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Amrisha Prashar

Amrisha Prashar

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Marketing and Social Manager

Amrisha is a Marketing and Social Media Manager at Canonical. She has experience in the technology and creative sectors across media having worked for brands that include P&G, Red Bull and Ubuntu within India, Latin America and the UK @thisisamrisha

Amrisha Prashar
4 August 2016

How the M10 tablet can save you luggage space

Phone and tablet Article

Heading away for the summer? Looking to fit as much in your suitcase as possible? Well…we have a solution! We didn’t design the M10 tablet to be as light as possible but that’s one of the advantages. The M10 is so versatile that it goes beyond just being your tablet – by connecting it to ...

Amrisha Prashar
4 August 2016

Use any app from your Ubuntu Phone or Desktop

Phone and tablet Article

You can now install any Ubuntu desktop app to use on your Ubuntu phone or tablet when a mouse and keyboard are connected. We have introduced a smart new solution to allow access to the many more desktop applications residing in the Ubuntu archive. Conventional Debian packages will also work. This solution uses the Command ...

Amrisha Prashar
2 August 2016

Best converged apps

Desktop Article

In June we hosted a competition that asked developers – how well their app converges across devices? We were looking out for apps that beautifully converged across Phone, Tablet and Desktop using our SDK AdaptivePageLayout component. The numbers are in and we’ve selected our winners! Thank you to all who participated in making their apps ...

Amrisha Prashar
19 July 2016

Over-The-Air 12: Go Big! Wirelessly connect your tablet

Phone and tablet Article

More updates and improvements! Our latest OTA-12 has just landed and we’re excited that you can now wirelessly connect your M10 tablet to a monitor! This gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from your tablet. All the services running from your tablet are now available on the desktop through just a wireless dongle ...

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

The difference an OTA update can make!

Phone and tablet Article

Just over 2 months ago we launched our first convergence device, the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with partners BQ. Since then we’re constantly working to evolve the platform to provide better overall performance and speed with our Over-the-Air updates (OTA.) Our OTA updates are released approximately 6-8 weeks apart from each other ...

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

Digital Signage meets IoT Series continues!

Internet of Things Article

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 software. If you missed th ...

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

Mycroft: The open source answer to natural language platforms

Desktop Article

We’re thrilled to be working with Mycroft, the open source answer to proprietary natural language platform. Mycroft has adopted Ubuntu Core and Snaps to deliver their software to Mycroft hardware, as well as Snaps to enable desktop users to install the software regardless of the Linux distribution they are using! CEO of Mycroft, Joshua Mo ...

Amrisha Prashar
1 June 2016

Over-The-Air 11: We’ve gone wireless!

Desktop Article

We’re pretty excited about this OTA! We’ve introduced wireless capabilities to the Meizu Pro 5, which gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from a smartphone. All the services running from the phone are available on desktop through just a wireless dongle and no cables – giving you the full Ubuntu convergence experience! And ...

Amrisha Prashar
1 June 2016

Still and rigid or adaptable? Tell us about your app

Internet of Things Article

Competition time! Calling all developers – how well does your app converge across devices? We have a new competition to inspire you in making your app convergent. With our SDK AdaptivePageLayout component we’ve made it easy for you to write apps with one code base that can run across devices. Beautifully convergent apps across Phone, ...

Amrisha Prashar
4 May 2016

What the community said about the M10 tablet

Phone and tablet Article

More, One, Needs, Life…these were some of the keywords used when we asked you, ‘What your life would look like if all your computing needs fitted into one device.’ With our first tablet that does just this – fit all your computing needs within one device – now available to buy, we wanted to celebrate ...

Amrisha Prashar
3 May 2016

Evolving the scopes journey

Phone and tablet Article

We’ve come along way on the Scopes journey. We first launched them over a year ago to show you a new way to enjoy content and services on your smartphones without relying on traditional apps. Scopes bring everything you need onto one screen without the need to open and switch between multiple apps – revolving ...

Amrisha Prashar
29 April 2016

LTS 16.04 review roundup!

Desktop Article

What a month! We had the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS that allowed us to bring out newer software for desktop in the form of snap packaging formats and tools. By bringing snap packages to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS we are unifying the experience for Ubuntu developers, whether they are creating software for PC, Server, Mobile, ...