Ubuntu for phones announced

[Exterminator]

The mobile phone market is an ever changing place and companies that were once on top may find themselves at the bottom of the food chain after short periods of time. It happened to Nokia which was steamrolled by Apple and Google, and also Blackberry. While both companies are still in the business, they have a hard time winning back lost market share.

Ubuntu, the company responsible for the popular Linux distribution of the same name, has just announced Ubuntu for Phones which will be unveiled for the first time on this year’s CES in Las Vegas from January 7-11, 2013. The phone comes in two main flavors, first as an entry level Ubuntu smartphone and then as a Ubuntu superphone which not only includes everything the entry level provides but also with desktop convergence capabilities. What this means? You can connect the phone to a computer monitor to use it as a thin client.[...]

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[Gnosis]

Now THIS is news. It is nice to have a Linux based option.

 

[Tom172]

Looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Looks like Linux (Ubuntu) will finally make it into the mainstream.

 

[Tom172]

PCPRO have done a review on the recently released Ubuntu for smartphones.

Ubuntu for smartphones is the third episode of an ambitious four-part series that will eventually see the Linux distro span phones, tablets, PCs and TVs. Only the tablet version of the OS remains on the drawing board, which is surprising given that it’s the closest relation to Ubuntu’s traditional PC stalking ground, but we’re told it will arrive in the next year or so.
In the meantime, we kicked off the new year with a hands-on demonstration of Ubuntu for smartphones in London last night, giving us an early glimpse of what visitors to CES in Las Vegas will be treated to next week.

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[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

I am very interested to have my hands on this. Hope they become a big name in the mobile market.