Canonical is making good on its promise to bring its popular Ubuntu flavor of Linux to a broader range of devices by announcing Ubuntu for Android, a release that will enable a full desktop computing ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The mobile journey of Linux-based OS Ubuntu has felt like an eternity. Canonical, the company that leads ...

It’s long been known that Canonical has set its sights on mobile devices as the next destination for its popular Ubuntu Linux operating system, and on Tuesday the company took the next big step in ...

For years now it has been easy to identify the Linux distro with desktop strength. (Picture from CNET's wireless coverage.) Netbooks are not the whole desktop or laptop market. But they are the ...

Ubuntu, the long-lost operating system that was debuted over two years ago, is finally coming to market. Canonical, the company behind the OS, teamed up with Meizu and BQ last February, which ...

After Canonical essentially gave up on developing Ubuntu Linux software for smartphones earlier this year, a group of developers at UBPorts decided to pick up where Canonical left off. The ...

A group of developers hope to unite several Linux-based mobile distributions with a common Android base that will make it easier for them to run on Android hardware. The developers are aiming to ...

Android users who are familiar with the community surrounding the Linux blobs at the core of Android have likely heard of Ubuntu, and may be a bit shocked to hear that the controversial Unity desktop ...

Ever since Canonical announced Ubuntu for Android back in February, the lack of specific product details seems to have done little to diminish excitement over the forthcoming Linux-based platform. The ...

It has been quite some time since we last discussed Ubuntu for Android, not to be confused with Ubuntu Mobile, and apparently there is good reason as to why there are no more discussions regarding the ...

The Ubuntu PC operating system has been adapted to run on smartphones, offering an open-source alternative to Google Android. The Linux-based software will enable users to run desktop apps on their ...

We spoke to Ubuntu's mobile boss, Cristian Parrino, to find out how the operating system is different from Android, Firefox and Tizen. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big ...