Top programmers are set to release a major update to Linux, version 2.6.0, a change that's expected to help carry the open-source operating system into new markets. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, project founder and leader Linus Torvalds predicted on Thursday. Scheduling the arrival of open-source software can be ...

Linus Torvalds has released the latest version of the "stable" Linux kernel, version 2.6.25, which includes changes to Wi-Fi support, virtualisation, real-time scheduling and file systems. The kernel, ...

The embedded computing universe includes computers of all sizes, from tiny portable devices--such as wristwatch cameras--to systems having thousands of nodes distributed worldwide, as is the case with ...