Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS, devices arriving in 2014

Just as teased, Canonical today has unveiled today all new Ubuntu for Phones and also announced that first devices running the OS will be shipping from early 2014. The interface is greatly based on touch gestures like Meego, Swipe from the edges to unlock and open running apps. The thumb gesture allows you to access frequently used apps. Ubuntu for Phones is built using Android Kernel and doesn’t need JVM. It supports both ARM and x86 processor, Entry level Ubuntu Phone requires 1GHz Processor with 512MB RAM and High end Ubuntu “Superphone” needs a Quad core or Intel Atom processor with 1GB RAM. The latter comes with ‘Desktop convergence’ feature.

Ubuntu OS for Phones is currently supported for Google Nexus and the images will be available for download in over a couple of weeks. Developers can be able to run both native as well as HTML 5 apps. Canonical has promised that Ubuntu Phones will be shipping from early 2014.