Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/

Announcement: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cpWHJDLsqTU

(Looks like Shuttleworth's Steve Jobs impression. Even uses the word magical.)

I'm a developer and this seems like it has a lot of potential. Amazon debacle aside, I still think Ubuntu is a good desktop OS. Looks like it might be ready to make inroads in the mobile space. 

-j