“This is the first Gnome release that includes a frontend to
help users add and connect to their devices. And it’s pretty well
integrated into the Gnome desktop. So you can now pair your mobile
phone, and it’ll show up in the NetworkManager as a device to
connect through to the internet.“Integration is another major focus of this release. Besides the
integration for mobile phones, Gnome 2.28 now offers both instant
messaging and VoIP from the same app, Empathy, which has replaced
Pidgin. It’s got a slick new UI which lets you drag-drop contacts
to arrange them into groups, a themeable conversation dialogue
window, and more. It’ll also let you make audio and full-screen
video calls with your contacts. Empathy is integrated with Gnome’s
remote desktop app, Vino, using which it lets you share your
desktop with your contacts.”