Linux 2004 SmartPhone Articles

Palm OS for Linux -- It's a Good Thing 12/12/2004

Brighthand's Ed Hardy says that PalmSource's plan to base a future version of the Palm OS on Linux is necessary to save the company, and the

PalmSource to Port Palm OS on top of Linux 12/8/2004

Palm OS 6.0 hasn't even seen the light of day on any device yet, nor is there any sign it will soon. All the same, PalmSource is steering i

Future Version of the Palm OS to be Based on Linux 12/8/2004

PalmSource has just announced that it is going to develop a version of the Palm OS based on Linux. It hopes that by doing so it can bring in

Trolltech Releases Major Upgrade to Qtopia Software for Embedded Linux Devices 11/17/2004

Trolltech has released Qtopia version 2.1, a major upgrade to its development platform and user interface for Linux-based smartphones and h

Empower Technologies To Launch LinuxDA Embedded O/S (LEOs) 9/27/2004

Empower Technologies has announced it will introduce an embedded version of LinuxDA, its operating system for handheld devices.

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone 7/28/2004

Motorola yesterday hosted a press event dubbed "Seamless Mobility". Motorola announced their new ultra-thin RAZR V3 clamshell phone, iTune

Sharp Zaurus SL-6000 Linux PDA Review 5/4/2004

The new Zaurus SL-6000 from Sharp is a versatile, linux-based PDA incorporating an Intel XScale (PXA255) CPU at 400 MHz. In some respects it

Linux-Powered Handheld Available this Spring from Royal 3/28/2004

Sometime this spring, Royal Consumer Information Products will finally ship the Linea LX, its delayed Linux-powered handheld.

IBM Takes a Behind The Scenes Roll With a New Linux PDA to be Released March 11th 3/1/2004

Speculation started at LinuxWorld late January regarding IBM getting back into the PDA business. At the show IBM showed off a prototype they

PDA News - Axims in China, Pocket Informant 5, PocketPC Linux 2/3/2004

Dell to sell Axims in China Pocket Informant version 5.0 released Lycoris to create Linux-based replacement OS for ARM-based handhelds