Blog posts tagged
"developers"

135 posts


April Wang
7 December 2016

Jamming with Ubuntu Core

Article Desktop

We celebrated the launch of Ubuntu Core 16 hackathon, or shall we say Snapathon, that took place in Shenzhen between 26-27th November. The 30+ hour gathering and coding session was attended by developers, makers and anyone that was interested in the Internet of Things and the technology that powers them. Attendees were...

April Wang
7 December 2016


Amrisha Prashar
1 December 2016

Competition: Build a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi

Article Internet of Things

And our present for you this Christmas is… a competition to create a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi 2 or 3! We’d love to see the entries that are the most festive, original and work across devices – it could be snow falling, Christmas carols, Santa Claus snaps – anything that is festive! The

Amrisha Prashar
1 December 2016


Amrisha Prashar
21 November 2016

VisionMobile: State of the Developer Nation Survey

Article Desktop

We’re proud to be supporting the State of the Developer Nation Survey run by our friends at VisionMobile! This is the 12th developer survey, focusing on a 360 view of developer tools, skills and salaries. The survey features questions on topics like programming languages, platforms, app categories, new technologies,...

Amrisha Prashar
21 November 2016


Thibaut Rouffineau
22 September 2016

Rocket.chat, a new snap is landing on your Nextcloud Box and beyond

Article Internet of Things

Last week Nextcloud, Western Digital and Canonical launched the Nextcloud box, a simple box powered by a Raspberry Pi to easily build a private cloud storage service at home . With the Nextcloud box, you are already securely sharing files with your colleagues, friends, and/or family. The team at Rocket.chat has been...

Thibaut Rouffineau
22 September 2016


Thibaut Rouffineau
26 April 2016

Samsung Developer Conference 2016

Article Internet of Things

It’s arrived! Samsung’s big yearly developer event kicks off from April 27th – 28th in SF. A place where developers, creators and builders alike come together to discuss the latest technologies and future innovations. This year, IOT will be one of the big focuses, especially around smart home and ARTIK – their new chipset for

Thibaut Rouffineau
26 April 2016


Canonical
18 February 2016

Canonical and Samsung demonstrate Ubuntu Core on SAMSUNG ARTIK™

News Internet of Things

‘snappy’ Ubuntu Core ported to SAMSUNG ARTIK™ platform, running sample applications Best of breed security critical for IoT Canonical today announced that it has joined the SAMSUNG ARTIK™ IoT ecosystem to enable faster development and deployment of IoT applications and services. Canonical is publishing a developer image...

Canonical
18 February 2016


Thibaut Rouffineau
20 November 2015

Snickerdoodle: the maker board with robotic powers!

Article Internet of Things

  Snickerdoodle is no ordinary maker board… it will let you achieve your wildest maker dreams from robotics to advanced networking! And their crowdfunding campaign is about to finish… so it’s your last chance to grab the”Raspberry Pi for Robots” A maker board with super powers Most makers will have experienced a feeling...

Thibaut Rouffineau
20 November 2015


Maarten Ectors
16 October 2015

PiGlow API: one small snap for humanity…

Article Internet of Things

Victor Palau created a very nice blog post around the PiGlow. With his permission we are reproducing it here. My first steps into snappifying, I have publish a RestApi for PiGlow (glowapi 0.1.2). I though it might be a good first step and mildly useful for people wanting to set up build notifications, twitter mentions,

Maarten Ectors
16 October 2015


Maarten Ectors
22 September 2015

Crowdsourcing the #AppEnabledHome: GE, FirstBuild and Canonical

Article Internet of Things

  IoT is changing the home. Soon you will have apps and app stores on any type of home appliance. Earlier this year, GE’s FirstBuild brought to market the first app-enabled fridge. However, before IoT in the home can be mass market some problems will have to be solved first. What apps will people want?

Maarten Ectors
22 September 2015


April Wang
26 August 2015

Winners crowned in the China Mobile and Ubuntu developer contest

Article Phone and tablet

Just recently the ‘’And your Dream come true’’ Innovation contest, launched by China Mobile and Canonical, drew to a close. The competition attracted both Ubuntu enthusiasts and developers nationwide, affording them the opportunity to help fast-track the new Ubuntu mobile ecosystem. This contest has provided a creative...

April Wang
26 August 2015


April Wang
15 July 2015

Celebrate Ubuntu: China Hackathon

Article Phone and tablet

To celebrate the Developer Edition Ubuntu phone launch in China, Canonical organized a “celebrate Ubuntu” hackathon for the phone in Beijing. It was also hosted as part of the on-going China Mobile & Ubuntu Developer Innovation Contest, where all projects that were coded during the hackathon were able to be submitted...

April Wang
15 July 2015


Robin Winslow
11 March 2015

A seachange in front-end best practice (but not for a while)

Featured Ubuntu

Despite some reservations, it looks like HTTP/2 is very definitely the future of the Internet. Speed improvements HTTP/2 may not be the perfect standard, but it will bring with it many long-awaited speed improvements to internet communication: Sending of many different resources in the first response Multiplexing...

Robin Winslow
11 March 2015


Canonical
20 January 2015

Ubuntu Core on Internet Things

Article Internet of Things

New Snappy Ubuntu Core on smart devices delivers bullet-proof security, reliable updates and the enormous Ubuntu ecosystem at your fingertips – bringing the developer’s favourite cloud platform to a wide range of internet things, connected devices and autonomous machines. “We are inspired to support entrepreneurs and...

Canonical
20 January 2015


Canonical
18 December 2014

Developer Innovation Contest launched with China Mobile

News Phone and tablet

“AND Your Dream Come True” Million Youths Entrepreneurship and Employment Programme “Ubuntu Developer Innovation Contest” officially launched China Mobile and its industry partner Canonical today announce the launch of the “Ubuntu Developer Innovation Contest”, aimed at giving young developers new, innovative...

Canonical
18 December 2014