Very few people lie awake at night fretting over their choice of mobile operating system. In fact, very few people even know what operating system their handset uses. Yet, despite this (probably ...

Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing? Very few people lie awake at night ...

Open-source and Linux developers are gathering in Portland, Oregon, this week to show off their work, compare notes, and hone their skills. Google, Intel, Sun, Yahoo, and even Microsoft have come to ...

In another indication of the momentum behind the idea of Linux on mobile phones but also of the fragmentation that plagues the segment, a startup company on Monday announced an open Linux mobile ...

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, ...

Linux may have taken another step toward mobile ubiquity with a new initiative from Trolltech called Greensuite. Following the release earlier this year of its fully programmable Linux handset, the ...

On Monday, the LiMo Foundation, an open source mobility consortium driving to break down the boundaries of mobile computing using a Linux-based operating system, added seven new devices to its roster, ...