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Ubuntu Touch: First look at the Linux smartphone OS

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Bryan Lunduke
Jun 12, 2013

The first developer preview of Ubuntu Touch – aka ???Ubuntu for Phones and Tablets??? – was unveiled just a few short months ago. And, just a few weeks back, it was announced that the team was shooting for having a fully functional (aka ???can use it as your actual phone, on a daily basis???) version by the end of May. May is now over. So let’s take a look at where Ubuntu Touch is at.

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Bryan Lunduke

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