Get The Ubuntu Touch Feeling On The Unity Desktop With These Launcher Icons

<div style="text-align: justify;">A few days ago we had an article about a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/new-unity-revamped-ppa-for-ubuntu-1204.html">new Unity Revamped PPA</a> that adds some tweaks to Ubuntu 12.04, among which there were some nice Ubuntu Touch-style assets for the Unity Launcher. If you're using Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04 and want to use these Ubuntu Touch Launcher assets, you'll find instructions on how to do it below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-touch-unity-launcher-icons.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KLE_RJeL-K8/UWv6k0mgsSI/AAAAAAAAO-c/A7G_AxGPMKQ/s320/ubuntu-touch-unity-launcher-icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Using the Ubuntu Touch-style Launcher icons in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. To use the Ubuntu Touch Launcher icons / assets on the desktop (Unity), download the icons from <a href="http://aerilius.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Touch-Launcher-icons-358618366">DeviantArt</a> and extract the downloaded archive in your home folder.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> Then, to replace the Unity icons with the Ubuntu Touch-style icons, use the following command:</div><br /><b>- for Ubuntu 12.10:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && sudo cp -r unity/6 /usr/share/unity/</code></pre><b>-for Ubuntu 13.04:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && sudo cp -r unity/6/* /usr/share/unity/icons/</code></pre><br />Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshot after the changes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-touch-launcher-icons-unity-6.png" rel="image_group" title="Ubuntu Touch style icons in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail"><img alt="Ubuntu Touch icons 13.04 Unity Launcher" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-touch-launcher-icons-unity-6_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Ubuntu 12.10 screenshot after the changes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-touch-launcher-icons-unity-5.png" rel="image_group" title="Ubuntu Touch style icons in Ubuntu 12.10"><img alt="Ubuntu Touch icons 13.04 Unity Launcher" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-touch-launcher-icons-unity-5_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> And finally, restart Unity by pressing ALT + F2 and entering "unity" (without the quotes), or log out and log back in.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Reverting the changes</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you  revert the changes, simply reinstall unity-common using the following command:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity-common</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And then restart Unity (press ALT + F2 and enter: "unity" or log out and log back in).</div>

Get The Ubuntu Touch Feeling On The Unity Desktop With These Launcher Icons

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Intermatrix U7: The First Ubuntu Touch Tablet Available For Pre-Order, To Ship In October 2013 [Updated]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki5HBD_cptM/UTXhmKyaTyI/AAAAAAAAOYU/ofOvOaQK8nk/s1600/intermatrix-u7-u10-ubuntu-tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Touch Intermatrix U7 tablet" border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki5HBD_cptM/UTXhmKyaTyI/AAAAAAAAOYU/ofOvOaQK8nk/s320/intermatrix-u7-u10-ubuntu-tablet.jpg" title="Ubuntu Touch Intermatrix U7 tablet" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Update: the Intermatrix folks have changed their mind and are not shipping Ubuntu Touch anymore, at least for now!</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>It looks like the first Ubuntu Touch tablet will ship in October 2013 (estimated). The news doesn't come from Canonical so I'm not sure how legit this is, but from a <a href="http://www.ubuntutablet.com.au/">website</a> that advertises "Intermatrix U7 and U10 Ubuntu Tablets" as the world's first Ubuntu tablets.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Enthusiasts can already pre-oder the Intermatrix U7 (with U10 probably to follow soon), for which the price has currently been set to AU$269 (around US$275 or €210), including shipping costs, and it appears to be available world-wide (any country DHL can ship to). The price may change in the future, but those who pre-order it now won't have to pay more if the price will increase and will get a refund if the final price will be lower. There's also a 10% discount for the first 50 customers, limited to 1 discount per unity/customer.</div><br /><br /><h2>Intermatrix U7 Ubuntu Touch tablet Specifications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Intermatrix U7 Ubuntu tablet will use Ubuntu Touch by default and should weight about 110 grams. Here are the full <b>hardware specs:</b></div><ul><li>CPU: 1.5GHz Quad-Core Cortex A9;</li><li>GPU: Quad Core Vivante GC1000+;</li><li>RAM: 1 GB;</li><li>Flash storage: 16 GB;</li><li>Expansion slot: microSD Card Slot;</li><li>Display size: 7-inch IPS Capacitive Touchscreen @ 1280x800 (with a pixel density of ~275 PPI);</li><li>Camera: primary 2 MP, secondary 0.3 MP;</li><li>Connectivity: microUSB 2.0, HDMI 1.4, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n and 3.5 mm Audio Jack.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Update:</b> I've contacted Intermatrix, requesting some extra info about the tablet and Peter Dey from <a href="http://intermatrix.com.au/">intermatrix.com.au</a> has replied, confirming that Intermatrix U7 and U10 Ubuntu tablets are not affiliated or associated with Canonical:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">You're correct, this is not a Canonical device; nor are we affiliated or associated with Canonical. We're an independent company developing a tablet which will ship with Canonical's software (which is GPL licensed).<br /><br />We've got the device currently under development, most of the work at the moment is getting the peripherals working under Ubuntu Touch. Obviously, we're highly dependent on when Canonical releases the final version of Ubuntu Touch, plus some time for us to test it before we start shipping.</blockquote><br />Peter has also said a video should be available on YouTube shortly, which he hopes will prove this is legit.</div><br /><a href="https://www.intermatrix.com.au/ubuntutablet/preorder.php">Pre-order the Intermatrix U7 Ubuntu Touch tablet</a><br /><br /><b>Update: the Intermatrix folks have changed their mind and are not shipping Ubuntu Touch anymore, at least for now!</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/101475532450986173690/posts/HM676HtZsqt">+Joshua Kiley</a> & <a href="https://plus.google.com/117353980479250980339/posts/LMFfZ1d2PZf">+Carl Draper</a></i></div>

