Ubuntu devs discuss the change from GNOME Shell to Unity in Natty 11.04 (video)

One of the biggest changes in the upcoming release of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal is a change away from much-loved GNOME Shell to Canonical's Unity. Such a big change has garnered a lot of commentary on both sides of the fence, but the truth is, you'll be able to switch back to Shell if you don't like Unity!

Still, if you're interested in hearing the reasoning behind the change to Unity, you should watch community manager Jono Bacon and Desktop Experience Team manager David Barth discuss it (video after the break). You probably won't appreciate the depth of the conversation unless you're an avid Ubuntu user or hacker, though. Basically, Unity is replacing Shell because Canonical wants more control over user experience. GNOME is moving in one direction, and Ubuntu is moving in another -- and Unity bridges that gap.

What's important, though, is that Ubuntu will still be a GNOME-based operating system. Unity is an alternative to Shell, much in the same way as MeeGo; it isn't a replacement. Ultimately, Unity simply gives Ubuntu users another option; an option that Canonical thinks is better for desktop and notebook users.Continue reading Ubuntu devs discuss the change from GNOME Shell to Unity in Natty 11.04 (video)Ubuntu devs discuss the change from GNOME Shell to Unity in Natty 11.04 (video) originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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PALRO robot masters English, will never shut up again (video)

When first we saw Fujisoft's PALRO robot doing its thing we were charmed but, as it didn't speak English, we had to adore it from afar. No longer. The little critter has obviously mastered our language quite quickly and can be seen below chatting with an even more robotic humanoid about such idle things as the weather, career aspirations, and just how great PALRO is. How great is PALRO? PALRO is really great -- but humble. Inside that barrel chest is a full-fledged PC with an Atom Z530 processor, 4GB of flash storage, and an Ubuntu kernel keeping everything in check. It's available as ever for educational and research institutions for about $3,600, but we're trying to get one ourselves. If we can get it to type prepare yourselves for many more posts about software based on real Japanese cutting-edge technology.Continue reading PALRO robot masters English, will never shut up again (video)PALRO robot masters English, will never shut up again (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Plastic Pals  | Email this | Comments

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Cheezburger Network secures $30 million in first round of funding, LOL

No, seriously: Pet Holdings Inc, the company behind I Can Haz Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, Graph Jam and others, has just raised $30 million from a bunch of venture capital investment groups.

The company, owned by CEO Ben Huh, bought I Can Haz Cheezburger from its founders in 2007. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, constantly adding new domains into the fold, and maintaining profitability "since its birth". This new round of funding, however, will let Cheezburger step up its hiring of new engineers, and enable the continued revitalization of its Web properties. Huh says a lot of the money will also be used "to experiment, to try to understand the market," a luxury the Network hasn't had for the last couple of years.

The Cheezburger Network, incidentally, attracts 16.5 million unique monthly visitors, which tally up a total of 375 million pageviews and 110 million video views.Cheezburger Network secures $30 million in first round of funding, LOL originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Daily tip: How to change the default mail account on your iPhone or iPad

Have multiple email accounts set up on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and not sure how to set the right one up as your default? If you’re replying, it should behave and reply from whatever email the person contacted you through. But what about when you compose a new email? Having to toggle between [...]Daily tip: How to change the default mail account on your iPhone or iPad is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

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Daily tip: How to change the default mail account on your iPhone or iPad

Have multiple email accounts set up on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and not sure how to set the right one up as your default? If you’re replying, it should behave and reply from whatever email the person contacted you through. But what about when you compose a new email? Having to toggle between [...]Daily tip: How to change the default mail account on your iPhone or iPad is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

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Gmail search gets a spell checker

Google Search has long offered suggestions when it thinks you may have entered a word (or words) incorrectly. That feature has also been available in Gmail as part of Apps Search -- a Gmail Labs experiment. Now, however, the switch has been flipped and suggestions are now offered whenever you perform a search.

It's nice to see that Google is working to enhance Gmail search, though as Alex Chitu points out at Google OS, there's still plenty of room for improvement. In particular, we'd like to see attachment indexing added.Gmail search gets a spell checker originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Google Promises They're Working to Increase Quality of Content in Search [Google]

If you're among the 77 percent of Lifehacker readers who feel that the quality of Google's search results is in decline, you may be happy to hear that Google's working to de-emphasize low-quality sites from results. More »

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