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At long last, the wait is finally over. The first Ubuntu-powered smartphone is on sale for the next nine hours for customers in Europe on Spanish mobile manufacturer BQ’s site. The BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition is available for about €170 (around $195). To recap, it features a 4.5-inch display, 1.3GHz MediaTek quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, an 8-megapixel rear camera, dual-SIM slots and MicroSD support. ➤ BQ