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Linux-friendly SoCs target low-end multimedia — Jul. 08, 2008 — Renesas announced two highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) processors based on its 32-bit RISC architecture. Aimed at low-end multimedia applications, the SH7262 (pictured) and SH7264 processors boast a SuperH core clocked at 144MHz, a 1MB SRAM buffer, 18 to 20 peripheral functions, plus support for VGA-size TFT LCD panels, says Renesas. ...

CompactFlash as a COTS "standard" — Jul. 08, 2008 —

This article by C Data Solutions Founder Paul Zawalnyski (pictured) describes the development of an interesting uClinux-based embedded product development platform. Envisioned as a way to exploit CompactFlash cards as COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) peripherals, the CompactComputer (CoCo) targets rapid prototyping of handhelds, industrial, and networking gear. ...

65nm ARM9 SoCs target PNDs, smartphones — Jul. 08, 2008 — Samsung says it is now sampling two new ARM9-based application processors that support Linux. Targeting smartphones, PDAs, and PNDs (personal navigation devices), the S3C2416 and S3C2450 feature on-chip 2D graphics accelerators, UARTs, LCD controllers, audio interfaces, USB, and a variety of memory support, says Samsung. ...

Motorola Ming A1600 ships — Jul. 08, 2008 —

Almost two weeks after leaking details about its new line of Ming PDA phones, Motorola made it official with a formal launch. Shipping now in China, the line includes a Linux-based Ming A1600 model offering GPS, handwriting recognition, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with business card reader. ...

N810 gains Android installer — Jul. 08, 2008 —

Hackers have posted an installer that streamlines the porting of Google's Android software onto Nokia's Linux-based N810 and N800 Internet Tablets. Android has yet to appear on a cell-phone development platform, so the installer could play a key role in expanding Android development.

PC/104-Plus board runs Linux on x86 SoC — Jul. 07, 2008 —

Tri-M Engineering has begun shipping a low-cost PC/104-Plus processor module with dual 10/100 Ethernet ports. Targeting industrial computing and data collection applications, the rugged, extended-temperature VSX104+ runs Linux, Windows CE, DOS, and popular 32-bit RTOSes on a Vortex86SX SoC clocked at 300MHz. ...

Webinars explore embedded Linux development — Jul. 07, 2008 — Timesys announced a summer series of free webinars on embedded Linux development. The four "technical deep dives" will explore spotting memory leaks with MPatrol, working with the Timesys Online Linux Factory, using the OProfile profiling tool, and reducing kernel size. ...

Linux video camera geo-tags, writes to SATA drives — Jul. 03, 2008 —

[Updated Jul. 7] -- This riveting tale describes the development of a fairly amazing Linux device. Andrey Filippov's latest paper describes how his small Utah-based company fit GPS, DMA-enabled storage, and multi-camera synchronization into its Linux-powered camera, which has an open hardware design. ...

Garmin Nav devices run Gnome Linux — Jul. 02, 2008 —

Garmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480x272 display, and appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and GeoClue location technology. ...

Ten LiMo phones this month? — Jul. 02, 2008 —

Forbes has published an interview with LiMo Foundation executive director Morgan Gillis. The LiMo chief speaks out on Nokia's acquisition of Symbian, competition with Android, the fold-in of the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum, and a projected 10 new LiMo handsets to be announced this month. ...

It's a Yankee Doodle Linux phone — Jul. 02, 2008 —

OpenMoko will start selling its Linux-based Neo FreeRunner phone online on July 4th, says the company. Billed as a completely open source, hackable hardware platform, the Neo FreeRunner will receive updated software with new location-based applications in August, says OpenMoko.

Wind River to host "Developer Day" — Jul. 01, 2008 — A commercial RTOS and tools provider will host an event for embedded Linux developers on August 6th, during the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. "Wind River Developer Day" will offer sessions on the mobile device market and Carrier Grade virtualization, along with Wind River product tutorials and demos. ...

Dev boards gain Linux support — Jul. 01, 2008 —

Timesys announced an alliance with Logic Embedded Product Solutions to support Logic's System on Modules (SOMs). LinuxLink software subscriptions are initially available for Logic's i.MX27 and i.MX31 SOMs and related "Zoom LV" development kits, which are based on the Freescale system-on-chips (SoCs). ...

