A couple of sites have picked up on a Reuters story titled “Nokia (NYSE: NOK) eyes wider usage of Linux in cellphones”—I reckon this is a sub-editing mistake, since the article only loosely links Nokia mobile phones with the Linux operating system. There’s quotes from two Nokia people, but both…

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) confirmed today that it will support the Linux mobile-phone operating system, and join the LiMo Foundation as a core member, signaling its commitment to the platform. As part of the announcement, LiMo announced a list of other new supporters, including SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), Infineon Technologies,…

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is close to announcing the support for Linux-based mobile phones to push forward the company’s “Any Apps, Any Device” open-access agenda, Unstrung reports. The Linux platform is being developed in part by the efforts of the LiMo Foundation, which is supported by companies like Motorola (NYSE:…

Linux will see growth in the mobile handset market, reaching 20 percent penetration by 2013 according to ABI Research. The prediction is based on solving problems with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements, and the researcher sees growing momentum behind the LiMo Foundation initiative, a marketing boost from Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG)…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android has received some kudos from the man himself, Linus Torvalds. “I haven’t been personally involved, but it certainly looks like 2008 may be—thanks to the Google alliance—one of the years you will find more widely available phones with Linux,” Torvalds told Reuters. Google has come under…