Ubuntu One Contacts iPhone App (Updated)
UPDATE: Screenshots from iPod Touch uploaded
Ubuntu One is a cloud service similar to DropBox. It syncs files in Ubuntu One folder between computers that are running Ubuntu. Recently I discovered an iPhone app called Ubuntu One Contacts that allows you to sync the contacts on the iPhone with the Ubuntu One server. Apparently it is developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu development. One thing that confuses me is how does it accept to the Apple App Store. As I know, developers need to pay almost one thousand dollars to Apple in order to develop official (non-jailbreak) applications on the iPhone. That’s why I never want to develop iPhone apps, except for the jailbreak community. I will post some screenshots for the Ubuntu One Contacts app from my iPod Touch this evening when I get home because for some reason, my college blocked both DropBox and Ubuntu One website:( Here are some screenshots I took from my iPod Touch:
GNU/Linux is Slow to Compete Against Mac Mobile (Updated)
Apple announced the release of iPad during the event last Wednesday. That puts the GNU/Linux platform behind the mobile computing. Come to think of it, GNU/Linux haven’t even had any open source device that is equivalent to the iPod Touch. The Google Android OS is only available on some of the smart phones. For some people, like me, only need a device with Google Android OS on it but without paying monthly fee.
Fortunately, I found an open source device called Zii Egg that supports Android OS. When I first read about its hardware specs, I was surprised – it has more features than iPod Touch. The hardware components that are only available on Zii Egg include a SDHC card slot on the side of the device, a HD camera on the rear and a VGA camera in front of the device for better social interaction, a GPS receiver, and a microphone.
As you can see on the Zii Egg website, the device is currently on the development stage. I will definitely purchase this open source device once it’s on the market. Until then, I will stick with my jailbreaked iPod Touch.
UPDATE: I have found a list of the upcoming Android devices that are without phone compatibility: Technical specifications about upcoming Android Devices (This post was just out today, 02/02/2010)