Ubuntu For Tablets Announced

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @05:04AM from the it-does-look-sweet dept.

hypnosec writes "Keeping its promise from yesterday Ubuntu has announced an operating system for tablets dubbed 'Ubuntu for Tablets' that it says will work on tablets of any size. Advertised to work on both entry level tablets as well as high-end tablets with enterprise specifications, the operating system offers multitasking, safer sharing, instant launch of applications through the menu bar on the left, effortless switching between applications among other features." The tablet version of the OS will also be presented at Mobile World Congress later this month. Also featured at SlashCloud.

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How is this different then nomal ubuntu by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-19 05:10 · Score: 3, Funny

Considering it's CLEARLY not for desktops anymore.
Re:I no longer care. by chill · 2013-02-19 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Yes. The tablet has no keyboard.

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Re:oh canonical by citizenr · 2013-02-19 06:23 · Score: 2, Funny

Canonical is no longer a linux company, it's a company that uses linux.
Nah, they are a company that uses Linux users.

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