Ubuntu 10.10 ported to the HTC HD2 smartphone
Sure, the HTC HD2 smartphone ships with Windows Mobile 6.5. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with that operating system. We’ve seen hackers take to this phone like ducks take to water, thanks to its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, high resolution 800 x 480 pixel display, and other attractive features which made the HD2 one of the best phones around… about a year ago.
Porting Android to run on the HD2 was kind of a no-brainer, since Android already runs on plenty of phones with similar hardware. But if you’re really adventurous you might want to check out Ubuntu Linux on your HD2. Xda-developers forum member dcordes has just put the finishing touches on version 0.3 of Ubuntu for the HD2, which includes a modified version of Ubuntu 10.10 and the new Unity interface designed for low resolution displays.
