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It’s spent the last few months talking up its ambitious plan to produce what it describes as a more ethical smartphone, and Dutch startup Fairphone is now one fairly big step closer to realizing that goal. The company hit its production target of 5,000 pre-orders yesterday, with eight days still left in its initial campaign that will see early customers get a “limited edition” version of the phone for €325 (or roughly $ 425). While the phone itself appears to be a relatively capable device (if a tad behind the curve in terms of specs), its real selling point is of course how it’s made. Fairphone is promising to use conflict-free resources in its construction, and says that it’s working with its factory in China to ensure better working conditions and wages; three euros from each phone sold will also go to a program that works to remove electronic waste from Ghana.

Speaking to ZDNet, Fairphone’s Miquel Ballester does admit that “we are not 100 percent conflict-free,” suggesting that’s all but impossible given the current state of the industry where the “supply chain has become so difficult.” He also notes, however, that “this is just the start,” and that they hope to make more changes as the company grows in scale. Those interested in can find out more about the phone (and get their pre-order in) at the links below.

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It’s the year of Linux – on mobile, a minimum of. Canonical objectives to have its brand-new Ubuntu OS in designers’ hands in late February and readily available to consumers this October, states The Exchange Journal. The mobile version of the prominent open-source operating system was announced last month, sporting no buttons and a gesture-heavy interface comparable to what we’re seeing on BlackBerry’s brand-new Z10. We do not know who will be making Ubuntu devices, however Canonical states that it will be easy for Android phone suppliers to convert to its platform.

Canonical discussed its design viewpoint for the brand-new operating system with Co. Design, describing a practically zen experience for the individual influenced by everything from various other phones to Japanese architecture … Continue reading & hellip;

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Ubuntu ’ s lately revealed mobile os certainly has some flair, which has actually prompted even more than a few nerds (myself consisted of) to become enamored with it. Fortunately, Canonical creator Mark Shuttleworth has just lately offered us a more clear idea of when to expect it — he told the Exchange Diary that the first Ubuntu-powered smartphone would see the light of day this October.

That is, of course, if everything pans out the method that the Ubuntu team hopes. It ’ s not unprecedented for mobile platform launches to miss their intended launch windows after all — BlackBerry 10 was famously slated for a 2012 launch before being put off until last week.

Sad to state, the rest of Shuttleworth ’ s talk with the Diary wasn ’ t almost as revealing. Though we ’ ve seen the nascent mobile OS working on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus both in the initial statement video along with at CES, Shuttleworth declined to provide names of any verified or possible hardware makers Canonical could be working with. Nevertheless, Canonical ’ s fondness of the one-time crown jewel gadget doesn ’ t end there. Developers will have the ability to play with Ubuntu on the Galaxy Nexus beginning sometime this month (though the reality that it was initially supposed to be released last month may not bode well for Canonical ’ s launch window).

Shuttleworth also mentioned that the mobile OS would make its official debut in two major markets this fall, but you guessed it — there ’ s no tough word on which markets he ’ s really discussing. But he did concede that North America is a “ essential market ” for Ubuntu. That stated, Canonical could succeed by taking on some less-developed markets right from the gate.

Canonical ’ s Jane Silber kept in mind that when Ubuntu for phones was first exposed that the appeal of Ubuntu phones extends far past the business, adding that Ubuntu ’ s native apps and elegant UI can make it a preferred option for more standard smartphones. A few of the other upstart players are looking to expand the reach of their mobile os by taking a similar tack. Carriers like Telefonica are preparing to use Mozilla ’ s Firefox OS as a method of getting more low-priced, feature-rich devices into the hands of customers in markets like Brazil. Trying to make a splash where mobile OS allegiances have not fairly had an opportunity to settle yet might give Canonical an edge, as those areas become more digitally established.

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Sure, Ubuntu for smartphones is slated to appear as a downloadable image for the Galaxy Nexus late this month, but you’ll have to wait until fall to get your hands on honest-to-goodness Ubuntu phone hardware. According to the Wall Street Diary, Canonical creator Mark Shuttleworth says Ubuntu handsets will hit two “huge geographic markets” in October, and that the open source OS has struck the fancy of providers, to boot. Nonetheless, Shuttleworth stayed coy concerning which regions will see the devices launch in October and which manufacturers will be dishing out hardware.

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