Intermatrix U7: The First Ubuntu Touch Tablet Available For Pre-Order, To Ship In October 2013 [Updated]

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Ubuntu To Use Its Own Display Server Called Mir, Unity To Be Ported To Qt/QML

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7QNX7X75ks/UTTmVqTTJGI/AAAAAAAAOXs/Xl1flZAqhEw/s1600/ubuntu-qt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7QNX7X75ks/UTTmVqTTJGI/AAAAAAAAOXs/Xl1flZAqhEw/s320/ubuntu-qt.png" title="ubuntu qt" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to a recent <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-March/036776.html">announcement</a>, <b>Ubuntu will use its own Display Server called Mir</b>, replacing X Window server. The reason Ubuntu will use its own display server is that "<i>none of the existing solutions would allow us to implement our vision without taking major compromises which would come at the cost of user experience and quality</i>" and obviously, to achieve full "<a href="https://www.google.com/?q=ubuntu+convergence#hl=en&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=ubuntu+convergence&oq=ubuntu+convergence&gs_l=hp.12...0.0.0.2330.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.les%3B..0.0...1c..5.psy-ab.jblqjOSfMjs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.ZWU&fp=7e9a22260310a8e3&biw=1252&bih=927">convergence</a>", a hot topic recently that has caused quite a bit of <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/107555540696571114069/posts/HSL2C21DJt7">controversy</a>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>Mir, a display server that works across desktop and mobile devices</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Mir (as in the space station) will provide a graphics stack that works across different platforms and it will firstly replace SurfaceFlinger for the Phablet images and will eventually make it on the desktop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>There will be two Mir libraries</b>: a server which will contain the server side components and will be used to implement a compositor and a client which will allow applications to communicate with Mir servers (used by toolkits). There are also going to be <a href="https://launchpad.net/qmir">Qt bindings</a> for Mir, an Unity System Compositor, a new Unity greeter implementation using Mir and Unity.<br /><br />Also, Mir will support multiple GPUs running in the same system. The MirSPec page mentions that it should support seamless transition between GPUs so maybe with this we'll finally get proper Optimus support on Linux.</div><br />Initially, Mir will only run if your system uses the free / open source drivers, but Canonical is in talks with GPU vendors to get Mir support for those drivers / GPUs:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">With our X-integration in place, you can run Mir on your desktop machine if your system runs a GPU that supports the free driver stack. For the closed-source desktop drivers: We are in active conversations with GPU vendors to enable Mir on those drivers/GPUs, too. More to this, we are working towards a more unified driver model sitting on top of EGL. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- <a href="http://samohtv.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/mir-an-outpost-envisioned-as-a-new-home/">Thomas Voß</a>, Canonical Technical Architect</i></div></blockquote><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're wondering what will happen to existing applications that require X, Mir has that covered and it will come with <b>support for legacy X applications</b>. Furthermore, there's no need of porting XUL and GTK3 (and obviously, Qt/QML) applications because the Ubuntu developers will work on providing Mir integration for these toolkits.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Unity to be ported to Qt/QML</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The second big announcement of the day is that <b>Unity will be ported to Qt/QML</b> "<i>to make development more efficient across our wider convergent strategy</i>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnityNextSpec">Unity Next Spec</a>, <b>Unity Next will be integrated on top of Mir, the UI will use Qt</b> and will use much of the code that's already available in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and.html">Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview</a>. The ultimate goal is to provide a seamlessly scale across multiple form factors and carry Unity's visual design and identity. This means Unity on the phone, tablet, TV and desktop will share the <b>same code base</b>, so the "convergence" Mark Shuttleworth has talked about a while back is starting to take shape.