Ubuntu has so far failed to make an impression in the mobile space. A single device, the BQ Aquaris E is currently available. The (overly) Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign failed to raise the funds needed to build what could have been an impressive smartphone. More smartphones, including models from Meizu, are coming but it is unlikely that Ubuntu will be […]
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Verizon Wireless joins the Ubuntu carrier advisory group
Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu-Linux, has done a good job persuading European companies to embrace Ubuntu, but, up until now, the U.S. carriers have shied away. Until now that is. Verizon, the largest carrier in the U.S., has just joined the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group (CAG), whose purpose is to “to prioritize the delivery of new Ubuntu features, and […]
Ubuntu goes mobile
Ubuntu has established itself as one of the leading and most popular Linux distributions. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is now looking to grow that popularity by introducing Ubuntu Mobile, a new version aimed at Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). Ubuntu Mobile, based on the world’s most popular Linux distribution, and MID hardware from OEMs and ODMs, are redefining what can […]