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By: Collinder Farrell » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device coming soon?

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:28:21 +0000

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Can Ubuntu Linux Close the Digital Divide | The VAR Guy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:57:38 +0000

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By: Jae Stutzman

Jae Stutzman — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:39:17 +0000

I have posted the slide images here:
http://j.blog.stutzman.net/2008/07/ubuntu-for-mids-and-netbooks.html

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:29:35 +0000

I think Ubuntu says that it has both Flash and Clutter UI’s

By: Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:18:22 +0000

Josh: Actually, Intel demonstrated a MID device with a stylus at OSCON (I think, at least).

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:09:01 +0000

I thought that Ubuntu Mobile was built on Clutter, not Maemo.

While the Nokia N-series is great, it’s not quite the same thing as a “Mobile Internet Device”. OK, it’s mincing words cause Nokia N-Series are mobile and they do support Internet, but not “Mobile Internet” ie GSM, 3G, or WiMAX.

Also the Maemo interface is stylus-driven while the Ubuntu MID seems to be the next-generation touchscreen a la iPhone/iTouch.

-Josh

By: dns

dns — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:21:37 +0000

the difference is the gui.
* ubuntu mobile is basically a port of the memo interface which is used on the nokia n series. this interface is designed for a touch screen.
* ubuntu netbook remix is more or less a standard gnome with a different launcher, you can start with a standard gnome and add the applets to turn it into the netbook remix gui.

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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:21:11 +0000

[...] Ubuntu Netbook vs. Ubuntu Mobile Internet Devices: What’s the Difference? Posted in July 24th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri in rss Canonical is working on at least two mobile Linux projects. One called Ubuntu Netbook Remix, the other called Ubuntu for Mobile Internet Devices. So what’s the difference between the two? Glad you asked. Gerry Carr, marketing manager for Canonical, described each platform during a meeting at OSCON. Here are the details. [...]

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:36:11 +0000

Yup, I’m waiting on a netbook with ubuntu preloaded to get.

By: Tomi T Ahonen

Tomi T Ahonen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:33:56 +0000

The cellphone user number (Gartner) is totally wrong. I don’t know what number was quoted to get that 2009 number.

End of 2006, worldwide, total cellphone user base (installed base, subscribers) was 2.7 billion users (source: Informa). This will be more than 3 billion globally end of 2007

The total sales of cellphones last year was about 950 million, expected to be over a billion this year.

Also – if your readers want to read the real number crunching and business model of how Apple has to do in each of its markets – North America, Europe and Asia – and what level of sales per each quarter from now to then, as a benchmark to see if they are on target to hit 10 million, see my blog where this analysis is provided at

http://www.communities-dominate.blogs.com

Thank you

Tomi Ahonen
4-time bestselling author on future of mobile
lecturing at Oxford University on future of mobile
next book: Digital Korea

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