The keynote was followed by technical presentations from system architects, CTOs, and CEOs from major embedded-Linux companies, as well as an afternoon keynote entitled "Linux -- The Embedded Cinderella" from Jim Ready, CEO and founder of MontaVista.
If we had to guess, we'd probably say that it's Moto, since they already have a few different Linux-powered smartphones on the market and so would probably be receptive to the new Linux-based version of the Palm OS that's in the works, but LG's been pushing out in some interesting directions lately, so it wouldn't be shocking if it were them, either.
Note that they don't say "Linux-powered Treo" LinuxDevices.com seems to think that Palm is going to introduce a line of Linux-powered "feature phones".
ENGADGET: Palm working on a line of Linux-powered, non-Treo feature phones?
This explains Microsoft's strangest response to Linux: its doom-laden warnings that Linux and other open-source software will destroy the commercial industry entirely.
Curiouser still, these new phones will reportedly run on Wind River Linux rather than the new Linux-based version of the Palm OS that PalmSource is working on (probably because the new Palm OS won't be ready until next year at the earliest).
ENGADGET: Palm working on a line of Linux-powered, non-Treo feature phones?
For the first part of the mission, the satellite will be controlled by a new high-speed Linux-based cubesat computer developed at SSC, which is part of the University of Surrey.
Linux backer IBM will introduce its first two Linux-based thin clients at this week's show and will host a forum in which users can exchange information about IBM's Network Station series of thin clients.
The open-source, Linux-based service has the potential to shake up the wireless industry when it hits phones later this year.
Further, IBM announced a deal with open source company Red Hat Software (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) to develop Linux in emerging markets by offering a combination of Red Hat Linux and supporting documentation, and IBM's new Linux skill-building tutorials on its site.
The antitrust concern apparently surrounds the conditions of Microsoft's Corel investment, and whether or not Microsoft bullied Corel to drop its Linux-based applications, because the Linux operating system competes with Microsoft's Windows operating system.
E-Trade Financial dumped Sun for Linux-on-Intel in 2002 and found that the new machines were faster and more reliable.
With SuSE, a Linux distributor, the connection is obvious, but MP3.com's interest in Linux-based ReiserFS is less clear-cut.
Russel Coombes, HP's Linux business manager in the UK, said the company was responding to growing demand for Linux-based products in Asia.
Garmin-Asus let us play with the Linux-based nuvifone G60 and WinMo-based nuvifone M20.
It's designed by former Nokia engineers who claim they've used their mobile skills to make the Leikr catch a quicker GPS signal, connect directly to a cloud-based, Endomondo-integrated exercise portal using WiFi and Linux-based software, and at the same time stick to a smartphone-like 10mm thickness.
ENGADGET: Insert Coin: Leikr GPS sports watch has 2-inch screen, ex-Nokia engineers on its side
Industry insiders say Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) is about to release Linux-based software that will bind mobile phones to Google's online services, a move likely to exacerbate the growing conflict between Google and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) over the future of the mobile-phone market.
He is looking at scaled-down Linux desktops and open-source database software to replace software he now buys from Microsoft and Oracle.
Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ), Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ), Red Hat (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) and scores of other firms sell Linux-based computers.
The operating system is also on products from TiVo (nasdaq: TIVO - news - people )--and Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) recently announced that it would offer a Linux-based cell phone.
Further, IBM announced a deal with open source company Red Hat Software to develop Linux in emerging markets by offering a combination of Red Hat Linux and supporting documentation, and IBM's new Linux skill-building tutorials on its site.
The software powering the device is built on the open-source Linux kernel and the open-source WebKit Web browser engine, Rathakrishnan says.
In addition, the 10.8-inch Sharp Galapagos tablet has arrived at the FCC from Asia, a large Linux-based e-reader.
Alongside the HTC-made handset are an altitude and orbit control system, two propulsion setups and a Linux-based computer with a "high-speed" processor.
Matthew Pavlovich, founder of the LiViD project and president of the Dallas-based technology startup Media Driver, testified Friday that DeCSS was critical in developing a Linux-based DVD player.
In December, Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial (nyse: MC - news - people ), known for its Panasonic products, announced a partnership to develop a Linux-based platform for the home.
From there, you can install virtual versions of almost any other operating system--be it an old copy of Window's XP or a fresh copy of the latest Linux-based Ubuntu release.
The third-generation Gobi modem chipsets also have an integrated application processor and hardware accelerators with a feature rich, Linux-based application development environment and optional mobile access point software stack.
ENGADGET: Qualcomm's Gobi modem chipsets combine 84Mbps HSPA+, LTE-Advanced
Still, that has not deterred other vendors from experimenting, or at least considering the open-source operating system, as multiple reports of Firefox, Sailfish, and Tizen plan to release new Linux-based experiences in the future.
ENGADGET: IDC: Android claims 75 percent of smartphone shipments in Q3, 136 million handsets sold
By becoming a Platinum member of The Linux Foundation, HP will have a seat on the Board of Directors and will be directly involved in advancing Linux-based initiatives, workgroups, Labs, events, and more that support its business goals.
ENGADGET: HP becomes a platinum member of the Linux Foundation
It also pushes a version of its flagship database geared for clusters of Linux-on-Intel machines.
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