In a world dominated by iOS and junk-food-inspired Android operating systems, Canonical, developers of Ubuntu, feel there's room for a mobile version of its user-friendly Linux distribution. However, ...

We've already seen Ubuntu's hybrid mobile operating system, but the big question was whether or not Canonical would be able to garner support from actual hardware manufacturers and prominent carriers.

Canonical is taking its innovative smartphone design directly to potential customers. The company has launched a crowdfunding campaign to build the original batch of its planned Ubuntu Edge devices.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Canonical is claiming that its new Ubuntu OS will be with developers by late February—ready for phones to launch in “two geographically large markets” this ...