Ubuntu extends Unity Dash search, shrugs off criticism Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth on why criticism of Ubuntu hasn't blunted its plans for integrating online search into the OS.

The 'Unity Dash' in Ubuntu has always been designed around the goal of delivering relevant information to the user, but come version 13.10, due out in October, things are about to become vastly ...

Unity, he said, is optimized for the web services experience and will offer a "dash" interface, instant-on and touch capabilities.

The Unity Dash got an overhaul under the hood for Ubuntu 13.10. Canonical wanted to extend the built-in search system so that it can access data from a wide range of Internet sources. For the new ...

With Unity’s desktop Dash, users can now search quickly both locally—in installed applications, recent files, and bookmarks, for example—and remotely, such as on Twitter and Google Docs ...

With the addition of the new Unity Dash Home pictured above, it should not be too hard to attract new users into the Ubuntu fold. Download Ubuntu 11.10, give it a try, and let us know what you think.

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