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by Michael Fisher | March 7, 2013 4:37 PMRead OnLet me hit you with some opinion, mobile fans. Let me ask you to consider the following hypothetical. This will require you to use your imagination. You ready? Okay, here goes: Big platforms aren't cool. You know what's cool? New platforms. Yes, I'm generalizing. Yes, I'm paraphrasing The Social Network's faux-Sean Parker to make a point. And no, I don't really think that Android, iOS, and Windows Phone are somehow "uncool." But they are kind of predictable ... right? They're "comfortable." They do what we want them to do (usually) and behave how we expect them to (most of the time). They ...
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by Michael Fisher | March 6, 2013 4:36 PMRead OnEver recorded a 90-minute podcast full of Skype-related artifacts and drop-outs, only to find once you wrap it up that you used the wrong mic? If so, you know the pain we've experienced cutting together today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast. Sorry for the levels on this one, folks; it's unfortunate, and we've done all we can to normalize them, but you're probably going to be twisting your volume knob an awful lot over the course of this here episode. On the bright side, if you manage to endure, you'll be treated to some excellent discussion on everything from Galaxy S IV leaks to ...
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by Taylor Martin | March 1, 2013 7:00 AMRead OnUbuntu Touch was released as a developer preview one week ago today. I have spent hands-on time with the new platform off and on ever since. In that time, I have learned some things about the platform, and I've discovered things I find truly novel and impressive. Likewise, I've found a handful of things that are terrible and off-putting. I am sure of one thing: Canonical is on to something with Ubuntu Touch. The sole purpose of running Ubuntu on a smartphone is convergence – something many are aiming to do, but Canonical has done the most work here so far. Make no mistake, the company ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 25, 2013 7:46 PMRead OnWe've all but looked at Ubuntu for Phones under a microscope. I have personally flashed it to three different devices and have put it on my Nexus 4 a total of four times already. While I'm not ready to go all-in and use it as a daily driver (I would question anyone who did), it's apparent that the operating system has potential, not only because it has a company like Canonical behind it, but because the innovations it brings to the table. No less, in its current state, it's not worth much more than just staring at and tinkering with. One thing that struck me as odd, though, is how little ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 25, 2013 2:24 PMRead OnLast week, we finally got a firsthand look at Ubuntu 12.10 Touch. We went hands-on with both Ubuntu for Phones and Ubuntu for Tablets. While it's pretty clear that the developer preview was just that, a preview (some application were only screenshots of what the applications will look like), the operating system shows promise for great things to come. Ubuntu, at this point, is not stable, and in no way is it viable as a daily driver. Sure, you have your basics – dialer, SMS, HSPA+ connectivity, camera, etc. But application support is virtually nonexistent and the preview suffers from all ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 22, 2013 6:01 PMRead OnUbuntu for Tablets and Phones has consumed my life for the past 30 hours. Canonical announced a developer preview would be arriving yesterday, and when it hit, I dropped everything I was doing and flashed it to the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. I've been playing with it ever since and have mostly good things to say – keeping in mind it is a developer preview and far from any sort of stable release. In its tablet form, Ubuntu 12.10 Touch isn't all that different from the phone version. The home screen layout is horizontal, versus the vertical layout on smaller tablets and phones. There ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 22, 2013 9:35 AMRead OnYesterday, the Ubuntu 12.10 Touch developer preview was released. Canonical provided a method for the public to flash a preview build of the new operating system to the most recent Nexus devices: Galaxy Nexus (GSM), Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. Eventually, I was pointed in the direction of this xda-developers thread, which makes the install much more quick and simple. The instructions in the thread are pretty straightforward, but they lack some details – details that are important for novices in the Android modding world. Check out the video below to see how to get Ubuntu for Tablets ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 22, 2013 9:00 AMRead OnCanonical released its developer preview of Ubuntu for Phones yesterday, and it provided a method for the public to flash the preview of the platform to their personal Nexus devices. After trying to the better part of two hours to get apt-get working on my MacBook Air, I turned to someone for help. I was pointed in the direction of xda-developers, where I learned that flashable images were hosted on Ubuntu's site. The instructions, however, were a little scarce, particularly for anyone who isn't well-versed in the world of Android modding. If you're wondering how to get Ubuntu on your ...
