Launched two years ago by Intel and now hosted by The Linux Foundation, Moblin is a Linux platform aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices.

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Moblin 2.0 review

Web browser originally called Phoenix Mozilla’s web browser Firefox celebrate its fifth birthday today.

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Firefox launched five years ago today

Canonical matures Linux-based netbook OS Canonical yesterday updated its

But still sees opportunity for Linux Mark Shuttleworth, founder and CEO of Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, the most popular desktop Linux alternative to Windows, not only claims to be “delighted” that Windows 7 is out, but calls the new operating system an “excellent release”.

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Windows 7 is ‘excellent’, says Ubuntu creator

Can Linux OS take on Windows for netbooks? Canonical launched the Release Candidate of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10, on the same day Microsoft launched the long-awaited Windows 7.

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Ubuntu 9.10 release candidate available

Moblin 2.1 takes on Windows Intel has expanded the scope of Linux-based Moblin by porting the OS from netbooks to mobile devices and desktops, where it could compete with Microsoft’s Windows OS.

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Intel backs Linux OS for nettops

New approach from the Linux community A new Linux netbook based on Moblin will be introduced this week, and it may represent a new way that the Linux community is approaching the mass market.

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Linux Moblin netbooks to be announced at IDF

Open sources in-house data analysis technology MySpace yesterday released as open source a technology called Qizmt that it developed in-house to mine and crunch massive amounts of data and generate friend recommendations in its social-networking site.

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MySpace opens Qizmt tech to recommend friends

The Palm Pre, iPhone, and Android browsers were designed specifically for touchscreen phones. In contrast, the Nokia S60 mobile web browser that Nokia’s touchscreen phones use goes back to an older S60 interface that did not focus on touchscreen use.

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Nokia S60 web browser review

Netbook OSes: Which will rule the enterprise? As netbooks head into the enterprise, questions about the best OS – Windows, Chrome or Linux – for that market are beginning to arise.

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Netbook OS: Windows, Linux or Chrome?