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 ...

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — After launching two of the world’s first Linux smart phones, China’s E28 Ltd. is now offering handset manufacturers the opportunity to license its software and hardware designs ...

Those who follow the development of Linux as an operating system for running mobile phones, voice-enabled PDAs and other communications gadgets should keep an eye on LiPS. The Linux Phone ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a world dominated by iOS and junk-food-inspired Android operating systems, Canonical, developers of Ubuntu, feel there's room for a mobile version of its user-friendly Linux distribution. However, ...

CORRECTION: The fourth paragraph of this story has been changed to clarify when the software first became available. A la Mobile Inc. is hoping to help fuel the supply of converged Wi-Fi and GSM ...

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 ...