In an interview with PCPRO, Canonical's founder and Ubuntu evangelist has claimed that the real convergence of various Ubuntu form factors will happen by the time 15.04 is released (14.10 at the earliest). And he is confident that Ubuntu will achieve this feat much before its biggest competitor, Microsoft Windows, comes even close.
Wildfire Games has announced the release of 0 A.D. Alpha 15 Osiris, the fifteenth alpha version of 0 A.D., a free and open-source game of ancient warfare. 0.A.D was recently in the news for their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
Canonical is prepping up for its most important year yet. First ever official Ubuntu Phone is supposed to arrive in early 2014. Not only that, the next major Ubuntu release will be the much talked about long term support (LTS) edition, which is known for its rock-solid stability and reliability (I'm writing this in an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS powered laptop actually). And they are leaving no stones unturned. The latest round of updates to Ubuntu's default icons theme is a prefect example for its newly found enthusiasm for attention to detail.
Ten years after the initial decision to switch, the LiMux project will now go into regular operation. Munich has become one of the first cities in the developed world to completely switch over to Linux and Open Source software from proprietary alternatives. The city saved millions of dollars in annual license fees and such because of the switch.