Over the past five years, the diffusion and adaptation of Linux into mobile operating systems (OSes) has grown to 60 million units per year, with various mobile phone vendors, such as Motorola, NEC, ...

The company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system may have given up on Ubuntu for phones and tablets. But as expected, third-party developers are picking up where Canonical left off.

After more than a decade of struggling for consumer acceptance on desktop and notebook PCs, Linux appears to have found a solid niche for itself on ultrasmall notebook PCs such as Intel Netbooks and ...

It's been around two years since Canonical unveiled Ubuntu for mobile in a tangible capacity, and next week, the first Ubuntu phone will finally go on sale. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend its open-source software development to handheld Internet-enabled devices. Developers meeting at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, which runs through the end of this ...

Despite the relatively slow uptake of Canonical’s Ubuntu mobile, the phone-tailored version of its desktop Linux software, Meizu appears confidently committed to the nascent operating system. After ...

The version of Ubuntu Linux due to arrive in October 2008, Intrepid Ibex, will be designed to work well on everything from laptops to workstations. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

As expected, Canonical says a release of its Ubuntu Linux operating system called Ubuntu Netbook Remix is in the works for mobile Internet devices and mini-notebooks. Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996 ...