The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects.

Many would argue that Android is a part of Linux. But despite the shared kernels, are these two operating systems really that closely related anymore?

Google's Android operating system can trace its roots back to a rather humble newsgroup post by Linus Torvalds in 1991.

A group of developers hope to unite several Linux-based mobile distributions with a common Android base that will make it easier for them to run on Android hardware. The developers are aiming to ...

AYANEO recently started crowdfunding its dual-screen Pocket DS handheld console. We already knew it would run Android, and today the company reveals support for the ROCKNIX Linux distro, as well.

Israeli security firm Perception Point disclosed a Linux and Android security vulnerability. The company described it as a zero--day "local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel ...

According to some code changes spotted by Android Authority's Mishaal Rahman in the Android Open Source Project, the folks at Google have been quietly baking Linux support ...

Netbooks will pave way for Google to squash Microsoft's OS dominance in two to three years, thanks to its Linux-based Android platform, according to an analyst.

Android users rejoice! Linux kernel LTS releases are now good for 6 years Linux kernel lifecycle tripled to match the realities of hardware development.

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