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Linux Smartphone Shipments up 49 Percent

Linux Today  Tue, 11/11/2008 - 12:04

LinuxDevices: "Symbian was the only major operating system (OS) to lose share over the last year in a smartphone market that grew 28 percent, says a Canalys study.

Other findings include big gains for Apple and RIM, and a 49 percent increase in sales of Linux smartphones."


 

An Old Dog Learns Some New Tricks With Puppy Linux 4

Linux Today  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 12:00

LinuxInsider: "The ability to carry an entire operating system (OS) on a flash drive and run it with all my files and settings intact is a powerful lure.

Running Puppy Linux in RAM from any computer is one of this distro's best features. And because the entire OS lives in at least 128 MB of RAM once booted, Puppy Linux is lightning fast."


 

Disruption in the OS Market? Hardly

Linux Today  Thu, 05/29/2008 - 20:30

Enterprise Unix Roundup: "If you are someone like this who just likes the status quo, then the theme of the recent report from Gartner outlining the future of the operating system (OS) market may be a bit unsettling to you: Increased disruption lies ahead, and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop it..."