Trolltech announced it was proceeding with integrating the Webkit rendering engine into its Qt application framework for Linux desktop and mobile application development. (more…)

Worldwide Linux mobile device market share remained flat at five percent in 4Q 2007, says a Canalys report on mobile phones. Yet the study also says that signs point to future growth for Linux phones. (more…)

Azingo revealed that its Linux-based phone stack will be part of a 3G phone reference design based on Broadcom's dual-ARM-core BCM2153 multimedia baseband system-on-chip (SoC). (more…)

[Updated Feb. 11] — VirtualLogix says its nanokernel can improve quality-of-service in VoIP applications. The vendor plans to demonstrate a Nokia web tablet running Linux and a VoIP softphone “appliance” on the VLX virtualization layer at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona… (more…)

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced a Linux-based board support package (BSP) for an ARM9-based SoC (system-on-chip) with lots of integrated media processing and graphics engines. Trolltech's Qtopia application framework for Linux is also available for the STn8815 SoC, which targets smart phones, wireless PDAs, Internet appliances, and car entertainment systems. (more…)

Wind River says it is the first commercial vendor to meet the Linux Foundation's Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 requirements. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 2.0 is said to have met all 135 priority-one mandatory requirements outlined by the specification. (more…)

Finnish wireless equipment integrator Elektrobit (EB) will showcase two new Linux-based, WiMax-connected product designs at GSMA in Barcelona next week. One is an Intel Menlow-based mobile internet device (MID) that uses virtualization to improve VoIP quality-of-service, while the other is a smaller handset that uses a NextWave WiMax chipset. (more…)

Leading Linux operating system and tools vendor Wind River is reorganizing into four product divisions, and has hinted that layoffs and offshoring are on the way. The four divisions are VxWorks, Linux, Tools, and Device Management. (more…)

Logitech subsidiary Slim Devices has announced a major upgrade to its digital music distribution system. The SqueezeBox Duet includes a Linux-based WiFi-connected handheld device able to control the streaming of network-based music to one or more digital media adapters, and available with open source development… (more…)

Birdstep Technology announced a major upgrade to its Raima Embedded Database Manager (RDM Embedded). Version 8.0 of the Linux-compatible DBMS boasts performance-enhancing features such as hybrid in-memory support, true varchars, and sparse indexing. (more…)

Access will showcase its Linux-based mobile phone middleware and related applications at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona next week. New products include a website transcoder for mobile phones and a DVB-H version of its NetFront Browser. (more…)

NXP Semiconductors is now sampling a GPS chip claimed to be the industry's smallest and lowest-powered. The GNS7560 requires only four external connections, offers Linux drivers, and uniquely, saves power by altering sensitivity and tracking based on signal strength, multipath, and velocity, according to the company. (more…)

A week after announcing its first Linux-based mobile phone stack, Azingo (formerly Celunite) has announced its first hardware partner. The LiMo-compliant Azingo Mobile stack will be ported to NXP's Nexperia Cellular Solution 7210 reference design, which uses a… (more…)

The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation announced that its open handset platform is on schedule for release in March. The R1 release of LiMo Linux-based mobile platform will include public availability of the application programming interface (API) specifications, says the organization, enabling software vendors to port applications to the GTK-based stack. (more…)

Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announced a rugged tactical mission computer that runs Linux or Windows XP Embedded. Designed for space/weight-constrained military/aerospace deployments, the DuraCOR 820 Small Tactical Mission Computer measures 3.0 x 4.3 x 7.0-inch and weighs 3 pounds. (more…)