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Motorola Launches New Linux Handset; Score is Now LiMo: 22, Android: 0 - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 05 Aug 2008 10:03 AM PST

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced three new Rokr handsets today, one of which is based on the LiMo Foundation’s Linux operating system. That follows a LiMo announcement yesterday that unveiled seven…

Rumors Of A Nokia Linux Cellphone Are A Bit Of A Leap - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Tue 20 May 2008 10:11 PM PST

A couple of sites have picked up on a Reuters story titled “Nokia (NYSE: NOK) eyes wider usage of Linux in cellphones”—I reckon this is a sub-editing mistake, since the…

Verizon, Mozilla, SK Telecom And Others Join Mobile Linux Efforts; Enterprise Targeted - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 14 May 2008 08:40 AM PST

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) confirmed today that it will support the Linux mobile-phone operating system, and join the LiMo Foundation as a core member, signaling its commitment to the platform.…

Verizon Wireless Rumored To Support Linux Mobile Phones Going Forward - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 13 May 2008 03:53 PM PST

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is close to announcing the support for Linux-based mobile phones to push forward the company’s “Any Apps, Any Device” open-access agenda, Unstrung reports. The Linux platform…

Linux In A Fifth Of Mid/High-End Mobile Phones By 2013: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 21 Apr 2008 08:29 AM PST

Linux will see growth in the mobile handset market, reaching 20 percent penetration by 2013 according to ABI Research. The prediction is based on solving problems with framework fragmentation and…

Linux Uptake Stronger Next Year Thanks To Android—Torvalds - 2 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 17 Dec 2007 02:38 PM PST

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android has received some kudos from the man himself, Linus Torvalds. “I haven’t been personally involved, but it certainly looks like 2008 may be—thanks to the Google…