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With the recent <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/search/label/Ubuntu%20Touch?max-results=10">Ubuntu Touch</a> announcements, this makes sense, but there is something that I don't understand: why was Unity 2D, which is written in Qt/QML, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/unity-2d-no-longer-installed-by-default.html">dropped from Ubuntu</a> and they've used the Compiz-based Unity on the desktop instead? And what's going to happen with the Compiz-based Unity? I just hope this isn't another rushed decision, like the recent <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-February/036502.html">changes to UDS</a> which is now an online only event and the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/official-ubuntu-rolling-release-proposal.html">rolling release proposal</a> that even Ubuntu members were surprised to hear about.<br /><br />I'm also starting to doubt that <b>Lubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu</b> will continue to exist after so many changes: rolling release, new display server, focus on Ubuntu Touch, etc. At least, in their current form: based on Ubuntu. Using Debian on the other hand should be a lot easier so maybe they'll switch to it? I guess we should find that out soon, after the Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu teams analyze their options.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>The plan</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The target</b> is to have a first level/functional integration of Mir and Unity Next by May 2013, by October 2013 to have a Mir - UnityNext code base that could be taken to produce a phone and <b>reach full convergence by April 2014</b> (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS).</div><br /><br /><b>More about Mir</b>: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MirSpec">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MirSpec</a> | <a href="https://launchpad.net/mir">Mir source code</a><br /><br /><b>More about Unity Next</b>: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnityNextSpec">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnityNextSpec</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Mir and Unity Next will be discussed at the <a href="http://uds.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Developer Summit</a> (which from now on will only take place online) which starts tomorrow.</div>

Ubuntu To Use Its Own Display Server Called Mir, Unity To Be Ported To Qt/QML

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Ubuntu Touch Daily Builds Available For Download

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bImMSPcBj30/US0RC1Qf0lI/AAAAAAAAONg/kcrrUKsNMb0/s1600/ubuntu-phablet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu phablet" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bImMSPcBj30/US0RC1Qf0lI/AAAAAAAAONg/kcrrUKsNMb0/s500/ubuntu-phablet.png" title="ubuntu phablet" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview daily builds (images) are now available for developers and enthusiasts.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ubuntu Touch (also known as "phablet") daily builds aren't tested so they may contain new features and bug fixes but also new bugs and regressions:</div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Hey guys, just wanted to mentioned that daily builds are in place. ogra made it so our build servers are checked every hour and if updates are found, it will copy them over to cdimage.<br /><br />What this means? Well you can go and break or check out new things as they come.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- Canonical Quality Engineer Sergio Schvezov @ Ubuntu Phone <a href="https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg00492.html">mailing list</a></i></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed the latest phablet-tools package (0.6) from the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~phablet-team/+archive/tools">Phablet Tools PPA</a>, you can run the following command to get the latest Ubuntu Touch for your device (presuming you've already installed Ubuntu Touch):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>phablet-flash -l</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The packages used to built the images are also available in a PPA - <a href="https://launchpad.net/~phablet-team/+archive/ppa">check it out</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Download the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview daily images from <a href="http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/daily-preinstalled/current/">HERE</a>.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For more information, see Sergio Schvezov's <a href="http://sergiusens.github.com/posts/daily-builds-and-updates-to-phablet-tools.html">post</a> about this.</div><br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and.html">Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview And Ubuntu SDK Released</a>.</i>

