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LiMo to gain FOMA pack — Access has started developing an operator service pack for NTT DoCoMo's 3G "FOMA" network. Compliant with LiMo (Linux Mobile Foundation) APIs, the pack will support DoCoMo services such as i-Mode, and will help Linux phone makers provide "immediate" support for DoCoMo on their devices, Access said. ...
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Quad-core PICMG board runs Linux —  Axiomtek is readying a full-size PICMG 1.3 SBC (single-board computer) boasting an Intel Core 2 Quad processor. Targeting control and automation, visual inspection, digital surveillance, and network security applications, the Linux-ready SHB102 supports 16GB of DDR3, and has two gigabit Ethernet and a dozen USB ports. ...
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DIY Linux service gains ultralight GUI —  Timesys has announced a partnership with Swell Software to integrate the latter's ultralight GUI software stack with its LinuxLink embedded Linux development platforms. The LinuxLink subscriptions will provide embedded ARM platforms that have been integrated and tested with Swell's "PEG" graphics development environment, says Timesys. ...
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Asus nettop gets discrete graphics —  Asus has announced enhanced versions of its Eee Box "nettop" computer. Targeting home-theater applications, the B204 and B206 include HDMI outputs, as well as discrete graphics circuitry from ATI, and could prove popular for Linux media center distributions like Boxee, MythTV, SageTV, Linux MCE, and others. ...
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Mapping the mobile open source ecosystem —  From Android's launch to the upcoming open-source Symbian, open source has emerged as a driving force in the world of mobile devices, writes VisionMobile's Andreas Constantinou in a whitepaper. Constantinou breaks down the major open-source technologies, using charts to help sort through the confusion. |
WiMAX deal "clears" Linux for takeoff —  Clearwire Corp. announced that it has completed a $14.5 billion transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their Mobile WiMAX broadband services. The merger of the two largest WiMAX services may accelerate deployments crucial to the success of Linux MIDs, netbooks, and other devices. ...
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HMI panels run Linux —  Kontron has enhanced its family of thin-client HMI (human-machine interface) devices. The fanless, Linux-compatible "Micro Client II" devices feature touchscreens from 7 to 15 inches, CompactFlash storage, and processors ranging from a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 to a 1GHz Intel Celeron M, the company says. ...
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Nokia alludes to Linux phone plans —  Nokia may move to Linux for some of its higher end smartphones, a senior official was quoted as saying in a Reuters article. Nokia VP Ukko Lappalainen was quoted as saying, "In the longer perspective, Linux will become a serious alternative for our high-end phones." ...
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Linux music phone boasts stereo mini-jack —  Motorola formally announced its MotoRokr EM35, a slider version of the EM30 music phone that runs MontaVista Linux. The phone offers Bluetooth, USB, a 3-megapixel camera, and a haptic scroll interface, as well as music playback that is said to include virtual surround effects. |
Nokia spins open Linux home automation gateway —  Nokia announced a home automation system based on the open source OpenWrt Linux distribution. Due in late 2009, the Z-wave wireless radio-equipped Nokia Home Control Center will let users remotely control security, automation, and energy management applications via their mobile phones, says Nokia. ...
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Qseven module sports Atom —  Congatec has announced its first COM (computer on module) based on the Qseven form-factor. Targeting "ultra-mobile applications," the conga-QA features Intel Atom Z5xx processors, up to 1GB of DDR2 memory, gigabit Ethernet, eight USB ports, and an optional onboard SSD (solid state drive), the company says. ...
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Open source phone gains "fat" distro —  Barcelona, Spain-based Tuxbrain has released an application-rich Linux distribution for the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner phone called Fat and Dirty OpenMoko (FDOM). In addition, Openmoko announced that both Tuxbrain and French design firm FaberNovel have joined the company's network of more than 20 distributors. |
Android phone launches in China —  TechFaith Wireless and Qigi Future Technology announced a smartphone that runs the Google Android mobile Linux stack. The i6-Goal is only the second Android phone to launch, and reportedly includes a 2.8-inch touchscreen, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and a two-megapixel camera. |
Microsoft to bake own phone? — Microsoft will reveal a mobile phone of its own at the 3GSM show in February, according to a rumor. The phone reportedly will be based on Nvidia's ARM11-based Tegra SoC, which debuted without Linux support last year as Nvidia's initial foray into mobile applications processors. ...
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Tux cashes in on paint — Paint retail giant Sherwin-Williams announced it will standardize on Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPS) for its multi-function desktop registers and in-store servers. More than 3,000 retail stores will install systems running the Linux distribution, which is optimized for point of sale/service (POS) operations, say the companies. ...
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Linux ported to iPhone —  iPhone-Dev.org has demonstrated a basic Linux 2.6 kernel and OpeniBoot bootloader for first- and second-generation Apple iPhones, as well as the first-generation Touch. The port lacks support for touchscreen, audio, WiFi, or cellular communications, but future plans call for an Android port. ...
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Blockbuster box runs Linux —  Blockbuster announced a branded version of a IP set-top box and media player from 2Wire that runs Linux on a MIPS-based Broadcom chipset. The Blockbuster version of the 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player is used to download videos from Blockbuster OnDemand via broadband, says Blockbuster. |
Palm Pilot VM for Linux updated —  Access has achieved a third beta release of its Garnet virtual machine (VM) for Nokia's Linux-based Internet tablets. The releases brings improvements to the included Palm Pilot PDA applications, while adding more complete support for the approximately 30,000 extant Palm Pilot applications, Access says. ...
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Linux-focused smartphone vendor announces cuts —  Palm will restructure its worldwide operations and lay off an unspecified percentage of its 1,050-person staff, reports say. The one-time leader of the smartphone market cited the "time it is taking to ramp up our new Windows Mobile products" among the causes behind the cuts. ...
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GCC for kernel hackers —  A new Tim Jones tutorial overviews GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) extensions to ANSI C that may be of special interest to Linux kernel and driver developers. Meanwhile, the GCC development team is readying a new 4.4.0 release with stricter preprocessor checks, among other new features. ...
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Linux powers free-to-air (FTA) satellite box —  CaptiveWorks has announced a Linux IP set-top box (STB) and digital video broadcast receiver that offers FTA satellite HD video reception, and media center features. The CW-4000HD Linux Media Center is based on Gentoo Linux and other open source projects, says the company. ...
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Linux services firm hires MontaVista exec —  Linux professional services and consulting firm Embedded Alley (EA) announced it has hired MontaVista's Ken Keller as VP of engineering. A pioneer in Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) development, Keller (pictured) will lead the EA technical team, and focus on communications infrastructure products, says the company. ...
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Robotic arm runs Linux —  [Updated Nov. 25] -- Zurich, Switzerland-based Neuronics has released an open-source embedded Linux version of its "Katana" robot." The Katana Robotic Arm runs Linux with Xenomai hard real time extensions on a Freescale MPC5200-based control board, and is aimed at industry, production, and research applications, ...
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Closed Linux driver problems described —  [Updated Dec. 3] -- Binary-only drivers will never work for the majority of Linux users, Harald Welte told hardware developers at a Taipei conference. The Linux kernel's lack of a binary interface and ever-changing programming interface make binary drivers impractical purely for technical reasons, he suggests. ...
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Linux hops on STD bus —  WinSystems announced a Linux-friendly SBC (single board computer) using the venerable STD bus. Offered as a migration path for "key industrial customers," the fanless LPM-LX800 offers an AMD Geode LX800, up to 1GB of RAM, up to 16GB of CompactFlash, and four serial ports, says WinSystems. ...
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