Ubuntu OS for Smartphones - Coming in 2014

Remember yesterday I posted that Ubuntu's homepage has a count down to something mysterious today?  Well, its been reveled. And as we excepted from the "So close, you can almost touch it" wording on the count down, it is indeed a mobile OS for smartphones!

There's just show much this once standalone Linux OS has to offer as a mobile OS. And it's ever so sleek! You have to view the website in source link below and as well the video!

So here's what the internet knows so far about the new OS:
The Verge: "Thumb gestures from the edge of the screen will play a big role in navigation — Canonical says that swiping in from the four different edges of the screen will let users switch apps and search for content. A short swipe from the left side of the screen brings up a dock of your favorite apps, while a full left-to-right swipe will pull up all of your open apps. Swipes from the right let you flip back through the apps you're running..."

Engadget: "...there are no immediate plans for actual Ubuntu phones, and no carriers have been signed up yet. Any new phone built for Android with at least a dual Cortex-A9 cores, a gig of RAM and 800 x 400 resolution could run this OS, should a manufacturer see merit in installing Ubuntu instead, and high spec 720p, quad-core phones should do wonders with it."

Phones that plan to run the OS will ship in early 2014. Though, if you are itching to try the new OS before everyone else, a Galaxy Nexus-compatible build will be available for download within the next few weeks!

More will be revealed as CES 2013 rolls around soon!

Source: Ubuntu // Engadget // The Verge