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title: Blog posts tagged "Convergence"
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# Blog posts tagged "Convergence"

#### [Canonical wins Orange Award for Converged Computing at MWC 17](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-wins-orange-award-for-converged-computing-at-mwc-17)

BARCELONA, Spain – February 28, 2017 – Canonical announced today it was awarded the Orange Outstanding achievement for converged computing & digital openness at the Orange Device Partner Awards ceremony. With 25 awards over four categories, the Orange Device Partner Awards celebrates the 10th anniversary of the smartphone and aims to reco

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Phone and tablet

#### [Competition winner – Timer App](https://canonical.com/blog/competition-winner-timer-app)

Back in June we hosted a competition that asked developers to use the AdaptivePageLayout component from the UI toolkit to create an app that converges across devices. We had some very impressive entires that used the component in different ways; choosing a winner was hard. However, after testing all the apps the design team chose a

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Company

#### [Best converged apps](https://canonical.com/blog/best-converged-apps)

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

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Desktop

#### [Community collaborates on new convergent Ubuntu phones](https://canonical.com/blog/community-collaborates-on-new-convergent-ubuntu-phones)

Today, we’re celebrating the arrival of two new Ubuntu phone community ports! If you’re the lucky owner of a Sony Xperia Z1  you will soon be able to download an image to turn it into an Ubuntu phone and PC! Alternatively if you’re the owner of a OnePlus One you will be able to flash

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Phone and tablet

#### [SDK Convergence Sprint 2015](https://canonical.com/blog/sdk-convergence-sprint-2015)

Last week the SDK team gathered in London for a sprint that focused on convergence, which consisted of pulling apart each component and discussing ways in which each would adapt to different form factors. The SDK provides off-the-shelf UI components that make up our Ubuntu apps; however now we’re entering the world of Unity 8

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Company

#### [MWC 2015: a week to remember](https://canonical.com/blog/mwc-2015-a-week-to-remember)

As the lights go down on Mobile World Congress 2015, we’ve taken a bit of time to reflect on what has become one of our favourite events in the conference calender. And what a week it was! Congress touched every team within Canoncial and so here’s a bit of insight into what we did there:

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Cloud and server

#### [Ubuntu at Mobile World Congress 2015](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-at-mobile-world-congress-2015-2)

Three Reasons to visit Canonical @ Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015 is nearly upon us and, with a host of new demonstrations including the first shipping Ubuntu phones and a number of new cloud and IoT innovations, we’re looking forward to welcoming you to the booth (Hall 8.1 Booth F41). Here’s a

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Cloud and server

#### [2013: a year of innovation, interoperability and convergence](https://canonical.com/blog/2013-a-year-of-innovation-interoperability-and-convergence)

Following our post about the next decade of innovation, we thought now would be a good time to look back at 2013, a year that saw huge strides toward two of our biggest goals: cloud interoperability and OS convergence. First and foremost, creating the best freely available software continued to be a primary goal over

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Cloud and server

#### [Ubuntu Edge: convergence in action](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-edge-convergence-in-action)

To help make the Ubuntu Edge a reality, visit http://igg.me/at/ubuntuedge

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Desktop