The latest Ubuntu edition will offer integration with cloud computing and netbooks. One of Canonical’s goals is to make it easier to deploy applications in the cloud, using Amazon’s EC2 platform More here

Significant changes from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 beta aren’t strictly cosmetic ones. Want to add software to Ubuntu 9.10? This release replaces the Add/Remove feature in the Applications menu with the more contemporary Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu 9.10 also replaces the Pidgin IM client with the feature-rich Empathy client. This is part of the updated GNOME 2.28 desktop environment.