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Canonical unveils Ubuntu for Android smartphones

article published on 22 February, 2012

"Ubuntu is the killer app for multi-core phones in 2012." That's according to Canonical Ltd., the commercial entity backing Ubuntu linux and related products. Ubuntu for Android brings the free Desktop experience to multi-core Android smartphones which are docked with a keyboard and monitor, essentially turning the phone into a PC on demand. According to Canonical, the phone experience ... [ read the full article ]

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NHS2008
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_ 		22. February 2012 @ 09:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Such a shame, since hardly anyone has quad-core phones...
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21Q
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_ 		22. February 2012 @ 11:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by NHS2008:
 Such a shame, since hardly anyone has quad-core phones...
It's for multi-core phones not quad. So a phone as old as the Atrix 4g which is dual-core can run it. he's uses an Atrix 2 in the video which is also dual-core I believe.
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neronut
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_ 		24. February 2012 @ 11:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a shame they only have Unity. I used it for a few days and went crazy.
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mscritsm
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_ 		24. February 2012 @ 19:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This could be killer. For most people, why have any computer besides your phone?

The only competition will be if Microsoft does something similar with Windows 8, integrating the phone version with the one for ARM PCs and laptops. Apple might be going that way too, with its recent IOS plans.
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