The developers who have been working to bring the Ubuntu Linux operating system to smartphones and tablets have released the first builds that don’t have to load Android before they can boot into ...

In a month from the time of the release of this article – that's October 17th – the folks at Ubuntu will be releasing the newest desktop OS version 13.10, and along with it an image of Ubuntu Touch.

When it was first announced, the idea of Ubuntu for Android sounded excellent. Running Ubuntu – a popular Linux distribution for Desktops, similar to Windows or Mac OS X – alongside Android seemed a ...

Canonical has just released a method for dual-booting Ubuntu Touch and Android on your phone. You’ll be able to flash Ubuntu Touch on the phone, but you’ll need ...

The Samsung Galaxy S III may not be the only non-Nexus phone running Ubuntu Touch Preview for long. Canonical has posted instructions for porting Ubuntu Touch to run on pretty much any Android phone ...

Canonical, the company behind the new Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system, has this week revealed that they are redesigning the operating system without using the Android Shell that was used in ...

The Librem 5 is a crowd-sourced, open-source smartphone. By default, it runs Purism's PureOS. This is a Debian Linux-based operating system. On it, PureOS supports the GNOME and KDE Plasma Mobile ...

The Ubuntu Edge runs both Android and open-source Ubuntu Touch software -- and the people behind it want your help to the tune of $32 million on Indiegogo. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV ...

Android rival Ubuntu will be in "mid- to high-end" phones built by BQ and Meizu, the first manufacturers to commit to the British-made OS. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the ...