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Nokia Unveils Its First Linux Phone N900

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_411" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nokia's First Linux Phone N900"][/caption] Nokia unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software, aiming at improving its offering at the top end of the market. The Nokia N900 runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software, featuring true multitasking with applications as well as Web ...

How Much Is The Software In A Linux Distribution Worth?

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

The Linux operating system is the most successful open source project in history, but just how much is the software in a Linux distribution "worth"? The Linux operating system is the most popular ...

Nokia Hints Wider Use Of Linux In Phones, Not Android

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

The world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, could start to use open-source Linux software on its more expensive phone models, a senior company official said on Tuesday. Nokia recently unveiled a smart phone N97 recently. "In the longer perspective, Linux will become a serious alternative for our high-end phones," Ukko Lappalainen, ...

Linux Killer Application: AppChecker

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Many of the developers face one problem in Linux applications development, that to ensure the application works fine in all distributions like SUSE, Redhat, Debian etc. Fortunately, The Linux Foundation has just released a beta of a new program, Linux Application Checker (AppChecker), that's going to make vendors and programmers start ...

Nokia Acquires Symbian, Plans To Open Platform

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Nokia announced it will acquire the remaining shares of mobile software licensing company Symbian Limited--moreover, the handset giant will team with Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DoCoMo to unite the Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP technologies and forge a single open mobile software platform. The firms will also collaborate ...

Linux Kernel Development And Stats

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Linux Kernel: Who is developing it, how they are doing it, and why you should care. The Linux kernel is the lowest level of software running on a Linux system. It is charged with managing the hardware, running user programs, and maintaining the overall security and integrity of the whole system. ...

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