I've used both Linux and MacOS for years. But if you have to decide between them, ask yourself these seven simple questions.

PostmarketOS is a Linux-based operating system designed for smartphones and tablets. Originally envisioned as a solution to breathe new life into old Android phones, these days it’s also a ...

Verizon Wireless has joined the LiMo Foundation and said Linux will be its operating system of choice going forward.

Motorola is betting big on Linux for its mobile phones, planning to install the OS on 60 percent of its handsets within two years. The long-awaited follow-up to its sleek Razr phone for GSM ...

Open Mobile Hub allows applications to be built once and then deployed across different mobile operating systems.

E28 is also a founding member of the Linux Mobile Alliance, a new industry group that is promoting embedded Linux as a major smart phone operating system.

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

In another indication of the momentum behind the idea of Linux on mobile phones but also of the fragmentation that plagues the segment, a startup company on Monday announced an open Linux mobile ...

Mobile Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08 The OS has made little headway into phones so far, but that is set to change due to Google's push for open-source platform for mobile devices.

The Linux Foundation's annual report on who writes the Linux kernel shows growing interest from the mobile handset industry.