The developers who have been working to bring the Ubuntu Linux operating system to smartphones and tablets have released the first builds that don’t have to load Android before they can boot into ...

In a month from the time of the release of this article – that's October 17th – the folks at Ubuntu will be releasing the newest desktop OS version 13.10, and along with it an image of Ubuntu Touch.

The latest update to the Ubuntu Touch operating system for smartphones and tablets is here, and it’s a big update, with changes to more than a third of all binary packages in the operating system.

With Chinese authorities having already warned that the nation is too dependent on Google’s Android, there’s a feeling that China is seeking a post-Android future. The upcoming, open-source, Ubuntu ...

The Ubuntu Edge runs both Android and open-source Ubuntu Touch software -- and the people behind it want your help to the tune of $32 million on Indiegogo. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV ...

The Librem 5 is a crowd-sourced, open-source smartphone. By default, it runs Purism's PureOS. This is a Debian Linux-based operating system. On it, PureOS supports the GNOME and KDE Plasma Mobile ...

In an effort to create the first smartphone that can dual-boot both Linux and Android, Canonical is looking to raise money on Indiegogo in order to make such a thing happen. The phone would run a ...

Android rival Ubuntu will be in "mid- to high-end" phones built by BQ and Meizu, the first manufacturers to commit to the British-made OS. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the ...