Ubuntu tablets may not be particularly new, but thanks to its liberal build, things can get a bit more interesting when another OS is added to the mix. Ekoore’s Python S3 tablet goes a little further, nestling Ubuntu, Android and Windows 8 behind …
Today at Google I/O the company held a session entitled “Voiding your Warranty” where employees demonstrated how to root Google Glass and install Ubuntu on it. What you’re seeing above is a screenshot from a laptop running a terminal window on top…
From an end user’s perspective, it’s always nice to see developers take a step back and focus on streamlining their code, rather than simply piling on new features. Apple used the strategy to great success with Snow Leopard, and now Canonical is s…
While the Alienware X51 has been slated by Valve as a currently available Steambox, consumers still have to get rid of that pesky Windows to install the Linux-driven platform. As we’ve seen with the Razer Edge, a Windows 8-powered gaming system just …
Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that smartphones running Ubuntu Linux would ship in October of this year. Ubuntu boss Mark Shuttleworth says that’s a mistake. Today, the founder clarified that while a smar…
We’ve seen Ubuntu’s mobile OS running on the 70 year old (in smartphone years) Galaxy Nexus. To almost no one’s surprise, it ran like complete sh*t. If you were curious to see how the biggest threat to Android since Firefox OS ran on something this century, you’re in luck. Canonical has announced that the Developer [...]
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When Ubuntu Phones were announced just a few short days ago it caused quite the stir. There is no arguing that Ubuntu has a cult-like following and is beloved for many of the same “down to earth” reasons that early adopters flocked to Android. I’m always excited about competition and innovation, but I can’t help [...]
The first question we had when Canonical showed Ubuntu for Phones off is “when can we get our hands on this.” At the time, we were only afforded a window of “in the coming weeks,” and which devices would get the treatment weren’t disclosed (though we had strong suspicion that the Galaxy Nexus would be [...]
Ubuntu for Android hasn’t turned out to be quite the “wide open” project we’d anticipated. That particular project, which would turn a smartphone and smartdock into a desktop PC, is still having its kinks worked out and deals are still attempting to be made. The future of that is still uncertain, but the folks at [...]
