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UBports, the maintainer and community behind the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system, is pleased to announce that the long-awaited feature of of being able to run Android apps on Ubuntu Touch has reached a new milestone with the inauguration of “Project Anbox”. Anbox - a shorted form of ‘Android-in-a-Box” -...

Dalton Durst

— December 2017 — 10691 views

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The UBports Project is pleased to announce Ubuntu Touch 15.04 OTA-3. This update brings a number of new features and bug fixes to the Ubuntu Touch platform. You can get Ubuntu Touch using the instructions on this page [1] . **Features** Remove ubuntu store from app scope Add various small...

Dalton Durst

— December 2017 — 1 comment — 6231 views

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It's the Ubuntu Touch Newsdesk. Snackable news, right in your ear.

Mohannes

— October 2017 — 1843 views

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This is a huge release for the Ubuntu Touch platform, bringing new supported devices, new features, and many bug fixes

Dalton Durst

— September 2017 — 7895 views

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**Help us testing OTA 2** It's been a bumpy road, but OTA-2 is finally close to release. After all of the technical difficulties and blockers of the last month, a final release candidate has just landed on the 15.04/rc channel. Due to the delay since the last update, we were...

Jan Sprinz

— September 2017 — 2351 views

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*Finally, after weeks of preparation, (almost) finishing the UBports installer and getting community members to participate we have finally arrived at UBUCON Paris. Held at the beautiful Cite des Sciences museum in the north of the French capital, it is the UBports battlefield for the next couple of days. A battlefield...

Mohannes

— September 2017 — 1026 views

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On Wednesday the 30th of August there was a teaser on Fairphone’s Facebookpage [1] . I responded with cannot wait! Why as I had the gut feel finally a rumour that was going around for me since the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year was that FairPhone would get...

Frank Schellenberg

— September 2017 — 1058 views bug camera Fairphone Project modularityforthegood

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*A lot is happing behind the UBports scenes. And it's not all hardcore coding. A group of members, has established the first ever UBports foundation to provide structure, transparency and meritocracy. In this first episode of the 'board intro series' we have @Flohack who takes the stage and persuades you...

Mohannes

— August 2017 — 686 views

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*On the Edge of Innovation* When the Unity Desktop environment was first released in 2010, there was a lot of backlash and criticism for trying to be different. What those people d idn't  realize (and still might not), is that it was never about being different or trying to change...

Mohannes

— August 2017 — 866 views

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* * *Albeit a quick blip on the radar of tech history, it could be argued that the Ubuntu Edge Project  [1] was absolute proof that the world of computing had completed a revolution.** * Some viewed the project as a failure merely because it didn't reach its goal of...

Mohannes

— August 2017 — 905 views

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* This year my son turned 10 years old. But, I jest; my son doesn't really exist. And that's two things that he has in common with your "smart" phone. The devices that you carry around with isn't what it is claimed to be, but it's fun to think different....

Mohannes

— August 2017 — 730 views UBports

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* * * * * Imagine that you are a cyborg. Imagine that technology is attached to your body, so that it provides a function. Maybe it improves your life, or maybe it's just the lesser of the available evils. One thing for sure, is that it is part of...

Mohannes

— July 2017 — 793 views UBports

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Net Neutrality is back - and with force.  This time, there are strategic people in high places of government who are undeniably buddy-buddy with the major cable companies.  These relationships come as no earth-moving surprise...

Mohannes

— July 2017 — 767 views UBports

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In 2011, Canonical the company that produces the Ubuntu operating system and is a leading player in cloud computing, server and Internet of Things, announced that it would produce an operating system based on Ubuntu that would run on desktop, phones, tablets – and just about anything else....

Mohannes

— July 2017 — 1089 views UBports

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Can you imagine, taken someone from the early nineties and showing them your phone. A small little magical device in your pocket that can answer 99% of all your questions about the world and 99% of all your requests for media. But, that reports everything you do to shady government agencies. Make a change and join us as contributor. Marketeers, developers and end-users unite!

Mohannes

— June 2017 — 1244 views

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500 A NUMBER TO COMMEMORATE A BIG COMMUNITY MILESTONE FOR UBPORTS In just a few short months the UBports Telegram supergroup shot from 0 to 500 members Contact us » [1] In early April 2017, Canonical announced they would drop the Ubuntu Touch (also known as Ubuntu for Phones and...

wayneoutthere

— June 2017 — 819 views UBports

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None [1] It’s been another great couple of weeks, and we had a lot of news to tell you all about during our  latest Community Update [2] ! Read on to discover all of the juicy details! Thank you to Patreons and Sponsors!** We want to take a bit of...

A little late, but here's the summary of our latest Q&A session. Some facts from the video are already outdated, so read on for a slightly edited summary. Enjoy! A huge Thank You to our patrons!** Thanks to everyone who supports us on  patreon...

Another fortnight, another Q&A session! Watch it here or read on for a quick summary. What’s been happening? First of all, a big thank you to all our Patreon supporters. We are currently recieving just over 600$ in donations every month, so this helps a lot...

This is a response to the recent open letter sent to the UBports project leadership as well as the response to it. So, in a way, it’s a response-response. A meta response. The egg is on our face.** In this section, “We” refers to the writers of the open letter....

Mohannes

— April 2017 — 356 views UBports

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