802.11n zooms ahead — Jul. 01, 2008 — The IEEE may be taking its time ratifying its 802.11n standard, but that does not appear to be slowing the momentum of the 300- to 600Mbps technology, says ABI Research. The market research firm forecasts 802.11n access point shipment growth from 6 million this year to 88 million in 2013. ...

Low-power mini-ITX board runs Linux — Jun. 30, 2008 —

Kontron announced a Linux-compatible mini-ITX motherboard based on a 1.6GHz Intel Centrino Atom processor. The KTUS15/miTX targets solar- or battery-powered applications, vehicle PCs, point-of-sale/interest kiosks, medical, multimedia, rugged tablets, industrial automation, and other embedded device applications. ...

Pico-ITX board bears twins — Jun. 30, 2008 —

Via Technologies has announced a third motherboard using its tiny 3.9 x 2.8 inch pico-ITX format. Available with a 1GHz C7 or 500MHz Eden ULV processor, the P700 boasts an onboard DC-DC adapter, and comes with two daughterboards that add real-world I/O connectors. ...

Mass-market WiFi router invites Linux hackers — Jun. 30, 2008 —

NetGear has announced an 802.11g WiFi router and access point made to be hacked. Seemingly created in homage to LinkSys's hacker-friendly "WRT54GL," the WGR614L offers fairly generous complements of CPU power, RAM, and Flash, and supports several commercial and community-supported alternative Linux-based router distributions. ...

LiMo phone specialist buys app stack — Jun. 30, 2008 —

[Updated: Jul. 1, 2008] -- Purple Labs has acquired Openwave's mobile phone software business. The $30 million deal brings the mobile software firm's cross-platform browser and messaging client technologies to Purple Labs, which is known for its LiMo (Linux Mobile) Platform-compliant phone stack.

"PDA phone" runs Linux — Jun. 27, 2008 —

[Updated Jul. 2] -- Motorola has quietly started shipping a new Linux-based "PDA" phone. Available now in China, and also approved by the FCC for use in the U.S., the MotoMing A1600 builds on the popular A1200, long a top-selling smartphone, especially in China. ...

ST, NXP spin phone chip JV — Jun. 27, 2008 — STMicroelectronics (STM) and NXP announced a management team for their joint venture (JV) targeting mobile processors. When it launches in the third quarter, ST-NXP Wireless will incorporate both firms' mobile and wireless businesses, which together generated $3 billion in 2007, say the companies. ...

Military-grade USB key supports Linux — Jun. 26, 2008 —

IronKey Inc. has announced that its line of encrypted USB storage keys is now available for all major Linux operating systems (OSes). IronKey devices come in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB models, offer military-grade hardware encryption, and do not require driver installation, says the company.

USB Linux systems expand — Jun. 26, 2008 —

Calao Systems has started shipping half a dozen expansion modules for its tiny USB key-sized Linux computer. The company has also launched a new low-powered USB computer that runs FreeRTOS, and offers CAN and LIN (local interconnect network) bus expansion. ...

Peer-to-peer mobile stack supports Android — Jun. 26, 2008 — Recursion Software is beta testing a cross-platform development environment for Java and Microsoft .NET developers building messaging and communications applications. The Voyager platform helps developers write a single code-set for mobile devices natively in either Java or .NET for "playback" on any supported platform, says Recursion. ...

Mobile Linux groups merge — Jun. 26, 2008 —

[Updated: Jun. 26, 2008] -- The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum announced that it will fold its standards-development activities and membership into the LiMo Foundation in July. The merge appears to bring British Telecom and Telecom Italia to LiMo, along with several key technology vendors. ...

GNU Toolchain optimized for MIPS — Jun. 25, 2008 — CodeSourcery has started shipping a new, more optimized version of its GNU-based toolchain for the MIPS architecture, it says. Sourcery G++ for MIPS now supports all MIPS cores, as well as "non-position independent code," for a claimed performance boost under Linux. ...

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