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Qreator is a definitely interesting application that allows one to encode various information types in QR codes.

Its look is simplistic yet fancy and properly designed with big orange icons that bear a symbolic look&feel, "backed" by the minimalist toolbar.

DuckDuckGo is search engine designed with a clean interface and an enhanced user privacy level in mind.

Unity DuckDuckGo lens integrates the DuckDuckGo search engine into the Dash, incorporating its power into the handiness of the Dash.

O A.D. is free open-source real-time strategy game that corroborates various civilizations and high-quality artwork, 3D graphics, professional sounds into an ancient warfare gaming experience.

Kdenlive is a powerful video editor with numerous features designed with a qualitative video editing experience in mind.

Kdenlive 0.9 has been released adding new interesting features and taking a solid step towards enhanced stability.

UDS-Q ended on May 11th, 2012, yet various interviews are still landing in the open, with a double-sided approach: as Ubuntu in the wild experiences but also as interesting insights about how Ubuntu gained portions of its overall success across the time.

Launchpad is huge software-creation base that allows users to create, develop, maintain, gather feedback and outer participation in their "mission" of delivering (usually) free software.

Gwibber, Ubuntu's default social client, has gone through various optimizations and enhancements in the Precise Pangolin development cycle, culminating with a more appealing and fast application.

Usually, after an Ubuntu version is launched, shortly, via the Update Manager (for the default apps), applications are receiving fixes and improvements, updates that could not been landed in time for the final release (due to limited development time, etc).

UDS-Q was an exciting event that brought a solid amount of news for the next Ubuntu development cycle, where Quantal is the first piece of the next 2 years Ubuntu iteration (the period of time from an LTS to another).

Installing add-ons and non-default themes can transform Ubuntu's Firefox into a slow web-browser, slowness that can be dealt with by tweaking various time-consuming configuration options, etc.

A new feature landed in Firefox BETA (the 13 BETA has already landed in Ubuntu 12.10), Reset Firefox, option that reverts Firefox to an initial fresh stage with a just-installed feel.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was released with a smoother, polished interface that, along with its under-the-hood stability enhancements, pleasures the user's eyes in terms of looking, nevertheless, there are always methods to improve one's desktop experience, like for instance, non-default icon themes.