Your Android dual-core Phone As Desktop Ubuntu Linux PC

There were some attempts to make Windows CE laptops and even desktop clients, but CE was never built on a full UNIX equivalent operating system. Android on the other hand is based on the same kernel as the popular Ubuntu Linux which some people are using as an alternative to Windows on desktops

Ubuntu transforms dual core phones into fully functional desktop PC's

Smartphones and the technology that powers them continue to evolve at an incredible rate. Year after year, phones have continued to close the power gap that separates them with their traditional PC counterparts. Taking advantage of the latest in mobile processors, Canonical is set to release Ubuntu for Android. The OS effectively turns your phone into a full Ubuntu desktop computer when docked and connected to a monitor, meaning the day your smartphone could act as your primary computer is drawing nearer.

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Ubuntu transforms dual core phones into fully functional desktop PC's

By Nick Moore

20:40 May 3, 2012

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Ubuntu for Android aims to provide a full desktop experience

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In fact, it appears that any Android device can run Ubuntu so long as it meets the following requirements:

• Dual-core 1GHz CPU
• Video acceleration: shared kernel driver with associated X driver; Open GL, ES/EGL
• Storage: 2GB for OS disk image
• HDMI: video out with secondary frame buffer device
• USB host mode
512 MB RAM

Source: Ubuntu