Ubuntu Linux on the Nokia 800

Last year there were news about Nokia 770 and Debian Linux. A while ago I read about Ubuntu coming to Nokia 800. From the article, Ubuntu is already running on an SD card. Sounds exciting. It’s just that the Nokia 800 will probably be a high-end consumer device here in the country if ever they sell it in the Philippines. On the website its price is indicated as USD 299.99 already, which is several thousand pesos cheaper than the Asus EEE so even though the Nokia 800 might be an interesting proposition to new Linux users who are concerned with being very mobile and want to really light, the Asus EEE might still be a better investment right now.

But I am still glad to read about this development. Mobile computing is definitely getting more exciting these days. And maybe some of you will get a handheld device as your first Linux machine. Ubuntu on the laptop or on the phone? Or maybe both? It’s an exciting time I tell you!