It's been a long road since the original announcement from Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth; and, it has been a lot of work by Canonical and its Ubuntu Community. But, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander was officially released today, which means that Ubuntu Touch is ready for its first time running on smartphones...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ubuntu-13.10-Saucy-Salamander-aka-Ubuntu-Touch-now-officially-available-for-phones_id48412
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ubuntu-13.10-Saucy-Salamander-aka-Ubuntu-Touch-now-officially-available-for-phones_id48412