Internet of Things

Thibaut Rouffineau
7 September 2016

Welcoming the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk: the new drone development kit

Article Internet of Things

Parrot collaborates with Canonical to launch the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk, a new development kit for the creation of autonomous and obstacle avoidance drones and robots. Powered by Ubuntu and ROS (Robot Operating System), it gives developers a familiar environment to prototype solutions such as autonomous driving, 3D...

Thibaut Rouffineau
7 September 2016

Didier Roche
7 September 2016

10 Desktop snaps written in August

Article Internet of Things

More and more snaps are being created monthly! For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package formats such as .deb, .rpm, and others. Snaps are secure, isolated and allow apps to be rolled back should an

Didier Roche
7 September 2016

Pedro Coca
7 September 2016

Highlights from Intel’s Developer Conference 2016!

Article Internet of Things

Last month we were present at Intel’s Developer Conference that took place in SF. The conference gathered technologists together to demo, discuss and share ways in which the boundaries of technology can be pushed. On our booth we showcased IoT gateways, server solutions, held workshop sessions as well as had a presence...

Pedro Coca
7 September 2016

Amrisha Prashar
25 August 2016

25 Linux devices to celebrate 25 years of Linux

Article Desktop

Happy 25th birthday Linux. It’s a monumental milestone! Over the years Canonical has been working on putting Linux in the hands of millions of people and worked with various hardware vendors to release over 1000 models of Linux hardware (!) Today we’re celebrating by showcasing 25 Ubuntu devices released over the years...

Amrisha Prashar
25 August 2016

Amrisha Prashar
23 August 2016

Webinar: Industry 4.0 & IoT

Article Internet of Things

We’ll be hosting our next webinar on Industry 4.0 and IoT! This webinar will explore the convergence of Operational and Information technology as one of the key benefits of the Internet of Things; and how to use this convergence as a way to build a new generation of integrated digital supply chains which are the

Amrisha Prashar
23 August 2016

Canonical
19 August 2016

Cenique and Canonical partnering to create certified digital signage and audience measurement solutions

News Internet of Things

Companies to provide plug and play digital signage and audience measurement solution based on Ubuntu Core. London, UK – August 19, 2016 Canonical, today announced that it is entering in a partnership with Cenique to provide digital signage players that are certified for Ubuntu. Cenique is an emerging leader in the...

Canonical
19 August 2016

Amrisha Prashar
16 August 2016

Intel® Joule™ board powered by Ubuntu Core

Article Internet of Things

We’re happy to welcome a new development board in the Ubuntu family! The new Intel® Joule™ is a powerful board targeted at IoT and robotics makers and runs Ubuntu for a smooth development experience. It’s also affordable and compact enough to be used in deployment, therefore Ubuntu Core can be installed to make any device

Amrisha Prashar
16 August 2016

Canonical
16 August 2016

Advantech and Canonical form strategic partnership for IoT gateways

News Internet of Things

Ubuntu Core operating system provides production ready platform for gateways. London, UK – August 16, 2016 – Canonical today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Advantech to work together to certify the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) gateways for Ubuntu Core. The partnership ensures users of...

Canonical
16 August 2016

Amrisha Prashar
4 August 2016

Our IoT webinar series continues: Industrial IoT edge gateway

Article Internet of Things

We’re into our third webinar in our IoT series with a focus on Industrial IoT edge gateway. The next session will focus on The Convergence of Information and Operational Technology . We’ll deep dive into why this is a key benefit to IoT and how to use this convergence as a way to build a

Amrisha Prashar
4 August 2016

Didier Roche
4 August 2016

10 Desktop Snaps written in July

Article Internet of Things

More and more snaps are being created monthly! For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package formats such as .deb, .rpm, and others. Snaps are secure, isolated and allow apps to be rolled back should an

Didier Roche
4 August 2016

April Wang
28 July 2016

Bubblegum-96 boards powered by Ubuntu Core

Article Internet of Things

We are pleased to announce that an image of Ubuntu Core is officially available for uCRobotics’ Bubblegum-96 board. The board includes an optimised Actions‘ s900 Quad-core ARM 64-bit Cortex-A53 processor running at 1.8GHz and 600MHz PowerVR G6230 high-quality graphics with 2GB of DRAM and USB 3.0 support. This makes...

April Wang
28 July 2016

Canonical
11 July 2016

Snapd 2.0.10: new media interfaces, channel switching

Article Internet of Things

If it hasn’t already, snapd 2.0.10 should be making its way to your 16.04 systems. Here is what’s new!The 2.0.10 release contains a number of improvements and fixes over the 2.0.9 release that was available before. The highlights:ChannelsCh

Canonical
11 July 2016

Canonical
7 July 2016

Contributing to the world of snaps

Article Desktop

Zygmunt Krynicki wrote about the availability of bite-sized bugs for the snapd project.I took this as an opportunity to go through the snapcraft bugs as well and tag a few as bitesize myself. snapcraft is written in python, nicely commented documented and comes with a comprehensive test-suite. The people working on it...

Canonical
7 July 2016

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

Digital Signage meets IoT Series continues!

Article Internet of Things

Last month we kicked off our first in our Digital Signage meets IoT series focusing on Building success with a RaspberryPi. It was a great session from Screenly founder, Viktor Petersson and Sixteen:Nine editor Dave Haynes who touched on industry trends, disruptive effects on hardware costs and adoption of agile...

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

Internet of Things

All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.