There’s a new player in the smartphone operating system space: the folks behind the KDE desktop environment for Linux-based desktop computers have just unveiled Plasma Mobile. Plasma Mobile is basically a mobile version of the desktop Plasma user interface. It’s free and open source software, and while there aren’t any phones that ship with Plasma Phone […]
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Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphone details leaked
Microsoft may be scaling back its smartphone division, but it looks like the company could launch at least two flagship phones this year. According to Windows Central, we can expect at least 2 premium devices. While Microsoft hasn’t confirmed the details of either report yet, both sites have a pretty good track record with leaked data of this […]
H5OS is a Firefox OS-spinoff for smartphones, tablets, and more
The smartphone space is dominated by Android and iOS at the moment, but organizations including Canonical, Mozilla, Samsung, and Jolla have been trying to build alternatives. So far none has even managed to get the same kind of meager market share that less popular operating platforms BlackBerry or Windows Phone are holding on to. But the […]
Jolla unveils Sailfish OS 2.0, first phone hardware partner
Shortly after announcing plans to stop making its own smartphones and instead focus on developing and licensing the Sailfish operating system to other device makers, the folks at Jolla have two major announcements. First up, they’ve got at least one partner: Indian phone maker Intex plans to release a Sailfish phone later this year. Second, that […]
Ubuntu Phone gains landscape support, paves way for mouse and keyboard support
Canonical is rolling out an over-the-air update for smartphones running its Ubuntu software. Ubuntu OTA-5 adds one key new feature, a few smaller features and bug fixes, and lays the groundwork for a very important new feature that probably won’t work on most phones currently running Ubuntu software. Screen rotation First up is support for […]
Nokia (kind of) confirms plans to return to smartphones in 2016 (or later)
Nokia used to be the world’s largest cellphone maker, but the company sold most of its phone business to Microsoft in 2014, and as part of that deal Nokia promised it wouldn’t launch a new phone under the Nokia name until the fourth quarter of 2016 at the earliest. But Nokia did introduce a mobile […]
Samsung’s first Tizen smartphone: 1 million units sold
Samsung sells more smartphones running Google Android software than any other company. But Samsung has also been hedging its bets by contributing heavily to the development of Tizen, another Linux-based operating system designed for mobile devices, smart TVs, and other gadgets. Most of Samsung’s smartwatches run software based on Tizen, and after numerous delays, the […]
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches in Europe for €299 (with an invite)
If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on a smartphone running Ubuntu software, but have been underwhelmed by the first two Ubuntu phones from BQ, now there’s a more powerful option. The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launched a version with Ubuntu in China in May. Starting June 25th, 2015 it goes on sale in Europe for €299 (about […]
BlackBerry: We’ll keep making phones, despite declining sales
BlackBerry’s latest fiscal report shows that the company sold 1.1 million phones in the past quarter… which wouldn’t sound so bad if it weren’t for the fact that the company sold 2.6 million phones during the same period a year ago. But while BlackBerry has started developing software and services for Android, iOS, and Windows users, declining […]
Pre-order BQ’s second Ubuntu phone for €200
The BQ Aquaris EQ HD Ubuntu Edition is a smartphone with a 5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display, a quad-core MediaTek ARM Cortex-A7 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. It’s now available for pre-order for about €200 and the phone should ship after June 22nd. There’s one small catch though: the BQ Aquaris […]