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Ubuntu

Ubuntu Edge: Explained!

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Announced by Canonical Ltd. on 22 July 2013, Ubuntu Edge was a proposed “high concept” smartphone. Through, Indiegogo. Canonical sought to crowdfund a production run of approximately 40,000 units through Indiegogo. It had the highest target of any crowdfunded project to date, $32,000,000 over a one-month campaign. The Edge was not intended to go into mass production after the initial run, but rather to serve as a demonstration for new technologies for the industry. The Edge fell short of its funding goal, raising only $12,809,906, with 5682 pledges to purchase the standard model of the handset.

The Edge was designed as a hybrid device, which would function as a high-end smartphone (with both Ubuntu Touch and Android), or—when used with a monitor, keyboard and mouse—be able to operate as a conventional desktop PC running Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Edge was also designed to support dual boot, and was to run along with Android.

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Ubuntu Edge: The superphone that dual-boots Ubuntu and Android – too good to be true? Indiegogo Campaign: http://igg.me/at/ubuntuedge/x/4049572 Mark Shuttlew…

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LiveCode by RunRev – Open Source Programming for All

This is definitely a video worth watching. If you would like to write your own apps. check this out?

LiveCode lets you create an app for your smartphone, tablet, desktop computer or server, whether you are a programmer or not. We are excited to bring you this Kickstarter project to create a brand new edition of our award-winning software creation platform. LiveCode has been available as a proprietary platform for over a decade. Now with your support we can make it open and available to everyone. With your help, we will re-engineer the platform to make it suitable for open source development with a wide variety of contributors. Support our campaign and help to change coding forever. www.kickstarter.com

Open Source

Ubuntu's Open Source Smartphone

Ubuntu—the cultish, open-source computer Linux operating system—has made it onto a phone. Due in late 2013, the open-source phone OS swipes uses swipes from the sides to reveal favorite apps or running apps. The interface is a beautiful take on classic smartphone icons, which aren’t stuck in a static grid but instead come and go as they’re updated. Visit www.popularmechanics.com for our complete coverage.