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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It looks like Motorola is making another non-RAZR, which in itself is exciting news. The E690 is a PDA/phone that runs on Linux, yes, Linux. It has standard PDA touchscreen and writing functions, as ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO--Sharp Electronics, which leads Japan's market for handheld electronic organizers, said it will challenge Palm and Microsoft on their home turf by introducing a device running on the free Linux ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun showing an updated reference design for a personal digital assistant (PDA) running the Linux operating system to hardware makers, according ...

A Linux-based handheld supporting enterprise applications and databases started shipping Thursday from Sharp, the company said. The Zaurus SL-6000 is targeted mainly at corporate customers, said ...