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

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

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.

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.

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android’s Linux kernel.

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Linux CLI Launcher lets you turn your Android smartphone into an operable Linux command line so you can operate your device with native commands.

In Canonical's latest move, the company purposes bringing its Ubuntu Linux desktop to high-end Android phones.

Owners of the Cosmo Communicator are no longer restricted to Android on the mobile with a slide-out keyboard.

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

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?