January, 2008

Torvalds podcast discusses Linux phones

Linus Torvalds will discuss Linux in mobile phones, GPL licensing issues, his focus on desktop Linux, and other topics of the day in a podcast to launch at 9AM PST/12PM EST. The podcast kicks off a series of interviews produced by the Linux Foundation (LF).

Yahoo! counters Android with simple web services tools

In a move reminiscent of Google's "Android," Yahoo! has announced its own toolkit aimed at improving mobile phones as Web services clients. Early proponents of Yahoo! Mobile Widgets include phone vendors LG and Motorola, with Linux phone stack vendor Access also looking at the technology.

Linux-based PMP features head-worn display

A new Linux-based portable media player (PMP) is equipped with a 0.44-inch, head-mounted OLED microdisplay visor with 800 x 600 resolution. Dreamax's Indicube i-800 PMP offers an experience equivalent to sitting seven feet from a 54-inch screen, the vendor claims.