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Linux PDA finds itself with GPS navigation system
News The service, which can also be used without a GPS receiver, will be offered from 16 April for 400 yen, or about £2, per month, and is compatible with Sharp's Linux-powered Zaurus models SL-A300, SL-B500 and SL-C700.
[April 7, 2003, 12:35]
Sharp's Zaurus PDA loves Linux
News According to reports, the Zaurus PDA from electronics giant Sharp, can now run Linux software thanks to zxLinux software from Axe. The reports suggest Sharp will add more applications for Zaurus as Linux programmers start using the Linux...
[April 20, 2000, 14:29]
Sharp ships Linux PDA
News The major advantage of a Linux-based handheld would be the cost savings in the overall price point of the device, and the price of the Zaurus isn't appealing enough to make companies want to choose a Linux device over devices based on the two big...
[April 4, 2002, 9:22]
Linux PDA UK launch date set
News Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus PDA is due to go on sale in the UK at the end of April. But while the Zaurus has been hotly anticipated by Linux and open-source fans, the price could be a sticking point. In addition, while Sharp may be able to rely on...
[March 20, 2002, 15:43]
Linux carves niche in PDA market
News With Sharp Electronics' rollout of the Zaurus, Linux has been getting more attention as a viable platform for handheld devices. With a list price of $499, the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 is at the higher end of the PDA market.
[June 11, 2002, 12:34]
Linux-based PDA debuts in Japan
News The Zaurus SL-A300 uses the Linux operating system and will be available in Japan starting on 12 July for 50,000 yen (about £290). Sharp has been selling a Linux-based device in the West, its Zaurus SL-5500, since April of this year.
[June 25, 2002, 9:15]
LinuxWorld: What's in store for open source?
News Fri 1 Feb: Fridge-sized servers running Linux are making the news, but the Zaurus handheld and PlayStation2 application are pulling the crowds in New York Streamed video: Lineo software revs up Zaurus
[January 30, 2002, 12:49]
LinuxWorld: Gadgets draw the crowds
News The crowds are down at this year's LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, but there has still been a mob surrounding the Sharp Electronics booth showing the Linux-powered Zaurus handheld computer. The Zaurus uses Lineo's version of Linux, Insignia...
[February 1, 2002, 11:22]
Sharp hones Linux PDA
News Sharp Electronics, known for its Zaurus line of digital organisers, is to introduce a Linux- and Java-based PDA (personal digital assistant) for developers in November, the company said on Thursday. The Zaurus SL-5000D developer unit will launch...
[October 19, 2001, 12:25]
Xtoolchain
Downloads This project provides a complete binary distribution package for the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) version 2.95.3 to start embedded Linux and ARM development on the Mac OS X platform, e.g.for the Sharp Zaurus.
[March 24, 2007, 7:00]
Sharp unleashes Linux handheld
News As previously reported, Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 handheld uses Lineo's version of Linux, is powered by Intel's 206MHz StrongARM processor, and has both CompactFlash and Secure Digital expansion slots. Sharp, which has been selling a Zaurus in Japan...
[December 4, 2001, 8:58]
Security hole discovered in Linux handheld
News In an advisory posted recently to a Syracuse University computer-science Web site, researchers said they had found vulnerabilities in Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 and Zaurus SL-5000D handhelds. These vulnerabilities mean that the Zaurus can be used as a...
[July 12, 2002, 8:42]
IBM plans more Linux-powered PDAs
News Though Sharp uses Linux in its Zaurus PDA, the operating system still is not as popular as the Palm OS, which is the most widely used PDA operating system on the market, according to figures from research firms IDC and Gartner.
[January 22, 2003, 7:38]
Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 review
Reviews The Zaurus SL-C860 runs the Linux-based (OpenPDA) Qtopia Application Environment developed by Trolltech. The use of Linux in the Zaurus SL-C860 is clearly a crucial factor. You are advised to download the English synchronisation software for...
[March 8, 2004, 11:05]
A PDA with power performance and style - but can you handle the Linux flavour?
Member Review The Zaurus is larger, but it's really an average sized PDA, while the UX is amazingly small. The keyboard on the Zaurus is better, though the keys on the UX light up which is handy for those who type in dark environments.
[March 11, 2004, 22:04]
Linux heads for TVs and videos
News Also at the show, Metrowerks, a Motorola subsidiary that sells embedded-development tools, released version 1 of its CodeWarrior software, which will be used for creating programs to run on the Linux-based Sharp Zaurus handheld computer.
[August 11, 2003, 9:15]
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 review
Reviews There's a small but growing library of third-party software for the Zaurus, but unfortunately you can't install applications made for Linux desktops. VAT) Zaurus SL-5500 has much to recommend it, especially its hidden thumb keyboard.
[April 24, 2002, 7:26]
Linux company Lineo lays off 13 percent
News Lineo's recent deals include an agreement to have its software used in Sharp Electronics' Zaurus handheld computer. Lineo, a company working to get its version of Linux established in devices such as set-top boxes and handheld computers, laid off...
[July 20, 2001, 11:37]
New platform for Linux-based phones review
Reviews Trolltech, the Norwegian company behind the Qtopia application environment used by Sharp in its Linux-based Zaurus line of handhelds, has announced an extension of the platform designed for mobile phones.
[October 31, 2003, 10:05]
Zaurus goes online, but not in UK
News Sharp Electronics has launched a wireless Internet service for its Zaurus SL-5500 in the US, offering unlimited access to email and the Web, but the service won't be coming to Europe any time soon. Unlike BlackBerry, however, the Zaurus cannot yet...
[April 9, 2002, 16:52]
