Trolltech Greenphone Sell-Out
Oct 22, 2007Norwegian developers Trolltech have sold out their entire inventory of Linux Greenphones. This is the end of Trolltech’s excursion into the world of hardware.
more »New Oracle Database Driver Accelerates PHP
Oct 12, 2007High availability and scalability are Oracle’s objectives with the new database driver for PHP. The pre-release version is available for testing now.
more »VDC Analysis: Linux Leads in Embedded Systems
Oct 08, 2007Manufacturers of embedded systems are choosing Linux more often than any other operating system; and the trend looks likely to continue, according to a forecast by market researchers Venture Development Corporation (VDC).
more »E-Mobile Linux Platform by ARM and 6 Partners
Oct 05, 2007UK-based ARM is looking to develop a Linux platform for mobile devices in cooperation with six partners.
more »Security Models for the Kernel – Harsh Words from Torvalds
Oct 04, 2007A debate on various security models for the Linux kernel has developed on the Linux Kernel Mailing List.
more »New MMC Layer Announced for Kernel 2.6.24
Sep 28, 2007Kernel 2.6.24 has kicked off with the announcement of a new MMC Layer. The new layer will support the SDIO (Secure Digital Input Output) and SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) standards.
more »Torvalds: Investigating ACPI Problems
Sep 25, 2007In a post on the Linux Kernel mailing list, Thomas Gleixner claims to have fixed ACPI suspend and resume problems. Linus Torvalds praised him for doing so, but also has his doubts.
more »Trolltech Removes Qt Vulnerability
Sep 17, 2007A moderately critical vulnerability was discovered in the QUtf8Decoder of Trolltech's Qt Framework.
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