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by Taylor Martin | February 21, 2013 11:30 PMRead On
All eyes were on Canonical today for the much-anticipated release of the developer preview of Ubuntu for Phones and Tablets. Canonical brings Ubuntu Touch forward with one thing in mind: convergence. The idea is that you can carry a single device to perform all your standard daily tasks. Carry a smartphone in your pocket running Ubuntu for Phones, yet when you attach peripherals – such as a mouse, keyboard and monitor – the interface reverts to its full-OS form. After some finagling, I managed to flash Ubuntu on the Nexus 4. Surprisingly, despite the hours of getting nowhere, the ...
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by Jaime Rivera | February 21, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG's announcement of the Optimus F5 and F7, even if we're most likely going to ask you to look elsewhere when you read the spec sheet. Then we move to Samsung news as they're rumored to showcase a new TV Discovery service with mobile devices at MWC. Then we move to Google Drive and cover all the recent enhancements that Google is offering. Ubuntu is next, there's a lot of great stuff here as it's reached developer preview stage, but not all is fun and games. We end today's show talking about the Petition to force the White House to address ...
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by Stephen Schenck | February 21, 2013 12:22 PMRead OnReady to try out the latest smartphone and tablet OS to hit the scene? It's still very much in development, and this preview is not intended for immediate use as a daily driver, but if you want a peek at what could be the next big thing in mobile platforms, the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview has just arrived for Galaxy Nexus (GSM only), Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 devices. The installation process is relatively straightforward, but it also assumes a certain level of comfort with Ubuntu and working with the command line shell; there's no point-and-click Windows or Mac app to deploy the ...
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by Jaime Rivera | February 19, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Ubuntu Tablet operating system and what's cool about it. Then we move to iOS 6.1.2 and how it fixes just some of the current bugs known. The iPhone 5S is next as we found its motherboard rocking a lot of improvements over the current model. The Microsoft Surface Pro takes the spotlight later as we show you how to run Android apps on it. We end today's show talking about the HTC One, and why this phone may change everything for HTC. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Ubuntu Releases Tablet Video Preview - Apple Releases iOS 6.1.2 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | February 19, 2013 11:26 AM
Read OnYesterday, Canonical started a countdown timer promising some sort of Ubuntu tablet news to arrive this morning. Just a few minutes ago, that counter finally reached zero, resulting in the announcement that the company will be showing off Ubuntu for tablets at the MWC next week and giving us our first real look at this new tablet UI. That's a little bit of a let-down, since we're no closer to knowing when this software will see a release, but it's still great to finally get a full look at what this platform will have to offer. (Update: the first developer preview of Ubuntu for tablets will ...
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by Jaime Rivera | February 18, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Galaxy Note 8.0 one more time, hoping this is actually the last because so many rumors without a device tend to bore. Then we move to the Galaxy S IV, which now has a new and earlier release date rumor. LG is next as we talk about their new Optimus G Pro and the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor included. Nokia is next as apparently MWC 2013 will show us four smartphones to be released, and no tablet. We end today's show talking about the Ubuntu Tablet that'll be released tomorrow. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Galaxy ...
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by Stephen Schenck | February 18, 2013 3:40 PMRead OnCanonical's new Ubuntu OS for smartphones is just around the corner, and the first public release of the software, a developer's preview, is arriving later this week for interested Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 owners. That's cause for excitement on its own, but a smartphone-optimized OS isn't the only thing Canonical's been working on. There's a new countdown timer running on its website that seems ready to reveal some Ubuntu tablet news tomorrow. Now, assuming this tablet teaser turns out to be what the company was showing off last fall, don't expect anything like the smartphone version of ...
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