Linux has quickly emerged as an optimized OS and development platform, ideally suited for wireless handsets and mobile devices. A Linux-based commercial distribution is competitive with other ...

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth gave a keynote at O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention in Portland on Tuesday, affirming that Linux is the platform for the future. On Monday, he gave a more laid ...

I've used both Linux and MacOS for years. But if you have to decide between them, ask yourself these seven simple questions.

The nonprofit industry consortium has delivered its first release of a mobile Linux operating system, but the goal of reducing fragmentation might not arrive until next year--at least from LiMo.

Microsoft mobile boss Robbie Bach sees a shake-out in the mobile operating systems business. And while he predicts Linux will be the loser, others are concerned for Windows Mobile, too.

Embedded Linux specialist Trolltech has claimed that Linux will soon be a major competitor to Symbian and Windows Mobile. Haavard Nord, the chief executive of Trolltech, which makes the Qtopia ...

What is the usability of 'PinePhone' that can install a Linux-based mobile OS that is neither iOS nor Android?

North Americans and Europeans may not realize it yet, but Linux for mobile phones is hot. Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic and Samsung all offer Linux OS phones, mainly in Asia. Late last ...

Opportunities for the open source Linux operating system in the mobile device market was a prominent theme of the keynote presentations at the Linux Collaboration Summit on Wednesday. Linux ...

Few people think about mobile operating systems, but you should because their varying strengths and weaknesses have a significant impact on your mobile experience.

Nokia confirmed on Thursday that it plans to use the Linux-based MeeGo operating system instead of Symbian for its N-series smartphones. The move is a sign of Symbian's declining relevance in the ...

Several cell phone makers and mobile operators plan to pull resources to develop a common Linux operating system for mobile devices.