Ubuntu Phone OS

by phosphide » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:16 am

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by exploited » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:27 am

I just wish they'd make a ROM available for download already.

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by phosphide » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:31 am

Forget the ROM's (although I could have fun with that too), I want hardware damnit! Phone, Tablet, TV, Desktop, Laptop = Done.

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by exploited » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:34 am

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by phosphide » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:38 am

This is true. I anticipate getting one of the new BB10 phones so I wonder if it can work on the playbook or something. Dual boot Ubuntu/Playbook OS would be sweet.

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by jurupa » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:34 am

I like how they went about the ui, but my concern is the battery life here. As it seems they are running a good amount of services actively and that can't be good for the battery. Unless they got a work around don't see battery life being that great.

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Re: Ubuntu Phone OS

by phosphide » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:23 pm

Ya, that's a good point. If you dock it, I assume it is charging because there is no way you can run the full desktop without completely destroying the battery. The mobile os part might not be so bad since it is based on unity, which isn't too bad on the battery.

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