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Hey Google, Is That a Phone in Your Pocket or Just a Linux OS?
The persistent rumors regarding Google's efforts at developing a mobile phone took another surprising turn over the weekend. An article in the New York Times said Google isn't building a "Gphone," but will develop a Linux-based operating system for mobile phones instead. Newspaper of record or not, Mark Specker, head of technology research for AniÃ¡n, is not about to ditch his Gphone stance.
10/10/2007 7:16:17 AM

Operating system used on previous embedded project by teams currently using embedded Linux (percent of respondents)
Matt Volckmann, senior analyst and program manager for VDC's Embedded Software Practice, stated, "Linux has proven itself to be well suited for a wide range of applications across various industries, and continues to gain market share, despite not being particularly well matched for certain embedded applications types.
10/9/2007 6:51:20 PM

Microsoft Wants Red Hat Linux Users To Pay Up
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company expects payment from computer users who run Red Hat Linux because the open source operating system violates Microsoft's intellectual property rights.
10/9/2007 3:21:30 PM

Russian schools move to Linux
Schoolchildren in Russia are to be taught using the free, open-source Linux software.
10/9/2007 4:17:29 AM

NetWare and Linux cheek by jowl, courtesy Xen
Virtualization software support means Novell's venerable NetWare operating system now can run directly alongside Suse Linux.
10/8/2007 5:05:25 PM

Google's OS dreams calling on Linux
If Google really is going to be a counterweight to Symbian and Windows Mobile as smart phones evolve, it's going to bring experience with both mobile applications and Linux as its trump cards.
10/8/2007 3:50:15 PM

ASUS Launches P5E3 Deluxe with Embedded Linux
New ASUS P5E3 deluxe mainboard has instant-on Linux embedded...
10/8/2007 3:43:03 PM

Novell OES 2: Powered by Linux
Novell rolls out a new release of its blended Netware/Linux offering, once again raising the question -- who is still using Netware, anyway?
10/8/2007 2:07:09 PM

Linux Application Hardening
This article is one of several intended to address Linux runtime application hardening. When we talk about Linux hardening, we typically mean runtime application hardening to improve application reliability, leading to expected and predictable execution despite undesirable operating conditions (such as high memory or network overload). Reliability is different from availability; a system may ...
10/8/2007 7:12:49 AM

Linux Usage Doubled in Past Year
Although Linux still can't hold a candle to major commercial operating systems like Windows or Mac OS X, it made significant progress in adoption last year.
10/8/2007 6:17:32 AM

Mac and Linux fail to capitalise on Vista mistakes
IT LOOKS like the Mac OS-X and Linux operating system have failed to do any damage to Microsoft Windows, despite the Vista fiasco.
10/8/2007 5:35:11 AM

Survey: Linux gaining ground in embedded systems
VDC says Linux remains an attractive OS choice for a range of embedded systems developers for a number of reasons, including royalty free run-time costs, advanced networking capabilities and technical features and the large base of engineers familiar with the OS.
10/7/2007 4:13:32 PM

Linux on the Desktop Doubles in 2007
00_NOP writes "According to a report on Softpedia, citing Net Applications, Linux usage on the desktop doubled in 2006 â€” 07: though from a miserable 0.37% to a still not brilliant 0.81%. Given that Linux is free, is based on peer reviewed source (and so inherently more secure in the longer term) and that hardware support is now pretty good, how long are we going to have to wait for the big ...
10/7/2007 10:10:10 AM

Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard has embedded Linux
Asus is delivering with the new Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard a Mobo with embedded Linux. The Asus P5E3 Deluxe is based on Intel's new X38 chipset and the embedded Linux feature is called Asus Express Gate.
10/7/2007 4:43:45 AM

Heroes of Linux and FOSS: Ken Starks, AKA Helios
LXer: "This was originally going to be a comment attached to Build 'em Right, Build 'em Strong, Build 'em Linux.
10/7/2007 3:44:08 AM

ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux
Michael writes "ASUSTek has introduced the P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, which in addition to using Intel's new X38 Chipset also features a soon-to-be-announced technology by DeviceVM. SplashTop is an instant-on Linux desktop environment that is embedded onto this motherboard. Within seconds of turning on the P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, you can boot into this Linux environment that currently features a ...
10/7/2007 1:39:25 AM

The New York Times Weighs In On Linux
Major news outlets typically make little mention of Linux.Â Today, though, The New York Times weighed in one of the state of Linux with an article that is, blessedly, not a total hatchet job.
10/6/2007 2:21:48 PM

MicroSD Smart Card adds security to Linux devices
German mobile security specialist IICS has announced what it claims is the world's first Smart Card that fits into a microSD slot. Supporting Linux-based mobile and embedded devices, the "Certgate" incorporates 2048-bit RSA encryption and 512 MB or 1 GB of user-accessible memory, the company says.
10/5/2007 7:56:40 PM

Quake Wars Linux Update
id's Timothee Besset updated the Quake Wars website with an update on the Linux versions of the...
10/5/2007 4:47:54 PM

Linux Shops Navigate the Nuanced Support Landscape
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "But easily accessible, affordable Linux support tailored to users' specific technology environments remains elusive..."
10/5/2007 3:32:53 PM

Linux-based airline seat-back entertainment system is a winner
The Linux-based eX2 in-flight entertainment system (IFE) from Panasonic Avionics was the big winner at this year's Avion Awards, sponsored by an IFE trade group. The Best Overall IFE awards went to Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways, all running variants of eX2.
10/5/2007 3:28:43 PM

Intel aims to reduce Linux power consumption
Intel has launched an open source project focused on lowering power consumption in Linux-based systems and devices.
10/5/2007 2:41:39 PM

The Best Linux System Repair Distribution Gets Better
A new release of the great Linux system repair distribution, SystemRescueCd 0.4, is now available. (DesktopLinux.com)
10/5/2007 1:24:29 PM

Linux Console Compendium
This is a series of five articles treating about GNU/Linux command line interface as a great way of both exploring and simply using this operating system.
10/5/2007 11:14:12 AM

Neue Skype-Version fÃ¼r Linux
Die 1.4er Version von Skype fÃ¼r Linux soll eine deutlich besser SprachqualitÃ¤t bieten als die VorgÃ¤ngerversionen.
10/5/2007 7:49:27 AM

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