Canonical bug report suggests audacious Ubuntu for Android project may be dead 75,446 News Articles Canonical bug report suggests audacious Ubuntu for Android project may be dead The audacious 'One device to rule them all' project may be headed for the bush leagues By Brad Chacos | PC World | 29 April 14 The idea was audacious: Combine Android, the most popular mobile version of Linux, with Ubuntu, the leading Linux desktop operating system, on a single smartphone that swapped between the two depending on whether the device was docked. Alas, Ubuntu for Android seems to have moved off the active roster as Canonical focuses on its own Ubuntu Touch project , and a new exchange on a Ubuntu project-tracking website seems to suggest Ubuntu for Android may be dead. Matthew Paul Thomas, an interface designer with Canonical, opened a bug report on Launchpad.net, stating that "[The website] describes Ubuntu for Android as 'the must-have feature for late-2012 high-end Android phones'. Ubuntu for Android is no longer in development, so this page should be retired." Well, that sounds ominous. (The thread in question has been scrubbed from Launchpad, but you can still see a Google-cached version of it .) Canonical developer Anthony Dillon then asked web director Peter Mahnke to check on the situation. Here's Mahnke's reply: "We do check if this and the tv page should be kept on the site. currently the answer is yes. I have removed the 2012 text." I've asked Canonical to comment on the status of Ubuntu for Android. If the project is indeed joining Ubuntu One in the bush leagues, it can't quite be called a surprise. Canonical has yet to convince phone makers to preload Ubuntu for Android on phones, while phones running on the company's Ubuntu Touch OS are slated to hit the streets this very year, after thirst for the OS was fueled by Canonical's massive Ubuntu Edge smartphone crowdfunding campaign . There are only so many hands to go around, after all. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/559/f/8445/s/39e31f12/sc/4/l/0L0Spcadvisor0O0Cnews0Csoftware0C351420A0A0Ccanonical0Ebug0Ereport0Esuggests0Eaudacious0Eubuntu0Efor0Eandroid0Eproject0Emay0Ebe0Edead0C0Dolo0Frss/story01.htm
See also: The best smartphones you can buy in 2014. Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Release date Previous versions of the Galaxy Note have been released in and around September and it looks like the Galaxy Note 4 will be no different. Yoon Han-kil, senior vice president of Samsung's product strategy team, told Reuters that the firm is planning to launch a new Galaxy Note handset with a "new form factor" in the second half of the year. He didn't give any further information but odd are that Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 4 at one of its Unpacked events during (or very close to) technology show IFA which takes place in Berlin in September. See also: Samsung Galaxy S5 review: flagships smartphone has new features but doesn't stand out from the crowd. Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Price There's no leaked information on the Galaxy Note 4 yet and that's not too surprising since we're a few months away from its expected launch. We'll bring you any information as and when we hear it but in our expert opinion it is likely to come in between £550 and £600 – similar to the Galaxy S5. Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Specs The Galaxy Note series is deliberately big, what we would regrettably call a phablet. The Galaxy Note 3 stands at 5.7in and that's bigger than the Galaxy Note 2's 5.5in display. Well the Galaxy Note 4 is going to reportedly continue that trend with an even bigger screen – perhaps 5.9in or even 6in matching the LG G Flex . As you would expect, the device will come with Samsung's S Pen stylus and will be powered by Android's Google's Android operating system. It is rumoured that the device will be able to recognise personal handwriting to unlock it and perform functions like calling contacts. By September we could well have a new version, 4.5 or maybe 5.0 codenamed 'Lolipop' so the hope is that the Galaxy Note 4 will come with the latest software. Under the hood, the Galaxy Note 4 will supposedly wield the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor. That's a quad-core Krait 450 chip which can be clocked up to 2.7GHz and has an Andreno 420 GPU. Qualcomm calls it the 'Ultra HD' processor because it supports 4K resolution (aka Ultra HD) capture and playback. Potentially then, the Galaxy Note 4 could be the first smartphone with a 4K screen. However, the firm could opt for Quad HD instead which is what the LG G3 is expected to feature. Samsung is working on both Quad HD and Ultra HD displays for smartphones. Another titbit about the screen is the possibility it will be three-sided so messages can be read from an angle. That's hard to imagine but sounds interesting and is what Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of mobile at Samsung, told Bloomberg . Like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Note 4 is thought to be coming with a dust- and waterproof design. It's something we're seeing more of after Sony made it an almost standard feature for higher end devices like the Xperia Z1 Compact. Keep an eye on this article over the coming weeks and months for updates, but for now let us know your thoughts on the Galaxy Note 4 in the comments section below. 
