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Today in Open Source: DuckDuckGo gains more users as privacy concerns mount. Plus: An exhaustive list of Open Source software, and the Ubuntu phone may be delayed until 2015.

Add version 32 of Google's Chrome browser to your Linux Mint 16 computer.

Today in Open Source: Should you use CentOS on the desktop? Plus: Linux and the Nest Labs acquisition by Google, and the openSUSE forums are online again.

Today in Open Source: The top Linux distros for 2014. Plus: Chrome 32 released by Google, and is Microsoft worried about Firefox OS?

Here's how you can get the most out of Skype in Linux Mint 16 by installing the Skype Wrapper.

Today in Open Source: Hollywood tries to insert DRM into HTML5. Plus: Virtual reality and Steam, and four Linux distros for kids.

Today in Open Source: Is the iPhone losing ground to large screen Android phones? Plus: Build an open source laptop, and six Linux distros for netbooks.

Today in Open Source: Is the Steam Controller too different to succeed? Plus: Korora 20 released, and the Darling Project rises from the ashes. I haven't used the Steam Controller, but it certainly looks different. I don't see that as a bad thing at all. It looks to me like Valve is thinking way outside the box, and that's probably very necessary if Steam Machines are doing to dethrone Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo in the gaming arena.

Today in Open Source: Linux powers an AR-15 rifle. Plus: How to dual boot Ubuntu Touch and Android, and why Valve picked Debian instead of Ubuntu.

File Manager (Explorer) is a free file management app for Android. The app offers a robust set of file management features for local and remote file systems.

The Vimix theme suite provides flat themes for your Linux Mint 16 computer. Here's how you can install them.

The Vimix theme suite provides flat themes for your Ubuntu 13.10 system. Here's how you can install them.

Here are five ways you can prolong your Android device's battery life.

CPU Spy is a free app for Android that shows you the time your CPU spends in each frequency state.

Today in Open Source: Why Valve's Steam Machines might fail. Plus: Steam Machine controller problems, and new Steam Machines announced.

Today in Open Source: Are Chromebooks a threat to Apple as well as Microsoft? Plus: Does Blu-ray encryption cause piracy? And DistroWatch's rankings for 2012 and 2013.

Here's how you can protect your privacy by disabling all third-party searches in Ubuntu's Dash.

The Variety Wallpaper Changer lets you get new wallpaper, rotate wallpaper, and separate them. Here's how you can install it in Ubuntu 13.10.

The Variety Wallpaper Changer lets you get new wallpaper, rotate wallpaper, and separate them. Here's how you can install it in Linux Mint 16.

Today in Open Source: Windows Phone and Windows RT for free? Plus: A Linux powered crock-pot, and Calibre 1.18 released. The folks at Microsoft should give a listen to the Bruce Springsteen song "Glory Days," it sums up their situation quite well.