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| Ubuntu Mobile OS |
Canonical Ltd., the company behind Ubuntu,
has announced the first major tech news of 2013: a mobile version of
the Linux-based operating system will soon be available. The OS is
based on existing Android kernel and drivers, except that it does not
have a Java Virtual Machine. The Ubuntu mobile OS, which Canonical
brags would use the “full power of the phone,” is compatible on both ARM
and x86 devices.
While Ubuntu may be a tad too late entering a market already
dominated by iPhones and Android-based smartphones, there will certainly
be a market for it whether they are hard-core Ubuntu users or advanced
users looking for an alternative mobile OS.
The new mobile OS will arrive this year and will be available through
Ubuntu for Android. Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth remains hush-hush
about whether Ubuntu’s mobile platform will land in particular carriers
or manufacturers, but it should be expected to be provided into a
“high-end” Android manufacturer.
Smartphones that run on Ubuntu, meanwhile, are promised to be
available in early 2014. In the meantime, the OS can currently run on Samsung Galaxy Nexus as seen in the photo.
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