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Jolicloud begins 1.0 rollout to priority users

Jolicloud, a netbook-specific, Linux-based operating system, has begun a staggered rollout of it first version... Read more

15 July, 2010 by Jack Clark
Huawei jumps aboard Tizen mobile OS

Huawei jumps aboard Tizen mobile OS

...Association and said it plans to build phones using the open-source, Linux-based operating system. In addition, Huawei joined Tizen's board, which also... Read more

29 February, 2012 by Stephen Shankland

HP kicks off Open WebOS programme

...WebOS, after the company scrapped its own line of hardware using the Linux-based operating system. "We're proud of WebOS and its potential to... Read more

26 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Nokia plans 3,500 more job cuts

...Street Journal reported that Nokia's internal efforts to develop a lightweight, Linux-based operating system, codenamed Meltemi, were still in motion. Nokia device chief... Read more

29 September, 2011 by David Meyer

HP dumps WebOS, looks to split off PC business

HP boss Leo Apotheker is killing off devices including the TouchPad tablet and Pre line of smartphones, and is considering spinning off or selling HP's market-leading PC business Read more

19 August, 2011 by David Meyer

New Nokia blow as CTO Green steps aside

...take over Green's duties as CTO. MeeGo is an open source Linux-based operating system Nokia was developing in conjunction with Intel, which combined... Read more

9 June, 2011

Red Hat delivers Fedora 15 'Lovelock' beta

...available to download in beta form, Red Hat announced on Tuesday. The Linux-based operating system brings Gnome 3, which has been visually overhauled as... Read more

20 April, 2011

Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo hits RC stage

...and the Maemo version can be downloaded directly from devices running the Linux-based operating system. On Monday, Mozilla released the desktop Firefox 4 client... Read more

24 March, 2011

Android rising, in both smartphones and tablets

...phones shipped running Symbian. In another boost for the advertising giant's Linux-based operating system, Strategy Analytics announced that sales of Android tablets increased... Read more

31 January, 2011

Google launches Chrome OS, aiming for the enterprise

...Chrome OS is, in Pinchai's words, "nothing but the web" — a Linux-based operating system that uses the Chrome browser as its user interface... Read more

8 December, 2010 by David Meyer

Microsoft claims Linux 'at end of life cycle'

...published on Thursday, that covered Russia's efforts to create a national Linux-based operating system. According to a Google translation of the open source... Read more

19 November, 2010

HP buys HyperSpace fast-boot Linux

...said Phoenix chief executive Tom Lacey in the statement. HyperSpace is a Linux-based operating system for laptops and netbooks that boots up almost instantly... Read more

14 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

MeeGo Linux: a toddle too far

...MeeGo is built on the codestream from the MeeGo Project, the new Linux-based operating system established by Intel and Nokia". MeeGo? What kind of... Read more

2 June, 2010

Lindows goes back to school

...recently began selling the software as an independent product. Until recently, the Linux-based operating system was available bundled with low-cost computers from Wal... Read more

15 January, 2003 by Margaret Kane

Latest Lindows preview adds Click-N-Run software

Lindows.com this week released a second "Sneak Preview" of its Linux-based operating system, adding features for streamlining the process for installing new... Read more

10 April, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

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Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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