Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend its open source software development to handheld Internet-enabled devices. Developers meeting at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, which runs through the end of this ...

MontaVista's Mobilinux 5.0 includes improved security, better power management, support for various types of connectivity, and faster startup times MontaVista Software planned to announce on Wednesday ...

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 ...

Fedora Pocketblue Remix is a mobile Linux distribution designed to let you run Fedora on a smartphone or tablet. But unlike most mobile Linux distros, Pocketblue is an atomic distro. In a nutshell, ...

Motorola Inc. is betting big on Linux for its mobile phones, with plans to install the operating system on 60% of its handsets within two years, the company said at this week’s LinuxWorld show in San ...

The company announced it is acquiring China MobileSoft Limited (CMS), which has been developing a version of the Linux operating system for mobile devices. In a statement, PalmSource said the ...

MontaVista Software plans to announce on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based mobile phone operating system, expected to be available in November. MontaVista’s Mobilinux 5.0 includes a ...

Microsoft’s mobile chief dressed down Linux phones at CES and now the Linux Foundation is firing back. What’s at stake? Control of the future smartphone market. Microsoft mobile chief Robbie Bach may ...

Palm is apparently shipping out mobile phones with Linux on them sometime this year. Rumor has it that they’ll be using Wind River Linux to power the devices—that’s the same company that makes the OS ...