Just to say, I think I've got the same bug: it seems to have started around a month ago when I installed a large batch of new updates, including Firefox. I tried switching to Chrome, but it still happens so imagine it's something in Unity.
I'm using a little laptop so may notice it more than others. Spec: Lenovo X61 12.04 Kernel Linux 3.2.0-39-generic Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU L7500 @ 1.60GHz × 2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1117659 Title: "Graphical freeze" or extrem slowdown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1117659/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs