Linux evolves for mobile devices (BBC)

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A version of the increasingly popular Linux operating system Ubuntu will be developed for use on net-enabled phones and devices.

The Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project aims to create the open source platform for initial release in October 2007.

The operating system will be developed by members of the Ubuntu community, along with staff from chip giant Intel.

Its development was prompted by the growth of power hungry portable devices that place new demands on software.
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At a recent meeting Intel CEO Paul Otellini held up a prototype device, like a large cell phone, running the system, although he said it was also capable of running versions of Microsoft's Windows.
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1. I have a UMPC device...

...a Samsung Q1P, that I've been dual booting Vista and Ubuntu on for a while. It's real handy having a "semi" pocket sized Linux I can have with me at all times. And if needed, I can boot into Vista. I have noticed the Ubuntu is less demanding of the power supply.