(IDG) -- Over the past few years, advocates of the Linux operating system have mounted several failed offensives to try and conquer the desktop, but at the same time a less visible battle has been ...

The Mitac Cat PDA, a handheld computer powered by the Linux operating system, will go into mass production with a view to selling on the Taiwanese consumer market in the next three months, the company ...

Asia’s PDA markets have long been dominated by local players that have developed their own proprietary operating systems, with support for local languages serving as one of their strongest selling ...

There was some recent good news for Linux PDA enthusiasts eager to get Sharp’s Zaurus into their corporate networks. Sharp recently announced a version of its Linux-based handheld aimed at the ...

Foreword: This article is the sixth in a LinuxDevices.com series on Exploring Linux PDA Alternatives by Jerry Epplin that explores the history, status, alternative architectures, and future ...

Are physical keyboards for mobile devices making a comeback? TCL and BlackBery just launched a new phone with a QWERTY keyboard. A keyboard module for the Moto Z smartphone is generating some buzz.

(IDG) -- Linux is making inroads into the PDA market with a number of handheld companies announcing support for the open source operating system. Lineo, which supplies the operating environment for a ...

Sharp has added a hard-disk drive to its latest Zaurus PDA, and is considering selling the Linux operating system-based device abroad, the company said Friday. Sharp has added a hard-disk drive to its ...

Could this be the time for a hand-held computer running Linux as its operating system? Sharp Electronics Corp. certainly hopes so. Last week the firm introduced its Zaurus SL-5500 Personal Mobile Tool ...

I'm in the market for a PDA. I know about the Yopy (one on ebay right now) and the Sharp Zaurus.<BR><BR>Any other PDA's natively running Linux?<BR><BR>In an attempt to keep costs reasonable, I don't ...

So I'm familiar with linux (and to a lesser extent BSD) in the server role, havetoyeed with it as a desktop OS, but backed away, but now am looking at it from the PDA perspective.<BR><BR>I read. A lot ...