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February 21, 2012
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Ubuntu for Android: Linux desktop on a smartphone

You have to give Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company credit for thinking big. Today Canonical is unveiling Ubuntu for Android. What is in the world is that? It’s bringing the Ubuntu Linux desktop to to multi-core Android smartphones docked with … Continue reading

January 26, 2012
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Linux users cautiously optimistic about Ubuntu’s Head-Up Display desktop

When Ubuntu announced that it was going to switch to Unity for its primary Linux desktop, some users were outraged by Ubuntu’s shift to a new interface. Many turned to Linux Mint in place of Ubuntu. So, when Ubuntu founder … Continue reading

January 24, 2012
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Beyond the desktop: Ubuntu Linux’s new Head-Up Display

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, has announced that Ubuntu will be adopting a radical new change to the interface that will do away with the “menu” in the Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer (WIMP) interface, which has … Continue reading