The KDE project has officially upgraded KDE neon to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, addressing software issues from the previous version and enhancing overall performance.
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The KDE project has unveiled Plasma 6.2, featuring enhanced drawing tablet support and advanced color management options for artists and daily users alike.
Starting in KDE Plasma 5.25, users with touch screen devices will be able to enter their tasks and virtual desktops overview by simply swiping down from the top edge, but with a special twist.
While it's doubtful you'll see ads in KDE's core applications, it would be possible for distributions that wish to further monetize their work to fork these applications, placing ads in them.
Slimbook has announced the third iteration of the KDE Slimbook. The device is now available from €900 and comes in two sizes; 14-inch and 15.6-inch. It comes with KDE Neon, a Linux distribution.
The KDE Project has announced the new KDE Plasma 5.13.0 release. One of the headline features in this release is the memory optimisations meaning it'll run better on all hardware, high- and low-end.
The anonymously-run Pineapple Fund has donated $200,000, or 27 BTC, to the KDE project. It will help the KDE project cover travels costs, development costs, and the costs of events.
KDE and Odin Group have announced the availability of the KDE Slimbook II. There are two different versions with prices starting from €699; cheaper than the first iteration of the Linux-first device.
The Linux Mint project has decided to drop its KDE spin from the upcoming Linux Mint 19 release due to land in the first half of 2018. The move will let the developers focus on other areas.
The Librem 5's crowdfunding campaign has finally come to a close after two months. The campaign managed to bring in a huge $2.1 million, well past the initial target of $1.5 million.
The Linux Mint team has released two new beta ISOs for the KDE and Xfce editions. The releases join the Cinnamon and MATE editions which entered public beta testing under two weeks ago.
The Spanish company, Slimbook, has teamed up with the KDE community to make a powerful, ultra-thin laptop called KDE Slimbook. The device is available for pre-order and is expected to ship mid-March.
The Linux Mint team has released Linux Mint 18 KDE. The release comes with Plasma 5.6, the first Mint release to use to a Plasma 5 release. Mint 17.3 installs can't upgrade to Linux Mint 18.
The final official spin of Linux Mint 18 has finally entered beta. The KDE edition brings with it Plasma 5.6 making a direct upgrade from 17.3 too risky for the Mint team to allow officially.
The KDE project has released Plasma 5.7. It brings improved workflows, better kiosk support, a re-written system tray, and further improvements to Wayland support. New KDE Neon images are out too.
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