Strong sales of the iPhone 4S are putting renewed pressure on Android to innovate. Ubuntu for Android could give the platform a key capability iPhone is still missing.
Android's new ally against the iPhone: Ubuntu
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7 Best Gadgets at Mobile World Congress 2012
There were a ton of exciting announcements from the very beginning of Mobile World Congress 2012. Even through now, we’ve learned of new developments and advancements from tons of companies and a lot of it has been great. What are the absolute best announcements and product showings, though? We’ve come up with our list of the 10 best Mobile World Congress happenings. Without further ado… HTC One X and HTC Sense 4.0 — While HTC had more phones to show off, the HTC One X showed us that HTC’s headed in the right direction in both hardware and software. Great camera, super fast Sense 4.0 and no more ugly metal
OnLive Desktop App provides free use of select Windows desktop apps on an Android tablet
OnLive is a name typically associated with cloud-based gaming on various platforms, including Android and Google TV. You can add cloud-based desktop virtualization to that list as OnLive Desktop is giving users a desktop experience without having to be at their desktop. Available now for most Android 2.3 and higher tablets, OnLive Desktop is a
uTorrent client coming soon to an Android device near you
Torrent remote controllers, applications that give you access to various torrent clients on your PC from your Android device, are nothing new. However, a bona fide torrent client for Android is. Imagine being able to download and seed any and all types of files directly from your Android device. It may seem a little far fetched right now, but with a uTorrent client in the works for Android, it’s about to become a reality. As Android inches closer to desktop replacement territory
Video: Canonical gives us more details about Ubuntu for Android
Ubuntu for Android has caused quite the stir , since it was released a few days ago. The idea of carrying your computer in your pocket is simply astounding. We have seen it in action already, but only briefly. And our friends from Engadget have taken it upon themselves to get more details straight from Canonical. Engadget has managed to get over 13 minutes of video time with one of Canonical’s engineers.
Google trackpad patent hints at Android for desktops
With Android 4.0, Google delivered a mobile operating system that was suited for all screen sizes. As we have already explored, you can almost replace your PC with an Android device, but there are still some things that Google needs to improve upon. Google could target the desktop computing experience with Android 5.0, according to the latest patents discovered by Jack Purcher of PatentlyApple . In the patent overview Google claims that their Android operating system has been designed for a touchscreen user interface and it may be beneficial to have it “implemented on more traditional devices, such as a desktop, netbook or laptop device that include physical keyboards and/or pointing devices, such as trackpad devices.” We agree 100 percent. So does Ubuntu
Full Ubuntu desktop coming to multi-core Android devices
Your Android phone is about to get a lot more powerful thanks to Canonical. Today it was announced that the company will be bringing the full Ubuntu desktop to Android devices with the muscle to run it. We’re not talking some watered-down installation of Ubuntu running via some emulator, either. Ubuntu for Android will run simultaneously alongside Google’s mobile platform and launches when the phone is connected to a computer screen. Data is share between the two operating systems allowing for seamless movement between an Android mobile device and the Ubuntu desktop
Ubuntu for Android; best bet at unifying the smartphone and desktop experience
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 (Update: Video)
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. But none of these are able to do the job.
What's keeping Mountain Lion off of some 64-bit Macs? Ars investigates
The system requirements for the OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) developer preview released last week indicated that quite a few “modern,” 64-bit capable Macs would not be able to upgrade to the new OS . How Apple determined the cutoff still remains fuzzy, but according to our research, we believe the issue is related to the graphics capabilities of those machines. Apple has suggested to Ars that the …