Canonical announced their plans to carry on the Ubuntu platform ARM microprocessor RISC, very popular among manufacturers of mobile devices. "The addition of this new operating system will allow computers and netbooks offer a hybrid computing experience rich, always connected and mobile without compromising battery life, "said the announcement oficical. The decision to obey the demand of the same manufacturers and their first results should appear in April next year.

This new Ubuntu Desktop for ARMv7 architecture also points to the increasingly popular designs SoCs (System on a Chip, systems on a chip) that integrate all components of the computer into a single integrated circuit.

Source: LWN

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