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Canonical partners Meizu, bq to make first Ubuntu phones

2014-02-20 08:19:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Canonical announced it has signed agreements with mobile device manufacturers bq and Meizu to bring Ubuntu smartphones to the market. The company aims to ship the first Ubuntu devices this year. Devices will be available to buy online through bq, Meizu and at Ubuntu.com. Based in Spain, b1 shipped almost 1.5 million phones last year. Meizu is a Chinese manufacturer that recently started expanding to international markets. It plans to launch its phones in the US later this year. Canonical has also received support from carriers, some of which intend to work with OEMs to bring phones running Ubuntu to market this year. To date, Ubuntu's Carrier Advisory Group has 16 members including Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile USA, 3 Group, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, Telstra and Portugal Telecom.

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Canonical, Partners Promise First Ubuntu Phones This Year

2014-02-20 02:34:41| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

Roughly a year after Canonical introduced its Ubuntu platform for smartphones, deals have been inked with Meizu and bq to finally ship product.

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Ubuntu 13.10 takes aim at Microsoft, Apple, Google

2014-01-06 11:00:11| Network World Clear Choice Tests

Ubuntu is moving into the rarified class of operating systems that cover x86/x64 clients and servers, ARM-based tablets/smartphones, and commodity cloud instances. Meaning that it's taking on everybody from Microsoft to Red Hat to Apple and Google.

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Ubuntu: 2076-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

2014-01-04 03:20:25| Wireless - Topix.net

Software Description: - linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4 Details: Dave Jones and Vince Weaver reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's per event subsystem that allows normal users to enable function tracing.

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