They are much more inclined to find or build software to meet their exact needs versus waiting for or calling on IT to provide homegrown or generic technology solutions. They are also more likely to use personal technology, including devices and applications, at the office to do their daily work. And they are much more likely than their non-citizen developer counterparts to bypass IT to find their own technology solutions to business challenges. Citizen developers are oftenthough not alwayspart of the shadow IT phenomenon, where applications and IT solutions are being built and used inside organizations without explicit organizational approval. While shadow IT has some advantages and can spur innovation, it also can be risky due to possible compliance issues, security concerns and more. In addition to technology differences with non-citizen developers, citizen developers are much more ambitious about their careers, the survey revealed. Citizen developers reported getting promoted faster and more often, as well as earning more money, suggesting they are more likely to be on the fast track to leadership positions. "Given their strong career aspirations, we believe Citizen Developers will become increasingly more influential in helping reshape the software rules for companies as they rise to leadership positions within organizations," Khanna said. Other report findings included that 50 percent of 18-29 year olds said they have built or would build their own business or mobile apps, compared with 43 percent of those ages 45-60. In addition, 56 percent of citizen developers said they use personal apps at work, versus 28 percent of non-citizen developers. And 73 percent of citizen developers said they expect to be able to modify and customize their work computer or laptop by adding software and applications whenever needed. Moreover, more than half of the citizen developers surveyed said they are most qualified to decide the software and applications they use at work, instead of IT or their manager; and nearly two-thirds of citizen developers said they will go around IT to find technology solutions if IT doesn't provide the business tools needed. TrackVia provides a do-it-yourself application platform for business users. It empowers users to quickly build custom apps to run their departments or their entire business with no programming required. A host of such tools exist in the market, including Microsoft's Project Siena . 
The Registrar-General, CAC, Mallam Bello Mahmud, who said this on Tuesday at the commencement of an enlightenment campaign on direct registration of businesses, said with the new software, registration of companies could now be processed directly by the owners. The programme was organised by the Growth and Employment in States at the Calabar Municipal Council Secretariat, Calabar, Cross River State. According to the CAC boss, the software, which is expected to be deployed in July this year, will principally benefit small and medium-scale entrepreneurs who may not be able to afford the services of accredited agents. It is also expected that the policy will also encourage informal businesses to register, and in the long run, deepen access to finance for those classes of businesses, Mahmud said. He also commended the GEMS3 for its continuous support and assistance in the area of enlightenment and technical support it had been providing to the CAC in the design, development and testing of the new registration software. In her remarks, the Cross River State Manager, GEMS3, Mrs. Geraldine Oku, said the programme was a partnership between the Federal Government, Department of International Development and the World Bank, and was aimed at reducing poverty by increasing growth, incomes and jobs across the country. She stated that the CAC, supported by GEMS3, had embarked on an online registration process and was currently pursuing other reforms intended to upgrade its registration processes to reduce time, cost and number of procedures required to register a business in Nigeria. The GEMS3 state manager said the business promotion campaign was aimed at promoting the benefits of formalisation to increase business registrations in the country. Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. 
That would have left Microsoft out of the dashboard game, but the "Windows in the Car" announcement indicates the company still intends to offer Apple future competition, albeit in a different format. Investors appeared uncertain by this back-and-forth development. After rising 6.4% thus far in 2014, Microsoft's share price fell 0.18% on the news, down to $39.80, and then eased down to hover around $39.40 in early April. Spoiled for choice While developers are busy snapping up separate car brands for their first market movements, the future of dashboard software is likely to be all-inclusive. Ford's global technologist John Ellis acknowledged this when he told The New York Times , "Ford sells cars... and it would not be in our best interest to limit ourselves." As Fool Daniel Kline noted , Microsoft, Apple, and perhaps Google are invested in the auto sector because they see it as a way to win long-term customers. If you buy a car with CarPlay, you are committing to using Apple phones for years down the road. Automakers approach the scenario from the opposite direction: It is in their interest to offer buyers as many choices as possible. As car tech evolves, brands will probably move from picking sides to offering customers a choice to install Apple, Microsoft, or Google software. It makes sense, encourages dashboard competition, and gives the buyer more power. Automakers who try to form an exclusive relationship with a tech company may regret the move in a couple of years. Investing in the digital future Let's face it: Every investor wants to get in on revolutionary ideasbeforethey hit it big. Like buying PC maker Dell in the late 1980s,beforethe consumer computing boom. Or purchasing stock in e-commerce pioneer Amazon.com in the late 1990s, when it was nothing more than an upstart online bookstore. The problem is, most investors don't understand the key to investing in hyper-growth markets . The real trick is to find a small-cap "pure play" and then watch as it grows in EXPLOSIVE lockstep with its industry. Our expert team of equity analysts has identified one stock that's poised to produce rocket-ship returns with the next $14.4 TRILLION industry. Click here to get the full story in this eye-opening report. Tyler Lacoma has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple and Microsoft. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days . 
Note: Update 1 or KB2919355 is not optional. Moving forward youll need it to get next months security updates as well as all other security, stability, and feature updates. Some of the new features allow you to easily pin Modern apps to the taskbar, split windows to the left or right of the screen, return of the title bar for Modern apps, SkyDrive rebranded to OneDrive, and more. Another important change worth mentioning is it will automatically boot to desktop when you install it on a traditional non-touch computer. No need to go in and change that manually like before. This update doesnt include the Start Menu that was previewed during the Build developer conference, but should make consumers feel more comfortable using the Modern interface. We covered most of the new user interface changes in our article: What to Expect from Windows 8.1 Update 1 and we got more in depth with the Taskbar with: New Windows 8.1 Taskbar Features for Modern Apps . With the Windows 8.1 Update, Microsoft also released a slew of updates for Office that youll be sure to want to download too. If youre new to Windows 8.1 updates are set to automatically download by default. But if you want do it manually, go to Settings > Change PC Settings > Update and Recovery > Windows Update. Or for those of you not keen on the Modern interface at all, you can still update Windows from the desktop by opening Control Panel and selecting Windows Update. Regarding the title bar for Modern apps: It lets you minimize the screen, and drag them around easier, but they still open full screen. And you cant resize them and run them in the desktop environment. If you want that capability, check out our review of ModernMix from Stardock.