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Linux 3.3 brings Android code back into the fold

...Android-compatible, and probably also help non-Android companies develop their own mobile Linux platforms. In an interview last month with Muktware, key kernel developer... Read more

20 March, 2012

A big week for Nokia

Wednesday will see the opening of Nokia World in London. It will be the first time in around three years that the... Read more

25 October, 2011

Intel and Linux Foundation kill MeeGo for Tizen

The Tizen platform, introduced on Tuesday, will be a successor to both MeeGo and LiMo, two Linux-based mobile platforms that have met with mixed success Read more

28 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Microsoft explains Windows 8 boot to quell Linux fears

...PCs remain healthy. Photo credit: Microsoft Matthew Garrett, a power management and mobile Linux developer at Red Hat, raised questions in a blog post on... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

Vodafone scraps LiMo-based 360 handsets

...LiMo handsets on sale around the world, mostly in Asia. The LiMo mobile Linux industry group was established in 2006 with the aim of creating... Read more

26 July, 2010 by David Meyer

MeeGo Linux: a toddle too far

...s support of MeeGo only further establishes their commitment to enhancing the mobile Linux experience" -- with projects aimed at end-users. Yet MeeGo is a... Read more

2 June, 2010

More heavyweights join mobile Linux group

...significant companies to join the LiMo Foundation, a consortium aimed at promoting mobile Linux. The companies announced their LiMo memberships on Monday, at the Mobile... Read more

11 February, 2008 by David Meyer
Linux crashes the mobile party

Linux crashes the mobile party

...writing for the platform — could in turn become a strength of the mobile Linux movement. "Microsoft skills are widely available, but Linux is increasingly taught... Read more

25 September, 2007 by David Meyer

Mobile Linux standards forum gives up

The attempted standardisation of mobile Linux has been put on hold indefinitely, after the Linux Phone Standards... Read more

26 June, 2008 by David Meyer
The reality of <endeca_term>mobile Linux</endeca_term>: Part one

The reality of mobile Linux: Part one

...World Congress in Barcelona, ZDNet.co.uk took a look at how mobile Linux is already a reality. In the first of a two-part... Read more

19 February, 2008 by David Meyer

Key mobile Linux platform out in March

...The LiMo Foundation has announced the first release of its mobile Linux platform. The foundation is one of several industry consortia seeking to... Read more

4 February, 2008 by David Meyer
Cheap 3G <endeca_term>mobile Linux</endeca_term> handset unveiled

Cheap 3G mobile Linux handset unveiled

A mobile Linux-based 3G phone has been developed that could be made available... Read more

31 January, 2008 by David Meyer

ARM spearheads mobile Linux group

Yet another mobile Linux alliance has been formed, this time with a focus on devices... Read more

4 October, 2007 by David Meyer

Trolltech releases mobile Linux suite

...licensing scenario than the challenge of dealing with multiple software suppliers, as mobile Linux developers have frequently had to do. "This is great news," said... Read more

29 November, 2006 by David Meyer

Texas Instruments backs mobile Linux

...has joined the ranks of major players to throw its weight behind mobile Linux. Along with Telecom Italia and Chinese telecoms equipment giant ZTE, TI... Read more

19 July, 2006 by David Meyer

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It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Sungwoo

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Paul Smyth

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

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Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

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apexwm

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