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Ubuntu Touch core apps to probably reach "alpha-level release" on "mid-May" 2013

Currently, there is happening a serious development work on designing, creating and strengthening 11 core applications for Ubuntu Touch.

Among the focused-on apps, there are Calculator, Clock, Weather, etc, apps that have already received both design and real code, progressive road that constantly enriches and refines the now-interesting applications.

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Ubuntu designer Christina Li presents the Weather app's design process

Swiping gestures, fully-usable screen edges, handy indicators, multiple views, are among the features offered by Ubuntu for phones, overall polished interface that set the touch-based Ubuntu operating system as an object attracting a massive amount of positive reactions.

Moreover, currently, there is happening a serious process of enlarging Ubuntu for phones' core applications, process traversing multiple stages, including sketching, design and code implementation.

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Ubuntu for phones' Clock core-app sees new fancy additions based on official designs

From its very beginning, Ubuntu for phones introduced a beautiful interface with polished visual elements, subtle animations, fancy menus, etc, overall interface rooted into a design-based skilfully-crafted look & feel.

Presently, the phone operating system is undergoing a serious process of gaining core apps, in order to feature (at its official launch) a modern experience with modern applications.

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The porting-to-devices work on Ubuntu Touch continues with newly-added support for LG Optimus L9, HP Touchpad and SGS III (Qualcomm TMO)

The beginning of the 2013 year marked a reference point for Ubuntu, the year when Ubuntu enlarged its horizon and vision, namely, the addition of Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu for tablets to Ubuntu's family of interfaces.

Just like solid-as-a-rock security, heavily-tested and designed user experience, pixel-perfect polish, etc, converged experience is written on Ubuntu's forehead.

Essentially, the developers are approaching Ubuntu as a numerous full-of-members family, rather than from an only-desktop point-of-view.

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Versed Ubuntu designer Mika Meskanen presents with step-by-step informations the design of Clock

Along with excitement and positive feedback, Ubuntu Touch gained, from its very beginning, a serious and continuous development ground, solid base where constantly new and new items are put together.

Weeks ago, the developers announced the start on sketching, designing and creating a set of core applications for the touch-based operating systems, development effort progressively shifted from concepts to real code (currently, work in progress).

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30+ devices ported to Ubuntu Touch, 20+ devices porting-in-progress

Among the attributes characterizing the Ubuntu community and development teams, there are openness and clarity, qualities adopted by the developers weeks ago, too, at the release of Ubuntu Touch.

Shortly after, the developers published a clear, explanatory (yet requiring certain computer skills) guide on how to port the touch-based Ubuntu images to non-default devices.

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Ubuntu for phones' Weather, Clock, Calendar and Calculator official apps video-demoed

January 2013, Canonical announces Ubuntu for phones, exciting event followed by Ubuntu for tablets, basically, Ubuntu received two new interesting interfaces.

As a consequence, Ubuntu SDK emerged into the open, allowing third-party developers to create fancy, polished and modern applications.

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Ubuntu for phones demoed with GSMA OneAPI's operator billing capability

Mobile World Congress 2013 reached its completion recently, globally-known and appreciated IT event that gathered numerous IT representatives into an exciting display of cutting-edge demonstrations and presentations.

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Telephony application video-discussed at UDS

The beginning of the 2013 year introduced Ubuntu for phones, polished innovative interface designed in mind with expressing a smartphone-aimed interface, while retaining Ubuntu's values.

Along with swiping gestures, fully-usable screen-edges, fancy animations, naturally the phone OS provides a telephony application, useful to manage the user's needs.

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Good-looking work-in-progress smartphone FairPhone interested in Ubuntu for phones

The beginning of 2013 met the public availabilities of Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu for tablets, innovative interfaces that immediately attracted a solid and vast amount of positive feedback.

Naturally, Canonical is open for companies interested in the touch OSes, due to the Ubuntu Touch's future arrival in the public consumer-aimed place.

Yet, although in its early beginnings (from a public awareness point-of-view), it seems that Ubuntu for phones has been already spotted by smartphone manufacturers / companies.

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