In January of 2001, I began an internship at Trolltech's embedded development office in Brisbane, Australia. My goal was twofold: to learn C++ and to learn how to develop embedded applications. I ...

The Qt toolkit originally was designed not only to be nice to work with, but also to allow for moving application source code between platforms. Today, the three major desktop environments are ...

HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Qt Company today announced that Qt 5.5, the latest version of its leading cross-platform application and user interface (UI) development framework, is available for ...

At the Maemo Summit last week in Amsterdam, Nokia unveiled its ambitious goals for the next version of its Linux-based mobile platform. Maemo 6, which is codenamed Harmattan, promises to bring a ...

Among GNOME 3, Ubuntu Linux’s Unity, and Windows 8’s Metro, there’s no denying that desktop environments have become a hot topic in 2011. More specifically, mobile-inspired interfaces are becoming ...

Those in the homogeneous Windows world may be bracing themselves anxiously for the impending arrival of Windows 8 with its controversial Metro interface, but for Linux users, the array of desktop ...

Embattled phone manufacturer Nokia has conducted another round of layoffs, reducing the company’s headcount by 10,000 employees. The company is tightening its focus and making deep cuts in areas that ...