[dba-Tech] Ubuntu Phone

 Hi Jim --

Yes, I have seen bookmarked/that information on TechCrunch already:

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/02/canonical-brings-ubuntu-os-to-phones-official/

BTW :) - "... it (Ubuntu Phone OS) eschews the traditional app grid concept that pervades iOS and stock Android and instead relies on horizontal swipes to view oft-used applications and switch between currently running ones. In a way, it’s approach is more reminiscent of Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT than either of the two leading mobile OSes, though whether those UI decisions catch on is another story entirely. Still, the end result is an interface that feels more spacious and expansive than its potential rivals, a tricky proposition when hardware designers struggle to balance device screen size and portability."

So while Ubuntu is on the way to reach the mobile market one can develop apps for real devices as Windows Phone 7.5 and 8, and Windows RT and later on port that apps on Ubuntu Phone OS by using MonoDevelop " http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/programming-languages/c-sharp/ " :)  (Needless to say that HTML5 and JavaScript are also mainstream technologies for WinPhone and WinRT apps development.) 

Just wanted to note how this modern development world is heavily interconnected - no need to promote one platform vs. the other one - it's time to become a multi-platform developer...

Thank you.

-- Shamil

Суббота, 19 января 2013, 10:03 -08:00 от "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>:
>Ubuntu has developed its own phone OS but whether it is just a side project
>is yet to be seen as carriers have said they will support it and as long as
>they are allowed room to place some of their own advertisements.
>
>Right now the phone is supported on the Galaxy Nexus but that support will
>most likely be extended to some Nokia phones as it appears that Nokia is
>keeping its options open by developing support for Android, Ubuntu and
>Windows. Game companies like EA, Valve Software and Unity Technologies are
>already building and porting their apps to this device.
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cpWHJDLsqTU#!
>
>The Ubuntu phone:
>http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone
>
>As well as being able to design apps in HTML5/CSS3?JavaScript (Note: the
>development kit provides a full JavaScript to assembler compiler for greater
>performance), the phone's core development language and IDE are as follows
>Qt Creator IDE for creating cross-platform applications developed in C/C++
>and QML
>http://qt.digia.com/
>
>The QML language:
>http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/programming-languages/qml/
>
>and samples:
>http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.7/qdeclarativeintroduction.html
>
>or download the whole mobile kit from:
>http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/
>
>OS hardware requirements:
>According to Canonical a phone needs the following requirements:[6]
>1. Dual-core 1 GHz CPU, 1Ghz Cortex A9, Quad-core A9 or Intel Atom.
>2. Video acceleration: shared kernel driver with associated X driver;
>OpenGL, ES/EGL
>3. Storage: 2 GB for OS disk image. (the OS can support up to 32GB of RAM
>and can run as a desktop)
>4. Also supports ports like HDMI: video-out with secondary framebuffer
>device and USB host mode
>5. Core OS will run in 512 MB RAM
>
>One comparison with the Windows Phone OS states it requires 2 GB of RAM,
>runs at less than a third of the speed of the Ubuntu phone and has no native
>Game company support, as of yet. You can just bring your Ubuntu phone home
>plug it into your PC/Laptop/Tablet and have access the full Ubuntu
>desktop...within the proper environment, they claim it can be used as a
>server and extend its services with full terminal services across the
>network...a full multi-user phone OS. In addition, according to Canonical it
>is the most secure OS ever built and now can provide banking services. It is
>also fully voice activated.
>
>Whether this will all be enough for a company with little resources, no
>sales budget to speak off, no signed carriers and opponents like Microsoft,
>Apple and Google, is yet to be seen but they are off to a bold and promising
>start...but check it out
>
>Jim
>