Ubuntu Touch Daily Builds Available For Download

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How To Flash Ubuntu Touch From Windows

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfKdtCihZAA/USeqrBr_35I/AAAAAAAAOEs/RtcZMSL0L2Q/s1600/ubuntu-touch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu touch" border="0" height="231" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfKdtCihZAA/USeqrBr_35I/AAAAAAAAOEs/RtcZMSL0L2Q/s320/ubuntu-touch.png" title="ubuntu touch" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The official <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and.html">Ubuntu Touch</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install">installation</a> instructions are only for Ubuntu, so if you're running Windows, the instructions won't work for you. So here's how to install Ubuntu Touch if you're using Windows.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Firstly, download the images for your device from <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/">HERE</a>:</b><br /><ul><li>You'll need to download the files specific for your device as well as "quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip".</li><li>The files which have "maguro" in the filename are for Galaxy Nexus, "mako" for Nexus 4, "grouper" for Nexus 7 and "manta" for Nexus 10.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now you can get started. Please note that I didn't test these instructions as I don't own a Nexus device (and I'm not using Windows either) - <b>the instructions are thanks to Omer Akram</b>, via Ubuntu-phone <a href="https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg00222.html">mailing list</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Before proceeding, remember that the Ubuntu Touch interface is currently only available as a preview, for developers</b> and you shouldn't install it for every day usage! Some things have <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and.html">not been implemented yet</a> and there are many bugs!</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> Unlock the device using <a href="http://www.android.gs/how-to-unlock-galaxy-nexus-bootloader/">THESE</a> instructions which should work with Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, 7 and 10, even though the article mentions only Galaxy Nexus. The article also mentions how to install fastboot which you'll need later on.</div><br /><b>2.</b> (If you already have Clockworkmod Recovery installed, you can skip this step)<br /><br />While in the <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6124522">boatloader mode</a>, only flash the recovery file (<i>quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+DEVICE_CODENAME.img</i>) which you've previously downloaded, by using the following command in the command prompt window:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>fastboot flash recovery quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+DEVICE_CODENAME.img</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the command above, replace "DEVICE_CODENAME" with the codename for your device as it's explained above.</div><br /><b>3.</b> Reboot and copy the following files to the phone / tablet: <br /><ul><li>quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip</li><li>quantal-preinstalled-armel+DEVICE_CODENAME.zip</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> Power off the Nexus device, start the bootloader mode, navigate to "Recovery" and press the power button to select it. This will start the Clockworkmod Recovery.</div><br />Here, select "install zip from sdcard", then select "Choose zip from sdcard" and firstly select "quantal-preinstalled-armel+DEVICE_CODENAME.zip" and flash it, then flash "quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip"<br /><br /><b>5.</b> Reboot the device and you're done.

How To Flash Ubuntu Touch From Windows

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Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview And Ubuntu SDK Released, Developers Can Now Flash Ubuntu On Nexus Devices

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gDCsfZoj_XU/USOnt9uP66I/AAAAAAAAN4o/9k0uIJ1zsJ0/s1600/tablet-search.png"><img alt="Ubuntu touch developer preview" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gDCsfZoj_XU/USOnt9uP66I/AAAAAAAAN4o/9k0uIJ1zsJ0/s320/tablet-search.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview has been released. This includes the source code and images for both the phone and tablet interfaces and are aimed at developers</b> so it's not something you should install for actual every day usage. For now you'll find that some features are missing, like playing music, no mobile data connection, PIN/PUK support, etc., there are bugs and so on.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>The images support the following devices: Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, 7 and 10</b>.<br /><br />To flash the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview on your device, you'll need to use a PPA which supports Ubuntu Precise, Quantal and Raring. For complete instructions, see <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After flasing, you'll get the shell and core applications, working connection to GSM network, working phone calls and SMS, networking and Wifi and a functional camera. Also, you'll be able to use adb, just like on Android.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview, developers can also download the <a href="http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/">Ubuntu SDK</a>, currently in alpha, which lets you deploy and execute the apps as they create them, from the IDE.</div><br />Links:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://developer.ubuntu.com/2013/02/releasing-the-ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and-sdk-alpha/">Releasing the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview and SDK Alpha</a></li><li><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install">Instructions for flashing a phone or tablet device with Ubuntu</a></li><li><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes">Ubuntu Touch release notes</a></li><li>Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview source code is available on <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-touch-preview">Launchpad</a></li></ul>

