Graphics specialist NVIDIA has unleashed the Android mobile platform on its Tegra computer-on-a-chip series.

Czech kernel developer Pavel Machek wants to be root on his T-Mobile G1 Android Linux mobile phone so that he can exploit security holes simply to extend usability of the phone.

An email appeal by Joey Schulze is calling for hardware donations to support two new Debian projects: snapshot and data archive.

Network Backup vendor Arkeia has an infusion of cash, a new CEO and marketing chief, a move back to a former headquarters, and a new version with a virtualization client. Linux Magazine Online had the opportunity to interview Bill Evans, Arkeia's new CEO, and Frederic Renard, the new VP of marketing.

Michael "Monty" Widenius, long associated with MySQL, has decided to leave Sun Microsystems. His plan is to pursue open source software development again as an independent agent, and he also sees a future in gastronomy that should benefit all database developers.

In the classic business of high end infrastructure, Sun has been experiencing diminishing sales. The company recently presented its sales figures at the Munich preview to the CeBIT trade show, which opens in March, along with a hint of what they will focus on at the show.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client is now pre-installed on the newest Dell thin clients.

Asus is taking pre-orders for a new netbook that runs on the combined Atom N280/GN40 chipset.

For real overclocking you need liquid nitrogen and helium. All you need to do in winter is open your window.

With Moblin2 Intel is taking another shot at developing a distro that runs on mobile Internet devices and netbooks. The first alpha of the small distro boots up fast.