Phone and tablet archives
145 posts
Growing app ecosystem for Ubuntu phones
By Canonical, 18 February 2014
It is an exciting time for Ubuntu on phones, with the ecosystem growing positively. We are delighted to announce new partnerships across key app categories...
Update on Ubuntu for smartphones
By Canonical, 17 February 2014
Everyone is welcome to join our Town Hall Hangout this Wednesday, 19 February at 16.50 UK / 17.50 Europe / 08.50 Pacific / 11.50 Eastern. Just visit:...
Smart joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group
By Canonical, 12 February 2014
In its efforts to further democratize access to the Internet, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the leading wireless services provider in the Philippines,...
Vodafone joins Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group
By Canonical, 6 February 2014
Ubuntu has gained momentum for its phone offering over the last year and has attracted much interest from the mobile industry at large. So, today, we’re...
MWC 2014 online press pack
By Canonical, 1 February 2014
Ubuntu phones coming to market Canonical has signed agreements with mobile device manufacturers bq (Spain) and Meizu (China) to bring Ubuntu smartphones to...
More options for app development in Ubuntu on phones with Apache Cordova
By Canonical, 10 December 2013
Canonical opens the doors to over 400,000 web developers with the announcement that Apache Cordova 3.3 will support Ubuntu. This makes it really easy for...
Open source economics | Ubuntu at Le Web 2013, Paris
By Canonical, 9 December 2013
Cost and influence on product development are widely accepted and essential considerations when bringing innovative technological products to market. Today...
Pioneering community develops app for Evernote
By Canonical, 9 December 2013
Over 300 Ubuntu community developers registered their interest and willingness to work on the open-source Evernote-powered app for Ubuntu on phones, following...
The next decade of innovation | Ubuntu at Le Web 2013, Paris
By Canonical, 5 December 2013
Over the last decade, we’ve seen the arrival of the first smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and other connected devices; the Web completely transformed with the...
The Weather Channel comes to Ubuntu on smartphones
By Canonical, 4 December 2013
The Ubuntu phone is developing fast. Today, it includes all the functionality you’d expect from a smartphone and, with growing support from App partners,...
What’s the future for open source mobile platforms?
By Canonical, 18 October 2013
GMIC and Mobile Monday are only a few days away, and we’ll be there. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, will be speaking at GMIC about “the future of the...
Latest Ubuntu 13.10 includes first step to mobile / PC convergence
By Canonical, 17 October 2013
13.10 desktop gains Smart Scopes and performance improvements from mobile and desktop convergence effort, paving the way for full converge across all devices....