of open windows from Unity Launcher
New Social Lens
Workspace item removed from launcher
A new sync menu for Ubuntu One
Upstart 1.8
LibreOffice 4.0
CUPS 1.6.2 and cups-filters 1.0.34
Python 3.3
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Ubuntu 13.10 gets a codename Saucy Salamander, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed on his personal blog post.
Ubuntu 13.10 is scheduled for release in late October, 2013
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Google is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s 96th birthday with a new google doodle on its homepage.
Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”, was an American jazz vocalist with a vocal range spanning three octaves (D?3 to D?6).She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.Over the course of her 59-year recording career, she sold 40 million copies of her 70-plus albums, won 13 Grammy Awards and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush.
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Yahoo has released Yahoo! app 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch.
What’s New in Version 3.0
Personalized stories based on your interests
Beautiful article pages
Endless visual stream of stories
Summaries by Yahoo!
Ability to select topics you want more stories about
Revamped web search experience
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Tumblr has launched Tumblr for Windows Phone 8 app.
Main features:
Find and follow the things you love
Share photos, gifs, video, quotes, chats, links, and text
Jump between your dashboard and Explore with just one swipe
Display the latest images from your dashboard on your lock screen and live tile
GIFs play as you scroll
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Yahoo is shutting down some of its services. Shut down product list:
Yahoo! Deals – April 30, 2013
Upcoming – April 30, 2013
Yahoo! SMS Alerts – April 30, 2013
Yahoo! Kids – April 30, 2013
Yahoo! Mail and Messenger feature phone (J2ME) apps – April 30, 2013
Older versions of Yahoo! Mail – June 3, 2013
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Yahoo has released Yahoo! Weather App for iPhone, iPod and iPod Touch.
Main features:
Beautiful photos that match your location, time of day, and current weather condition
Detailed weather information and forecasts
Interactive radar, satellite, heat, and wind maps, plus sunrise/sunset times
Swipe vertically for detailed weather information
Swipe horizontally for favorite locations
Submit photos to the app at Project Weather on Flickr
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Twitter has launched twitter #music,a new music discover service based on Twitter activity. It comes as a web appand a standalone iPhone client.
Main features:
songs on Twitter #music currently come from iTunes, Spotify or Rdio.
tweet songs right from the app.
Follow your favorite artists and see which artists they follow.
currently the service is available in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
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Microsoft has released a update to Outlook.com app for Android.
What’s new in this release?
New look and feel (Complete new design based on Modern UI)
New Filters for unread and flagged messages
New Conversation threading
Added Marking messages as junk
Download Outlook.com app for Android from google play store
Google has published a list of google glass technical specifications.
Google glass specifications:
Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.
Extra nosepads in two sizes.
High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.
Camera Photos – 5 MP and Videos – 720p
Audio-Bone Conduction Transducer
Wifi – 802.11b/g and Bluetooth
12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.
One full day of typical use.
Included Micro USB cable and charger.
Compatibility-Bluetooth-capable phone.
The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher.
MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.