LAS VEGAS, CES 2013 – Ubuntu’s entry into the smartphone market is interesting, and at first gasp, they look like another open-source Android competitor doomed from the start for lack of marketshare.

Two days ago, Canonical unveiled its next gambit to push Ubuntu into the hands of consumers: The Ubuntu Edge smartphone. If the Edge Indiegogo project can raise $32 million before August 22, 40,000 ...

We've already seen Ubuntu's hybrid mobile operating system, but the big question was whether or not Canonical would be able to garner support from actual hardware manufacturers and prominent carriers.

Canonical has announced a new project called Ubuntu for Android which combines the popular Linux operating system with the popular smartphone OS. The idea is that a phone will run both operating ...

Smartphones running the open source Ubuntu operating system will start shipping in October, although it isn’t clear if they will be available in the U.S., according to a report. Mark Shuttleworth, the ...

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