One of the nice things about Linux and similar operating systems is that you can investigate something to any level you wish. If a program has a problem you can decompile it, debug it, trace it, and — ...

One proposed system call holds the promise of giving the userspace developer access to asynchronous network I/O, events such as file creation and deletion, and timer events. This week, the API goes ...

Linux system calls never change. What, never? Hardly ever. One of the fundamental principles of Linux kernel development is that user-space interfaces are set in stone. Once an API has been made ...

Openwave Systems said Thursday that its browser and e-mail software for cell phones is now compatible with Linux, which strengthens a Motorola-led push to use the open-source operating system in ...

Motorola will begin selling its first cell phone based on Linux this year and says most models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of operating system outside its stronghold on ...

WhatsApp is rolling out voice and video calls on the web, a welcome move for Linux users who still don’t have a dedicated ...