In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux …
Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones
Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same way that they get their cell phones: …
Red Hat lauds, criticizes Microsoft’s Linux efforts
While applauding Microsoft's contribution of code to the Linux community this week, Red Hat nonetheless urged its rival to pledge …
Virtualization, cloud underlie Microsoft’s Linux kernel submission
Experts say Microsoft's submission of virtualization driver source code to the Linux kernel marks a watershed event in the vendor's …
Microsoft stuns Linux world
In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. …
New Novell tool to link Linux management to Microsoft System Center
Novell next week plans to release yet another tool that is the product of its three-year-old integration agreement with Microsoft, …
Google launches Chrome for Mac, Linux
Google on late Thursday released developer-only versions of its Chrome browser for Mac and Linux, making good on a nine-month-old …
Acer will use Moblin Linux across its products
The world's third-largest PC vendor plans to roll out the Moblin Linux operating system, championed by Intel, in its products, …
Desktop Linux: Why it may have lost its chance
Year after year, breathless pundits announce that the open source OS is on the verge of a tipping point, a …
HP snubs Moblin, rolls out Mi Linux-Atom netbook
In a pre-emptive strike against the expected onslaught of ARM-based netbooks running Google Inc.'s Android operating system, Hewlett-Packard Co. on …
Vista launch best argument for Linux says IBM exec
It's the law of unintended consequences. Microsoft's launch Vista was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop according to …
Microsoft, Linux join forces in software law debate
In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle. The companies jointly sent a letter …
Desktop Linux: Why it may have lost its chance
It's time we faced it: The Year of the Linux Desktop, long foretold, isn't coming. Year after year, breathless pundits …
Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management
Microsoft opened its annual management confab saying it would ship the next version of Operations Manager by the end of …
Linux group seeks to discredit Microsoft patents in TomTom case
A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft Corp. patents that were at the heart of the software vendor's …
Oracle may merge pieces of OpenSolaris with Linux, analysts say
Oracle Corp. may end up merging the best features of OpenSolaris with Linux once it takes control of Sun Microsystems …
Are Linux netbooks really returned more often than Windows models?
Windows' dominance extends to 96% of netbooks sold in the U.S. in February. Worldwide, three-quarters of the 15 million netbooks …
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 released
Novell unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 on Tuesday, with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with …
Novell: No SUSE Linux for ARM-based netbooks
A year ago, netbooks were viewed as a good chance for the Linux to finally break into the desktop computing …
Linux.com to get a makeover
The neglected Linux.com domain is about to get a facelift courtesy of the Linux Foundation, which said Tuesday it will …