Canonical developing Ubuntu OS for tablets

Posted on Monday, June 14 2010 @ 0:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Canonical revealed a special version of Ubuntu for tablets will be released in Q1 2011. This new flavor will be a lightweight version of Linux with a touch-friendly user interface.

Tablets with the Ubuntu OS could become available late in next year's first quarter, said Chris Kenyon, Canonical's vice president of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) services. The OS will be a lightweight version of Linux with a simplified, touch-friendly user interface.

Tablets are handheld devices with multitouch screens and on-screen keyboards. This would be Canonical's first foray into the tablet market, where it will compete with Google's Android, Intel's Meego and Apple's iPhone-based OS, which is used in the iPad.

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