Canonical
Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.
1480 posts by Canonical
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Cloud Day in India – April 4th, Bangalore
by Canonical on 19 March 2012
Ubuntu Cloud Day is Canonical’s first Cloud event in Bangalore. With keynote speeches from various members of the Canonical team and a more focussed technical...
Ubuntu
Task switching in Ubuntu, and a introduction to ‘The Spread’
by Canonical on 16 March 2012
Introduction to task switching A key part of any operating system user interface is how it enables the user to switch between multiple tasks. In most desktop...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Server: the best choice for business
by Canonical on 13 March 2012
Leading Linux-based operating system Ubuntu Server is engineered to support the needs of business in 21st century. In this why paper we look at 11 top reasons...
Cloud and server
Ubuntu and Hadoop: the perfect match
by Canonical on 13 March 2012
In many fields of IT, there are always stand-out technologies. This is definitely the case in the Big Data space, where Hadoop is leading the way. However,...
Cloud and server
Ubuntu: helping drive business insight from big data
by Canonical on 13 March 2012
Today, Big Data isn’t just for big companies, and it isn’t just happening on the web. In fact more and more organisations in multiple sectors are recognising...
Ubuntu
Choosing, moving, wallpapers
by Canonical on 6 March 2012
All the way back in January we kicked off the submissions process for the next released of Ubuntu. We did this using Flickr and since then the group has been...
Ubuntu
Notes from the Mobile World Congress 2012
by Canonical on 5 March 2012
Ubuntu and Canonical had a very strong presence at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The main attraction was our Ubuntu for Android prototype...
Ubuntu
About Usability Testing – Recruiting
by Canonical on 2 March 2012
Every three months, I conduct benchmark usability testing. I’m calling these tests ‘benchmark testing’ because the aim of these sessions is to measure our...
Ubuntu
Testing, testing, testing. It prints!
by Canonical on 2 March 2012
Back in 2008 Nick Ellery noticed that the default printer test page used more ink that it really needed to: Bug #298935 (“test print uses far too much ink”)....
Ubuntu
Ubuntu for Android success at Mobile World Congress
by Canonical on 1 March 2012
The Ubuntu booth at Mobile World Congress has been a resounding success. In the first two days of the show alone, over 4,000 delegates visited the stand to...
Ubuntu
Canonical to showcase 'Ubuntu for Android' at MWC in Barcelona
by Canonical on 26 February 2012
Mobile World Congress begins tomorrow, and for the first time, Canonical has a presence at the show. Further to our announcement earlier this week, for the...
Desktop
Ubuntu for Android at MWC: world’s first full-featured desktop on a do
by Canonical on 21 February 2012
Carry less, do a lot more. All the productivity and apps of the full Ubuntu desktop, built into your Android phone. Canonical today unveiled Ubuntu for...