Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

Is Android just Linux? This is one of those frustrating questions that seems like it should have a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, even though you can install a Linux desktop on Android. Still, ...

The company states that the phone experience will be pure Android--it’s a normal Android phone. When the device is connected to a computer screen, however, it launches a full Ubuntu desktop on the ...

Canonical is announcing its Ubuntu for Android platform today, a fusion of both Google’s mobile operating system and the Linux-based Ubuntu desktop OS. While you’re on the move it works like any other ...

The makers of Ubuntu Linux launched a preview version of the operating system for smartphones and tablets in February, 2013. Users have been installing and testing the software on Android devices with ...

There’s no shortage of Android tablets in the marketplace today, but devices that run Ubuntu Linux are still much harder to come by. Specifically, the new “Nibbio,” or “Kite,” Full-HD tablet from ...