Canonical killing Unity for Ubuntu Linux, will switch to the superior GNOME

  Unity is a fine desktop environment, but many users of Ubuntu hate it. In fact, due to how much negativity there is towards the DE, Linux Mint has experienced popularity thanks to Cinnamon and Mate. Quite frankly, maintaining Unity has been somewhat foolish for Canonical -- a waste of resources and money when there are plenty of wonderful existing environments.  ...

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Google partners with Telenor to bring enhanced RCS messaging to Europe and Asia

  A potential successor to SMS has received strong backing from Google as it partners with Telenor to launch RCS messaging in Europe and Asia. Rich Communications Services is more feature-rich than traditional SMS and Google's latest partnership sees the technology spreading outside of the US and Canada.   With support for features such as group chat, read...

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PayPal very sneakily increases its charges and adds weird non-discouragement clause for sellers

  Nobody likes to share bad news, and PayPal is no different. Price increases certainly fall into the category of bad news, and PayPal has decided to publish the details as "Policy Updates". But it's not just the price hike that's included in this misleadingly-titled document -- there's also something rather weird.   If you are a seller -- such as on eBay...

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WhatsApp adds two-step verification -- here's how to enable it

  It has been a little while coming, but WhatsApp is finally rolling out support for two-step verification to its messaging app.   The extra layer of security means that it is now more difficult to gain unauthorized access to an account, and it is a feature that is being made available to iOS, Android and Windows users. With the feature enabled, if you --...

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Canonical launches Ubuntu Tutorials

  Linux is arguably the most successful open source project in all of history. The success of the kernel -- and operating systems that use it -- are not due to any one man or woman. Actually, the achievements are thanks to the Linux community. In other words, it is a team effort -- developers, users, and more. For a Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu, to continue...

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Microsoft waves an 'early goodbye' to Windows 7, pushes Windows 10 upgrades

  Although Microsoft claims that Windows 10 is now more popular than Windows 7, analyst firm NetMarkShare’s monthly usage figures paint a very different picture. In December, for example, Windows 10 hit 24.36 percent globally, but it's dwarfed by Windows 7's 48.34 percent share.   It’s clear that Windows 7 is going to remain the number one desktop operating...

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