Many people use Linux every day and never know it. Indeed, they're often using Linux without even knowing they're using a computing device. For years now, Linux has been the operating system of choice ...

MontaVista Software is set to unveil a version of the open-source OS for consumer-electronics devices, seeking to have its software used in everything from karaoke wares to high-end TVs. Stephen ...

Several large consumer electronics companies are banding together to spread the usage of Linux in a range of new devices. Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, ...

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, and the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF), a nonprofit organization and international open source ...

As CE (consumer-electronics) vendors vie for market share, consumers are asking designers to cram more functions into every new product or update. Users are no longer content with devices that offer ...

Consumers today have demonstrated an insatiable appetite for new electronic gadgets—from mobile phones to media players to car navigation systems. At this year's International Consumer Electronics ...

Several large consumer electronics companies are banding together to further the use of Linux in a range of new devices. Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, ...

A new report into the use of Linux has shown that more than 9 in 10 hiring managers are planning to bring Linux talent on board this year. According to the 2015 Linux Jobs Report, 50% of the managers ...

Jim Zemlin, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, is one of the platform's most vocal cheerleaders. He never misses an opportunity to point out that many important emerging trends in the ...

Usually at this time of year, we’re looking ahead to the winter LinuxWorld show. But with the proliferation of Linux in consumer electronics and home entertainment technology, the Consumer Electronics ...

I'm writing this on the way back from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas—the biggest tradeshow on Earth. This year, 150,000 visitors came to see 2,500 exhibits spread across 1.3 million ...