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Microsoft Demo Linux Bash Terminal on Windows 10
At Build 2016, Microsoft showcased something almost unbelievable, the Linux Bash shell running natively on the Windows 10 operating system, using Ubuntu binaries. Kevin Gallo, director of the Windows Developer Platform ran the demonstration during the keynote he delivered at Microsoft’s developer conference. This functionality is born of a collaboration between the producers…
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Ubuntu Phone with Desktop Capabilities on the Way
Parts of Ubuntu Edge, a Linux based smartphone operating system that failed in its crowdfunding effort two years ago, may be making a comeback in the form of a new device. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced the company has been working with an unnamed manufacturer to produce a new…
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Stable Ubuntu 13.10 Available For Smartphones, Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus Included
Canonical has launched the newest iteration to their rapidly evolving and rapidly progressing Ubuntu OS. Last year, Canonical introduced Ubuntu for Android tablets and Smartphones, and later even attempted to make the first Ubuntu phone, the Edge, as well. Unfortunately, the crowd funding campaign for the latter failed, mainly due…
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Ubuntu Edge Falls Short of $32 Million Target, Still Pleased With Publicity
After the first few days of excitement died down no one really expected Canonical’s Ubuntu Edge smartphone to ever reach the $32 million target. Despite the efforts of everyone involved the IndieGoGo funding project made $12.8 million of its $32 million target making it the biggest crowd-funding project in history…
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Canonical’s Founder Appeals To Potential Backers As Ubuntu Edge Struggles
Canonical’s founder, Mark Shuttleworth, has posted a personal update letter on the IndieGoGo campaign page appealing to potential backers to contribute to the scheme. Canonical started out with a mammoth expectation of raising $32 million but with 8 days left of the 1 month project, Canonical have raised only about…
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Ubuntu Edge Will Not Be Bootloader Or Carrier Locked
The Ubuntu Edge smartphone will reportedly not have a locked bootloader or locked carrier network. That is according to the developers from Ubuntu for the Edge smartphone, on an AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit. The Canonical IndieGoGo project page unfortunately omitted these two crucial pieces of information which…
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Canonical Drops Price Of Ubuntu Edge To $695
A few days ago we brought you the news that the Canonical project on IndieGoGo to raise $32 million for the Ubuntu Edge was running out of steam and in-danger of failing to meet its target as new backers had slowed dramatically. It appears Canonical have recognised the issue and…
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Ubuntu Edge Funding Project Running Out Of Steam
Ubuntu’s Edge crowd-funding project got off to a flying start passing 10% of its target in just the first day alone. The Ubuntu Edge then took a week to add another 10%, to pass the 20% mark. Now about another week later, 2 weeks into the one month crowd-funding campaign,…
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Ubuntu Edge Passes 20% Crowd-Funding Milestone
Ubuntu’s new “Edge” smartphone got off to a flying start generating nearly $3.2 million in under a day of its Indiegogo campaign. Canonical’s new smartphone has now passed 22% of its funding target. Currently $7 million of the $32 million total has been generated in a few days. In those…
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Ubuntu Edge Phone Raises $3.2m Funding In Less Than A Day
Building a smartphone and taking it to market is no easy task, although it does get a lot less complicated when you raise a huge pile of money to help you and Canonical has done just that, raising 10% of the total money it required to bring their new device…
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