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Ubuntu for Android No Longer in Development According to Canonical

Tim April 30, 2014

It has been quite some time since we last discussed Ubuntu for Android, not to be confused with Ubuntu Mobile, and apparently there is good reason as to why there are no more discussions regarding the subject - no one is currently working on it. 2012 was the...

Canonical Shows Off New Dual Boot Feature For Ubuntu In Latest Developer Preview

Rithvik December 23, 2013

Canonical today unveiled their latest work on their underdog Ubuntu mobile operating system. If you can remember, it was only October when Canonical announced Ubuntu 13.10 for smartphones, with a fully featured system attempting to rival Android. Today, in a...

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 13.10 for Smartphones, Its First “True Mobile” Release

Tim October 18, 2013

This morning, Canonical announced the availability of Ubuntu 13.10, the first "true mobile release" of the OS. Inside the release, users can finally get a good picture of what the company is bringing to the smartphone game, with a fully-baked UI and core...

Anxious to See the New Ubuntu Edge? Help Crowdfund it Through Indiegogo

Eric July 22, 2013

The highly anticipated Ubuntu mobile device that we have seen teased by Canonical has taken to Indiegogo looking for funding. Much like Kickstarter, Indigogo helps people crowdfund projects by taking donations in return for different promises from the...

Verizon Joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, Could Bring First Ubuntu Phone to the U.S.

Tim July 11, 2013

While Canonical has been successful in gaining the attention of European telecoms with their Ubuntu-based smartphones, the company has had a harder time getting U.S. carriers to bite. As of today, that has all changed and we could see an entirely new mobile OS...

Ubuntu Touch OS Soon Coming to Long List of New Devices

Tim February 27, 2013

The Android developer community has taken a real liking to Ubuntu Touch, porting the build to their favorite devices and then releasing it for their fans. While there are builds for the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon and some of the devices listed below, there is...

Glovebox for Android: a Beautiful App Switcher Taking Design Love From Ubuntu

Kellen February 21, 2013

Our Ubuntu-related coverage continues on today with an app called Glovebox. The app acts exactly like the side-pinned app launcher in the latest developer build of Ubuntu that Tim took a look at earlier, only this is obviously for Android devices. Once...

Video: Hands-on With the Ubuntu Touch Preview Build

Tim February 21, 2013

Well, I finally got Ubuntu Touch booted up on my Nexus 10, so here is a brief hands-on with the world's newest mobile OS. This is a developer preview build and is intended for use only by developers or hardcore enthusiasts. There are barely any working...