Greg Haerr, leader of the Microwindows project, has announced that Microwindows version 0.89pre8 is released and available for ftp download. (more…)

CNET's Hari Sreenivasan shows off the look, feel, and features of G.Mate's newly redesigned YOPY Linux-based PDA in this online video direct from the show floor at the recent COMDEX show in Las Vegas. (more…)

With the 2.4 release of Linux come a host of new filesystem possibilities, including Reiserfs, XFS, GFS, and others. These filesystems sound cool, but what exactly can they do, what are they good at, and exactly how do you go about safely using them in a production Linux environment? This series of articles at IBM's… (more…)

Pfäffikon, Switzerland — (press release excerpt) — Telepong Inc. has announced the successful development of a prototype mobile phone aimed at the “tweens market”. The company is targeting early adapters who mainly use their phones for non-voice-applications such as text messaging and gaming. (more…)

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A new crop of Linux PDAs could soon satisfy the appetites of open-source fans, with the long-awaited Yopy from G.Mate now on display at Comdex. HP is also rumored to be preparing a new Linux PDA. (more…)

RPM is a widely used tool for delivering Linux-based software. This article from IBM's developerWorks website explains how to package the software you develop in the popular RPM software distribution format, and provides links to related resources. This article is the first in a series. (more…)

infoSync.no has published a preview (including some photos) of the latest version of G.Mate's YOPY Linux-based PDA, based on information gathered at COMDEX this week. Jørgen Sundgot writes . . . (more…)

In this technical whitepaper, IBM describes the key technologies they are using to implement some of the world's largest and most complex clusters in the emerging commercial market for Linux clusters. Quoting from the whitepaper's conclusion . . . (more…)

Helsinki, Finland — (press release excerpt) — Lifix Systems has released Lifix Go!, an Internet mobility management system that runs on Linux. (more…)

Las Vegas, NV; COMDEX — (press release excerpt) — TUXIA announced today that Nanozilla, an embedded Browser derived from the open source Mozilla project, is now available for VIPER, TUXIA's customizable Personal Information Manager (PIM) Suite for PDAs based on the Intel StrongARM architecture. (more…)

Santa Cruz, CA — (press release excerpt) — When asked which operating system they plan to target with most of their applications next year, international developers show a strikingly more pronounced acceptance of Linux than their North American colleagues. A recent survey published by industry research firm Evans Data Corporation finds that the targeting of Linux is not only expected to double next year… (more…)

Foreword: This article is the seventh in a LinuxDevices.com series on Exploring Linux PDA Alternatives by Jerry Epplin that explores the history, status, alternative architectures, and future developments of Linux on PDAs and handheld devices. (more…)

This week's KernelTrap interview is with Neal Walfield, a member of the open source GNU/Hurd project development team. (more…)

Santa Ana, CA — (press release excerpt) — REDSonic announced a strategic partnership with New Level Telecom (NL Telecom) for the distribution and support of the company's real-time embedded Linux solutions in Korea. The two companies will begin hosting embedded Linux training seminars in Seoul beginning early next year. (more…)

Las Vegas, NV; COMDEX — (press release excerpt) — National Semiconductor Corporation is demonstrating the Geode Mobile Gateway, a wireless Internet access point and personal server in a PDA-size portable footprint, at COMDEX 2001. The small powerful “conceptual device” demonstrates the convergence of broadband mobile communications with personal wireless networks, and allows handheld devices to… (more…)