Trolltech flies the flag for Linux mobile apps, May 23, 2006

A Brisbane-based team of developers has played a key part in the development of Linux-based mobile applications for software developer Trolltech.

Linux Networx may be based in Bluffdale, but the supercomputer maker has its eyes on the stars.

A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability.

Writer and network operator Kevin Milne has released another freely downloadable science fiction novel about a master hacker who creates the ultimate network penetration tool, a Sharp Zaurus PDA running Linux and special "Z4CK" software. Digital Force is a sequel to Milne's earlier Z4CK, and both are available for purchase or free download.

If packed demo rooms are any indication of interest in its latest Linux desktop, Novell has a willing audience.

LG UK has launched an 8GB HDD-based alternative to Apple's iPod with the catchy name 'MFJM53'. But there's nothing pedestrian about the player's design, with its clean lines and its 1.77in, 262,144-colour, touch-sensitive OLED screen.

Philip Zimmermann, developer of the pretty good privacy (PGP) encryption algorithm, has released a public beta for Zfone, a new product for encrypting VoIP conversations.

The Java programming language, a mainstay of business computing, will become open source. "It's not a question of whether, but a question of how," Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz said last week at the JavaOne conference. Schwartz proceeded to explain neither the how, when, or even much why. Here are our own answers to key questions:

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