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Ubuntu Mobile Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the umobile dept.

Placid writes "The BBC has up an article detailing the 'Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded' project which was announced by Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu's CTO, on the Ubuntu developers mailing list. Zimmerman stated that 'These devices place new demands on open-source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness.' According to the article, Intel will have their finger in the pie too, as they've recently announced a prototype device running Ubuntu. Part of the project's goal is to maximise the power saving abilities of a planned low-energy chip codenamed Silverthorn. The chip will be just one-seventh the size of normal chips, and consume only 10% of the power of existing processor. What does this mean for projects such as OpenMoko? Healthy competition, or the beginning of the end?"

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  1. I also never heard about openmoko by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://projects.openmoko.org/

    Hosted Projects: 20
    Registered Users: 525

    That's not so much... Even http://opensource.y7.ath.cx/ doesn't cover them...

  2. But... by AltGrendel · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...will it run Beyrl?

    --
    The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination

    - Douglas Adams

  3. buy a phone by Mariani · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does anyone know when/where/how to get a hold of a phone capable of running an open os? Information is really scares on that subject, can seem to find many answers on the openmoko site. People are developing for it, so there must be a way to get a hold of one right?

  4. ...or by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Healthy competition, or the beginning of the end?"

    ...or a false dilemma?