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{{See also|Embedded Linux|Linux devices}}
[[File:Galaxy Nexus smartphone.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The [[Galaxy Nexus]] running [[Android (operating system)|Android]] ]]
[[File:Nokia N900.JPG|thumb|150px|right|The [[Nokia N900]] has the
Due to its low cost and ease of customization, [[embedded Linux|Linux]] is often used in [[embedded system]]s. [[Android (operating system)|Android]]—based on a modified version of the Linux kernel—has become a major competitor of Nokia's older [[Symbian]] OS, found in many [[smartphone]]s. During the third quarter of 2010, 25.5% of smartphones sold worldwide used Android (with all Linux variants forming 27.6% of the total during that time).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1466313 | title = Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 35 Percent in Third quarter 2010; Smartphone Sales Increased 96 Percent }}</ref> Cell phones and PDAs running Linux on open-source platforms became more common from 2007; examples include the [[Nokia N810]], [[Openmoko]]'s [[Neo1973]], and the [[Motorola ROKR E8]]. Continuing the trend, [[Palm, Inc.|Palm]] (later acquired by [[HP]]) produced a new Linux-derived operating system, [[webOS]], which is built into its new line of [[Palm Pre]] smartphones. The popular [[TiVo]] digital video recorder also uses a customized Linux,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tivo.com/linux/linux.asp | title = TiVo ─ GNU/Linux Source Code | accessdate =12 December 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070519150730/http://www.tivo.com/linux/linux.asp |archivedate=19 May 2007}}</ref> as do several network [[Firewall (computing)|firewalls]] and [[router (computing)|router]]s from such makers as [[Cisco]]/[[Linksys]]. The [[Korg OASYS]], the [[Korg KRONOS]], the [[Yamaha]] [[Yamaha Motif#Motif XS|Yamaha Motif XS]]/Motif XF [[music workstation]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvista.com/downloads/Case_study_MontaVista_Linux_and_Yamaha.pdf |title=Case Study: How MontaVista Linux helped Yamaha developers make a great product greater |accessdate=26 August 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070925210353/http://www.mvista.com/downloads/Case_study_MontaVista_Linux_and_Yamaha.pdf |archivedate = 25 September 2007}}</ref> Yamaha S90XS/S70XS, Yamaha MOX6/MOX8 synthesizers, Yamaha Motif-Rack XS [[synthesizer|tone generator module]], and Roland RD-700GX [[digital piano]] also run Linux. Linux is also used in [[stage lighting]] control systems, such as the WholeHogIII console.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.highend.com/products/controllers/Wholehog3Console.asp | title=Embedded Linux: FlyingPigs the WholeHogIII runs on Linux}}</ref>
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