Items tagged with Ubuntu-Edge

by Seth Colaner - Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Was Canonical’s $32 Million Ubuntu Edge Crowdfunding Campaign Just An Expensive Publicity Stunt?

First, let’s get this out of the way: Canonical’s tantalizing Ubuntu Edge superphone is not going to happen. The company’s Indiegogo campaign to raise $32 million, which we’ve written about a time or two, didn’t hit its intended goal. In fact, despite smashing a crowdfunding record with... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Fri, Aug 16, 2013

Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Breaks Crowdfunding Record, Still $21.5 Million Short Of Goal

When the Pebble smartwatch hit Kickstarter looking to raise $100,000, nobody could have guessed that it would annihilate crowdfunding records and end up generating $10,266,845 in pledges. It’s far less surprising to see Canonical’s Ubuntu Edge superphone--a smartphone with tantalizing features--rack up the... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Ubuntu Edge Open Source Superphone Gets Priced at $695

Canonical announced that its Ubuntu Edge superphone has a permanent (until the end of its fundraising campaign) price tag of $695. “No limited quantities, no more price changes,” reads a post. “You wanted a more affordable Edge, and now you’ve got it.” It’s a pricey device, no doubt about it, but the Ubuntu... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Mon, Jul 22, 2013

Canonical Looking To Fund Dual-Boot Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Through $32 Million Indiegogo Campaign

Canonical is taking a progressive, innovative approach to its invasion of the mobile industry. We’ve seen its Ubuntu for mobile in action, and the OS is slick and smooth, but the company is working on hardware, too, which is taking the form of the Ubuntu Edge smartphone. It’s still a prototype, but the... Read more...