We have already seen Ubuntu working on tablets and smartphones, however not in any official capacity. Rumors had it that Canonical can be making a severe push into the pill space in early 2011, but that effort by no means materialized, or at the least was by no means acknowledged. Nonetheless, Unity has some finger-pleasant streaks and Oneiric added ARM help -- so it is not much of a stretch to see the favored Linux distro on your cellular devices. Well, on the Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth made that move official by issuing a problem to the Ubuntu group to start out pushing past the traditional PC type factor. Few details were given, but Shuttleworth did say that he believes the time is true for the OS to begin making strikes into the tablet, telephone, in-dash infotainment and good TV spaces. There have been no products to announce, but Shuttleworth was confident the OS could be prepared and in transport client electronics by the point version 14.04 arrived in April of 2014. Although, we're sure some prototypes will start displaying up sooner slightly than later.

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In 2007 Dell started a highly publicized experiment with loading Ubuntu on a few of its machines. Suffice to say, it wasn't a resounding success -- despite Michael Dell's ringing endorsement. Though their relationship seems to petered out (US prospects won't find a single machine running Canonical's open-source OS on Dell's site), the two firms aren't quite prepared file for separation simply yet. The 2 wish to rekindle their love by heading across the Pacific, to China. Initially the Linux-loaded lappies will probably be obtainable in 220 retail places across the nation with accompanying branding to promote Ubuntu. Clearly only time will tell if this attempt to avoid wasting their marriage will be profitable, but we're pretty confident Chinese language customers will be extra receptive to an alternative OS than People were. One more pic after the break.

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