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 ...

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

The new report, Mobile Linux: Bringing License-Free Operating Systems to Smartphones and Middle-Tier Devices provides a picture of the projected uptake of Linux in two major applications, as a ...

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 ...

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

Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival Android and iOS Ministry of Communications hopes China and other BRICS nations will join the project.

BARCELONA, Spain--Access, the company that supplies the mobile platform formally known as Palm OS, has released product development kits for licensees, as well as a global partner program, in an ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Despite loving Linux, I’m not willing to use a Linux-powered mobile operating system unless it looks and feels fantastic. It’s why I’m not enamored with Ubuntu Touch. It’s why I’m less ...