A developer's perspective on Sharp's Zaurus SL-5000D Linux/Java PDA -- This article is the seventh in LinuxDevices.com's highly popular series on Exploring Linux PDA Alternatives, in which we explore the history, status, alternative architectures, and future developments of Linux on PDAs and handheld devices. In this installment, embedded developer Jerry Epplin takes a close-up look at the new Sharp Electronics Zaurus SL-5000D Linux/Java PDA developer edition, from both a user and developer point of view. Story
(Another) new Linux-based PDA is showcased at COMDEX -- Korean manufacturers HNT Ltd. and Hangil Telecom are jointly developing a new Linux-based PDA which will be released in the first quarter of 2002. The companies showed off a prototype of the new device at the recent COMDEX. This LinuxDevices.com news item provides an overview of the features and specs of the device, along with a photo. Story
Embedded Linux wins big in Linux Journal Editors' Choice Awards -- Linux Journal has announced its annual "Editors' Choice" awards, and five of the winners are from the Embedded Linux space, including: best Server Appliance, best Mobile Device, best Embedded Development Tool, best Real-Time Tool, and best Web Site (guess who!). Story
LynuxWorks adds RTLinux to lineup -- LynuxWorks has become a licensee of FSMLabs' RTLinux real-time add-on for Linux. RTLinux will be offered as part of the company's BlueCat Linux product family, and will be called "BlueCat RT". Story
Update to Linux-on-PDAs "Quick Reference Guide" -- LinuxDevices.com has just updated the Linux-PDA and PDA-Linux Quick Reference Guide. Several recently announced Linux PDAs have been added and a number of the earlier listings have been updated. Story
Internet mobility management support for Linux devices -- Lifix Systems has released an Internet mobility management system for devices that run on Linux. Based on the Mobile IP industry standard, Lifix Go! enables users of mobile devices to take their Internet addresses and all open Internet sessions with them wherever they go. Story
New small foot-print Mozilla-based browser supports the iPAQ -- TUXIA announced that Nanozilla, an embedded Browser derived from the open source Mozilla project, is now available for their customizable PIM suite for PDAs based on the Intel StrongARM architecture. According to TUXIA, Nanozilla supports HTML 4.0, JavaScript, Cookies, CSS, XML, XUL, and conforms to W3C Internet Standards. Story
Developer survey finds Linux use strongest outside North America -- When asked which operating system they plan to target with most of their applications next year, international developers show a strikingly more pronounced acceptance of Linux than their North American colleagues, according to a recent survey by Evans Data Corporation. Story
Nat Semi showcases Linux-based Mobile Gateway device -- National Semiconductor demonstrated the Geode Mobile Gateway, a Linux-based wireless Internet access point and personal server in a PDA-size portable footprint, at the recent COMDEX show. The "conceptual device" demonstrated the convergence of broadband mobile communications with personal wireless networks, showing how handheld devices can seamlessly connect to different networks, such as Bluetooth, 802.11, and GSM, as the user moves from place to place. Story
LynuxWorks unveils BlueCat Linux 4.0 -- LynuxWorks has released version 4.0 of their BlueCat Linux distribution and toolkit. The Linux 2.4.x-based kernel and toolchain will initially support several of Intel's embedded processors, including XScale, IXP1200, and IA32. Story
Embedded Linux wins over Windows in weapons tracking research -- Researchers and scientists at Quantum Mechanics say the flexibility of the Linux operating system provided a greater benefit than Windows during the development and testing of a new concealed weapons tracking system. Their research was presented last week at the 5th Annual Linux Showcase & Conference in Oakland, CA. Story
Meet the new YOPY -- infoSync.no has published a preview (including some photos) of the latest version of G.Mate's YOPY Linux-based PDA, based on information gathered at the recent COMDEX show. Story
TUXIA spotlights Embedded Linux products at COMDEX -- TUXIA and its partners demonstrated a number of Embedded Linux based products at the recent COMDEX show, including set-top boxes, interactive media gateways, thin clients, and a PDA Linux solution. Story
Creating RPMs on Red Hat Linux 7.1 -- This article from IBM's developerWorks website explains how to package the software you develop in the popular RPM software distribution format, and provides links to related resources. Story
As part of our continuing efforts to support the rapidly growing Embedded Linux Market, we are pleased to announce the online 2001 Embedded Linux Market Survey. The survey, which is structured in three parts, asks developers of Linux-based embedded systems and intelligent devices to anonymously provide information about their applications, their embedded Linux OS requirements and preferences, and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using Linux in embedded applications.
No problem! Read them here: Nov. 8, 2001, Nov. 1, 2001, Oct. 25, 2001, Oct. 18, 2001, Oct. 11, 2001, Oct. 4, 2001, Sep. 27, 2001, Sep. 20, 2001, Sep. 13, 2001, Sep. 6, 2001
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