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview And Ubuntu SDK Released, Developers Can Now Flash Ubuntu On Nexus Devices

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Ubuntu For Tablets Hands-On Videos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eiLQVu7ZymE/USY-kqMXJMI/AAAAAAAAOAE/UKS-TdDbCr8/s1600/ubuntu-for-tablets.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu for Tablets" border="0" height="172" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eiLQVu7ZymE/USY-kqMXJMI/AAAAAAAAOAE/UKS-TdDbCr8/s320/ubuntu-for-tablets.png" title="Ubuntu for Tablets" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview should be available for download later today and although I've found some daily images which can already be downloaded (I won't give you a download link but if you can't wait for the official release, you can do a Google search), I unfortunately don't have a Nexus device to test them on.<br /><br />Update: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-and.html">the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview has been released</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But some Ubuntu for tablets hands-on videos have already started to show up on YouTube and below you can watch two of them, via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/ubuntu-dev-preview-hands-on/">Engadget</a> and <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/20/4010412/ubuntu-for-tablets-hands-on-video">TheVerge</a>:</div><br /><a name='more'></a><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b7i6EpOPGR0" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7i6EpOPGR0">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XkyYKqKUYXA" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkyYKqKUYXA">direct video link</a>)</center>

Ubuntu For Tablets Hands-On Videos

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Canonical Unveils New Ubuntu Tablet Interface

