Linux running on iPhone
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Linux geeks will rejoice when they hear that the first build of a Linux-based firmware is successfully running on the iPhone 3G and iPod touch. The software is running the 2.6 Linux kernel and basic support for graphics, serial and input over the USB interface. Developers have also created a multi-boot OS selection screen known as OpeniBoot to let users select between Apple’s iPhone OS and alternative platforms.

This is the first we have heard of Linux or any other non-OSX operating system running on the iPhone. It is definitely a step beyond just jail breaking or unlocking the phones. The iPhone dev team is looking to add more full featured support in iPhone Linux for the touchscreen, accelerometer, audio, networking and then later on maybe have the Linux-based Android OS on the iPhone.
MontaVista Mobilinux Optimized for Texas Instruments OMAP35x Processors
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EDN award-winner as Best Software Innovation of the Year supports new TI processor for portable devices
VISION 2008, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – MontaVista® Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux® commercialization, announced that its award-winning MontaVista Mobilinux™ 5.0 Linux operating system software is now optimized for the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x applications processors. As the first broad offering of the ARM® CortexTM-A8 core, the OMAP3530 device provides superior video, image and graphics processing while reducing overall development costs. With MontaVista Mobilinux, the OMAP3530 processor enables streaming video, 2D/3D mobile graphics, video conferencing, video capture in devices such as portable navigation devices, Internet appliances, and portable patient monitoring devices.
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Hivision to present its eco-friendly netbook ‘NB1020′ based on Linux
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AVING Special Report on ‘COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2008′) — Hivision presented its low-cost, eco-friendly netbook ‘NB1020‘ during Computex 2008, which is based on Linux OS.










