Very few people lie awake at night fretting over their choice of mobile operating system. In fact, very few people even know what operating system their handset uses. Yet, despite this (probably ...

Linux may have taken another step towards mobile ubiquity with a new initiative from Trolltech called Greensuite. Following the release earlier this year of its fully programmable Linux handset, the ...

The co-founder of one of the most popular mobile Linux platforms has predicted a "revolution" in the use of open-source software on phones and handheld devices. Trolltech's Eirik Chambe-Eng told ...

Android and iOS may be the mobile platforms today but there have always been attempts to push other horses into the race. Most of them used the Linux kernel just like Android but a few were more ...

On Monday, the LiMo Foundation, an open source mobility consortium driving to break down the boundaries of mobile computing using a Linux-based operating system, added seven new devices to its roster, ...

Over the past five years, the diffusion and adaptation of Linux into mobile operating systems (OSes) has grown to 60 million units per year, with various mobile phone vendors, such as Motorola, NEC, ...

Mobile devices are increasingly working their way into our everyday lives, and market research suggests that the operating systems driving these devices are often Linux-based. Technology research firm ...