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0VQbBVxYxw4/USOlWgQozTI/AAAAAAAAN4E/Dzk-xPRybOA/s1600/tablet-hero.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0VQbBVxYxw4/USOlWgQozTI/AAAAAAAAN4E/Dzk-xPRybOA/s500/tablet-hero.jpg" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Canonical has unveiled a new Ubuntu tablet interface today, which shares some of the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/ubuntu-for-phones-announced.html">Ubuntu Phone OS</a> elements, but it also comes with new features such as a "Side Stage" which lets you use phone and tablet apps in the same time.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>Side Stage - use phone and tablet apps in the same time</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Side Stage is a new feature introduced with Ubuntu for tablets that allows users to "<i>swipe through the right edge and you reveal phone apps running on your tablet. [...] Any tablet app that supports the phone layout will also fit in the Side Stage. You can have it loose or split the screen between the tablet and phone layout</i>", says Mark Shuttleworth in the Ubuntu for tablets presentation video which you can watch at the end of the post.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IwDvGmLIzmI/USOlaR4kpiI/AAAAAAAAN4M/iRjY5LXw9DA/s1600/tablet-multi-tasking.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IwDvGmLIzmI/USOlaR4kpiI/AAAAAAAAN4M/iRjY5LXw9DA/s500/tablet-multi-tasking.png" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side stage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ubuntu tablet will also share the Ubuntu Phone OS indicators design, home screen, lenses, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/hud-ubuntus-new-smart-menus-announced.html">HUD</a> access via voice control and so on:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WdB2RjVO8xI/USOldB-GT-I/AAAAAAAAN4U/H3fEfwvoNdo/s1600/tablet-voice-control-HUD.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WdB2RjVO8xI/USOldB-GT-I/AAAAAAAAN4U/H3fEfwvoNdo/s500/tablet-voice-control-HUD.png" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HUD - accessing the menu via voice control</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you dock the phone to a larger touch interface, and Ubuntu presents the tablet interface with the phone apps running in the Side Stage. Add a keyboard and mouse and the tablet becomes a full PC, running all Ubuntu desktop applications or connect it to a TV and get Ubuntu for TV, all in one device.</div><br />More Ubuntu for tablet interface images:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2NP8LAkMiU0/USOntnJkhsI/AAAAAAAAN4g/HfP3hfp3d2M/s1600/tablet-home-portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2NP8LAkMiU0/USOntnJkhsI/AAAAAAAAN4g/HfP3hfp3d2M/s320/tablet-home-portrait.jpg" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTRf4LONczM/USOntrSFQWI/AAAAAAAAN4k/Qg7WvFZlcQo/s1600/tablet-share-menu.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" height="309" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTRf4LONczM/USOntrSFQWI/AAAAAAAAN4k/Qg7WvFZlcQo/s320/tablet-share-menu.png" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gDCsfZoj_XU/USOnt9uP66I/AAAAAAAAN4o/9k0uIJ1zsJ0/s1600/tablet-search.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" height="202" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gDCsfZoj_XU/USOnt9uP66I/AAAAAAAAN4o/9k0uIJ1zsJ0/s320/tablet-search.png" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-co_Fo_G_etk/USOnutio7BI/AAAAAAAAN40/G9T8ZCRaRrs/s1600/ubuntu-tablet-interface.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tablet interface" border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-co_Fo_G_etk/USOnutio7BI/AAAAAAAAN40/G9T8ZCRaRrs/s320/ubuntu-tablet-interface.png" title="Ubuntu Tablet interface" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Ubuntu tablet hardware requirements</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The entry level consumer Ubuntu tablet (it doesn't support full desktop convergence) requires: dual-core Cortex A15 processor, 2GB RAM, minimum 8GB flash storage, 7-10 inch screen size and 4 fingers multi-touch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">High-end enterprise tablet (supports full desktop convergence) requirements: Quad-core A15 or Intel x86, 4GB of RAM, minimum 8GB of flash storage, 10-12 inch screen size and 4-10 fingers multi-touch.</div><br /><br />Check out Mark Shuttleworth explaining Ubuntu for tablets in the video below:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h384z7Ph0gU" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h384z7Ph0gU">direct video link</a>)</center><br />Ubuntu for tablets trailer:<br /><br /><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5_4fXQcxFRs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_4fXQcxFRs">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TouchInstallProcess">Touch Developer preview,</a> which includes the phone and tablet interfaces, should be available for download on 21st February 2013.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu on tablets will be showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week (25-28 February).</div><br />For more information, see: <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet">http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet</a>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4xcztruGRa0/USJcxSzueFI/AAAAAAAAN1U/fM-83IU4Qpo/s1600/tablet-time.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4xcztruGRa0/USJcxSzueFI/AAAAAAAAN1U/fM-83IU4Qpo/s500/tablet-time.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Just like more than a month ago, when <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/ubuntu-for-phones-announced.html">Ubuntu Phone OS was announced</a>, a countdown is displayed on the <a href="http://ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu.com</a> homepage, and this time it says: "<b><i>Tick, tock, tablet time!</i></b>". <br /><br />So what could this be? An Ubuntu tablet is about to be released? Or more likely, an optimized Ubuntu Phone OS for tablets?</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Update:</b> this might be a coincidence (?), but if it's not, it's big (via <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/102516876442697589191/posts">+Nate Carpenter</a>)! Below is a screenshot of <a href="http://ubuntu.com/">ubuntu.com</a> and <a href="http://htc.com/">htc.com</a>, side by side:</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfB3QsDHInc/USJ4gETg9xI/AAAAAAAAN2s/6c3J2ssl9a8/s1600/mmm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfB3QsDHInc/USJ4gETg9xI/AAAAAAAAN2s/6c3J2ssl9a8/s500/mmm.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ubuntu and HTC announcements are not only in the same day, but also at the same time (well, not synced to the second, but pretty close).<br /><br /><b>Update 2:</b> Ubuntu and HTC sharing the mysterious announcement date and time might just be a coincidence because if you go <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/+HTC/albums/5844115985411341505/5844115988981404850?authkey=CMfl7bnDrbO15gE">here</a> and select to download the full image, you'll notice the filename is <i>Tease_Cover_Global_M7</i>... And <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-m7-htc-one-release-date-news-and-rumours-1129182">M7</a> is supposed to be a 4.7 inch phone, not a tablet. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>The announcement will go live tomorrow at around 4 P.M. GMT / 8 A.M. PST. We'll let you know when more info is available.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.chimerarevo.com/ubuntu-anche-sui-tablet-lo-annuncia-la-homepage/">chimerarevo.com</a></i></div>

