Articles Tagged With Ubuntu

Ubuntu, Mobile OS, Android

Canonical Will Launch Ubuntu OS Powered Phone Without an App Store

Apps are considered by many to be the lifeblood of every modern smartphone. Virtually every OS on the market has an app store in place, and looks to developers to fill that app store with an assortment of apps to add functionality to their devices. But there is a market…

Ubuntu, Mobile OS, Android

Ubuntu Phone Operating System Announced, Devices Coming in 2014

Remember way back in February 2012 when we talked about the possibilities of using the Ubuntu OS on a mobile phone? Ubuntu has its share of support from VoIP providers and users could even use an international SIM on the service to sidestep the software requirements, as long as their…

Truphone, VoIP Desktop App, Windows VoIP Application

How to Add Tru Contacts Via the Truphone VoIP Desktop Application

Truphone’s Tru App for Desktop gives you the ability to stay in touch with all your family, friends, and business contacts at low or free rates (depending on who you call). If these aforementioned contacts have Tru, you are able to call them for free via built-in free Tru to…

Windows Phone, Marketshare, iOS Android Market Share

Android, iOS Marketshare to Drop, Windows Phone to See Significant Gains By 2016?

If you’re an iPhone or Android fan, you’ve probably been basking in the warmth of market dominance thus far as your favorite operating system rises above all others. But here’s the reality: the growth isn’t going to last. According to market research firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report,…

Ubuntu, Mobile OS, Android

Canonical to Launch Ubuntu As Mobile Operating System?

Hot on the heels of new and interesting job postings from Tru Labs, it seems the people at Canonical have posted an interesting open position themselves. Looking at the job posting boards over at Canonical turns up a pretty interesting position, one for a Business Development Manager (Ubuntu Phone OS)….

Ubuntu for Android

Ubuntu for Android Coming to Multi-Core Devices, Good-bye Desktop Computer?

Remember when we reported about Ubuntu for Android on February 10? Well, it’s just gotten a lot more official. Rather than going the way of the hack with XDA Developers, we can now get the real thing as Canonical itself is wanting to bring its Ubuntu OS to Android. Ubuntu…

Ubuntu, Mobile OS, Android

Would You Like an Ubuntu Phone With Your Truphone Service?

Ubuntu lovers rejoice! Those amazing wizards at XDA Developers have found a way to load the Ubuntu OS on any Android device running Android version 1.6 or greater. For those of you who are unaware, the Ubuntu OS is the world’s third most popular desktop operating system behind Windows and…