Mobile World Congress will have a plethora of Android goodness, but this one really calls our attention. We have been trying to find ways to replace the desktop computer experience with our phones. And if this is happening anytime soon, Canonical’s new revelation is what will make it happen. The Linux-based OS makers are ready to deploy Ubuntu for Android at Mobile World Congress, and it is looking very promising. We have already tried to use laptop docks , desktop docks , tablets with keyboards , and some people have gone as far as hacking Android devices and installing full desktop linux operating systems on them.
Ubuntu for Android; best bet at unifying the smartphone and desktop experience
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Motorola’s Webtop is not the only Android-based desktop game in town. Canonical has announced Ubuntu for Android, a whole new “peripheral ecosystem” that runs a desktop-class mode with access to office apps, web browsing, email, calendars, and more. And it does it all thanks to an Android phone and dock combination. Ubuntu for Android is powered by a special dock that launches the Ubuntu OS desktop mode embedded within a compatible Android device (companies must implement the software). Because Ubuntu and Android share a kernel, the two operating systems can co-exist and deliver productivity software for desktops and still have access to select web services. That means you can launch Thunderbird for gemail or Chromium to browse the web, and still be able to send/receive SMS messages and phone calls
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