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu Live Wallpaper is a new Android live wallpaper designed to look like the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/ubuntu-for-phones-announced.html">Ubuntu Phone OS</a> welcome screen:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-phone-os-live-wallpaper.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS live wallpaper for Android" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-phone-os-live-wallpaper_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubuntu Phone OS live wallpaper for Android</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-phone-welcome-screen.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS welcome screen" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-phone-welcome-screen_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubuntu Phone OS<b><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"<i>If you can wait no more, we have small substitute for your Android phone! You can enjoy a live wallpaper that is similar to Ubuntu Phone ‘Welcome Screen’ from Canonical</i>" says the Ubuntu Live Wallpaper description.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The wallpaper is available for both phones and tablets and features an animated background and system clock integration, but more features are expected in future releases, such as battery integration as well as performance improvements.</div><br /><b>Get Ubuntu Live Wallpaper via <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kivano.ubuntulwp&feature=md">Google Play</a>:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Ubuntu Live Wallpaper qr code" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-live-wallpaper-qr.png" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/101912980608854649615/102143326274783990966/posts">+Daniel Sobolewski</a> for the <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/101912980608854649615/102143326274783990966/posts/Xhg4bigbznU?cfem=1">tip</a>!</i></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-txFuiJFHWEc/UOR9YZZQoSI/AAAAAAAAMmE/8jNK2iyx0h4/s1600/ubuntu-for-phones.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu for phones" border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-txFuiJFHWEc/UOR9YZZQoSI/AAAAAAAAMmE/8jNK2iyx0h4/s320/ubuntu-for-phones.png" title="ubuntu for phones" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The mysterious "so close you can almost touch it" countdown from the <a href="http://ubuntu.com/">ubuntu.com</a> website has just expired, revealing a <b>new operating system for mobile phones: Ubuntu Phone OS</b>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out the trailer and Mark Shuttleworth's presentation of <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone">Ubuntu Phone OS</a> videos below:</div><br /><a name='more'></a><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LoXpLUr5WB4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoXpLUr5WB4">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cpWHJDLsqTU" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWHJDLsqTU">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3827922/ubuntu-phone-os-announcement">The Verge</a>, Ubuntu for phones is<b> built around the Android kernel and drivers, but doesn't use a Java Virtual Machine</b> and also, it <b>supports both ARM and x86 processors</b>.<br /><br /><br />It's important to note that right now, Canonical tries to find manufacturers to ship with Ubuntu Phone OS, so there's not an actual phone, but only the platform. <br /><br /><blockquote><b>Ubuntu phones aren’t yet available for purchase, but we are ready to start working with partners with an aim to releasing phones before the end of 2013.</b><br /><br />You can see Ubuntu for phones demonstrated at the Ubuntu booth at CES next week and we’ll be showing it again at MWC in Barcelona in February. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">- Canonical blog</div></blockquote><br /><br />Jane Silber says on the <a href="http://blog.canonical.com/2013/01/02/its-official-ubuntu-now-fits-phones/">Canonical blog</a> that Ubuntu for phones will make use of the installable web apps available in Ubuntu 12.10. Also, there's a QML-based Ubuntu SDK that developers can use to create <b>native apps that work both on the desktop and the phone</b> and then deliver then in the Ubuntu Software Center. For the display server, <b>X.Org</b> is used, but this may change.<br /><br />Ubuntu Phone OS is still Ubuntu, so while the applications will need a new UI optimized for phones to look and behave properly, <b>you can still install any application available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu Phone OS</b>, as long as it's available for that architecture (ARM, x86).<br /><br /><br />In a later article, Jono Bacon <a href="http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/01/02/announcing-ubuntu-for-phones/">explains</a> that <b>Ubuntu Phone OS comes with the same technology available in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/ubuntu-for-android-announced-by-mark.html">Ubuntu for Android</a>: when docked, the phone turns into a full Ubuntu desktop:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/converged-device.jpg" title="Ubuntu Phone OS turns into a full desktop OS when docked"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS Docked" src="http://img.netupd8.com/converged-device.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Here are some screenshots / images via ubuntu.com:</div><br /><center><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-conversations-324x576.jpg" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-conversations-324x576_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-home-screen.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-home-screen_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-launcher.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-launcher_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-make-ubuntu-your-own.jpg" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-make-ubuntu-your-own_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-naturally-neat.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-naturally-neat_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-phone.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-phone_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-camera.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-camera_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-gallery.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-gallery_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-background.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-background_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-results.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-results_thumb.jpg" /></a></center>

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