San Francisco - software based on Linux, Ubuntu, has been popular as the desktop operating system. Now Ubuntu is ready to operate in the smartphone device.
Reported the Wall Street Journal, the smartphone-based operating system (OS) Ubuntu is rumored to be available to consumers starting in October this year. Previously, Canonical as the producer, has introduced the Ubuntu OS for smartphones earlier this year.
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth said that Ubuntu-based phone will first be launched in October 2013 in two areas that are not specifically mentioned the possibility of a great American as one of the main markets targeted.
If that were sold in October 2013, meaning that handset sales will be faster than previously planned. Originally Canonical says Ubuntu-based smartphones will come on the market in 2014.
The sophistication of this new mobile operating system is a feature that is actually almost exactly like the desktop version of Ubuntu. So when users plug the phone to the monitor with a keyboard and mouse so he can run and operate applications such as LibreOffice Ubuntu.
According to Shuttleworth, Ubuntu OS version of this smartphone uses a driver and kernel of Android, so it can easily be mounted on a variety of smartphones running Android, both old and new versions.
It also means that device manufacturers do not require changes to their software to support this new operating system.
Ubuntu mobile operating system targeted for all the smartphone category, ranging from low-end smartphone category to high end.
Can this new operating system to compete with Android and iOS? For the record, Windows Phone operating system from Microsoft that has a wide network was still not able to compete with the power of Android and iOS in the global smartphone market.
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