Ubuntu for Android combines smartphone and desktop

Canonical has announced that it plans to give Android smartphone owners the chance to turn their handset into a fully fledged desktop PC. The idea is to merge Ubuntu (Linux) with the Android mobile OS, the latter being used for normal smartphone operation. The Ubuntu.. more

Sony Xperia U leaked

Another new Sony (not Ericsson, the two have now parted company) phone has been leaked ahead of next week’s Mobile World Congress. And this one is the Sony Xperia U, which.. more

Half of UK now owns a smartphone

The latest data from Kantar ComTech has shown that half of the population of the UK now owns a smartphone. The number is 50.3% to be precise, and unsurprisingly enough, the.. more