The co-founder of one of the most popular mobile Linux platforms has predicted a "revolution" in the use of open-source software on phones and handheld devices. Trolltech's Eirik Chambe-Eng told ...

Over the past five years, the diffusion and adaptation of Linux into mobile operating systems (OSes) has grown to 60 million units per year, with various mobile phone vendors, such as Motorola, NEC, ...

What's a minimal install for Linux? 6 reasons it can come in handy ...

Thanks to its stature in the enterprise server arena, Linux has emerged as the OS dark horse in the race to gain market share on cell phones. A small set of vendors is backing open source to challenge ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

- Developer Day Educates Community on the Power of ACCESS Linux Platform - CodeSourcery Partnership Demonstrates Commitment to Open Source Toolchain - New ACCESS Connect Ecosystem Partner Program ...

Most people don’t think twice about the operating system that’s going to power their new PC — their minds have already been wired for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. Similarly, most people don’t think ...

Motorola and PalmSource are among the companies that lined up behind a new initiative Monday that aims to promote the use of the Linux operating system on cell phones. The Mobile Linux Initiative was ...

A la Mobile Inc. is hoping to help fuel the supply of converged Wi-Fi and GSM (Global System for Mobile) phones with a new version of its Linux-based mobile phone software package. A la Mobile ...

“If the market gives you lemons, make lemonade” is the thinking behind the newest version of MontaVista 6, a commercial Linux implementation for mobile and embedded devices. Today, many chipmakers and ...

The open-source system, which features a modular architecture, is already dominating the smartphone market. Seemingly, mobile operating systems have reached the point where they're all "good enough" ...