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MIPS Linux book updated, sample chapter available —
Sep. 14, 2006 —
 Dominic Sweetman of MIPS Technologies has updated his guidebook to the MIPS architecture. See MIPS Run...Linux offers a technical look at MIPS32, and uses Linux to illustrate how operating system kernels and application environments can be built on top of the RISC-based architecture. ...
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NASA tests Linux-based planetary surface exploration robots —
Sep. 14, 2006 —
 [Updated Sept. 16] -- Two Linux-based lunar rovers are on maneuvers -- and Internet webcams -- this week in the Arizona desert near Meteor Crater. The maneuvers are related to a NASA project tasked with developing extra-vehicular activity (EVA) hardware and procedures for planetary surface exploration. ...
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Dual-processor Linux appliance targets convergent apps —
Sep. 13, 2006 —
 Win Enterprises is sampling an inexpensive Linux-based hardware appliance aimed at IP PBXs (Internet protocol private branch exchanges), VoIP (voice-over-IP) routers, and other "converged" applications. The Converged Application Platform (CAP) is based on an Intel reference design that Win Enterprises helped develop, it says. ...
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Embedded market research firm VDC taps veteran analyst —
Sep. 13, 2006 —
 VDC has forged a partnership with First Technology Inc. (FTI) and FTI's principal analyst, Paul Zorfass. The collaboration with Zorfass, who once served as executive director of the Computer Research division of the Yankee Group, will enhance the depth and breadth of VDC's embedded market research, ...
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Freescale ships "SideShow" devkit -- but where's the Linux? —
Sep. 13, 2006 —
 Freescale is readying a reference design for Windows Vista "SideShow" applications, such as external laptop displays that run mini-applications (addressbook lookups, for instance) without booting the laptop. The design supports .NET Micro Framework under Windows Vista SideShow, but looks capable of running Linux, too. ...
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Asterisk OSS IP PBX revs, spawns appliance —
Sep. 13, 2006 —
 IP telephony specialist Digium is readying a significant release of the Asterisk IP PBX (private branch exchange) open-source software (OSS) that it maintains. Additionally, the company is offering telephony application developers early access to a DSP-based Linux IP telephony appliance it plans to ship early next ...
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Via debuts "carbon-free" desktop CPU —
Sep. 13, 2006 —
 Via is shipping a Linux-friendly x86-compatible desktop processor, accompanied by a "Clean Computing Initiative" aimed at offsetting the chip's environmental cost. The C7-D clocks at 1.5GHz or 1.8GHz, and is shipping in an RoHS-compliant 21mm-square package. ...
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Smartphone market takes off —
Sep. 12, 2006 —
Worldwide shipments of converged mobile devices achieved record shipments of 19.3 million units in Q2 of 2006, a 42.1 percent year-over-year gain, IDC reported on Sept. 12. For the entire year, shipments of the devices are expected to reach nearly 100 million units, according to the analyst firm. ...
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IBM ships first Cell-based computer —
Sep. 12, 2006 —
 IBM is shipping its first Cell-based computer. The BladeCenter QS20 is a blade designed for use with IBM's Linux-based System Cluster 1350 product line. It targets graphic-intensive applications in medical imaging, aerospace, defense, digital animation, communications, and oil and gas exploration. ...
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User-modifiable Linux phone ships —
Sep. 12, 2006 —
 Trolltech is shipping the Greephone, its open, user-modifiable Linux mobile phone aimed at helping developers write applications for, or modify components in, its Qtopia Phone Edition (QPE) software stack. Additionally, the company has quietly released a GPL-licensed "community" version of QPE. ...
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LinuxWorld keynote talks available online —
Sep. 12, 2006 —
 Did you miss out on the LinuxWorld 2006 conference and expo held last month in San Francisco? Well, we have some good news for you: the show management has posted all of the keynote talks online for free public viewing. ...
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Samsung readies 32Gb flash chips —
Sep. 12, 2006 —
Samsung says it is developing 40nm process technology, with the aim of producing flash memory chips up to 32 gigabit (Gb) in capacity. Several such chips could soon be combined in memory cards up to 64 gigabytes (GB), the company says. The chips use patent-pending "Charge Trap Flash" (CTF) technology. ...
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Industrial ATX board runs Linux on Core 2 Duo —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
 Portwell is shipping a ruggedized ATX board with a "Core 2 Duo" socket said to support "all Intel mainstream desktop processors." The Ruby-9716VGAR features an LGA-775 processor socket, along with PCI Express, gigabyte Ethernet, and SATA interfaces. ...
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Embedded software tools vendors face market challenges —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
Embedded software companies selling only development tools face challenges ahead, according to Venture Development Corp. The research firm's recently released report on the embedded software development tools market warns that the market for "unbundled" software development tools such as compilers and debuggers is expected to undergo little if any growth. ...
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Local embedded conferences include Linux —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
A series of one-day trade shows on embedded systems and real-time computing will be held during the next four months in cities around the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The Real-Time and Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) events will include embedded Linux sessions and demonstrations. ...
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Open source telephony and PSTN connector cards —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
This whitepaper examines the market potential for hardware add-in cards that interface open telephony systems with the PSTN (public switched telephone network). It also looks at trends driving businesses to adopt IP telephony systems based on several popular open source PBXs. ...
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Mot readies Linux-based slim PDA phone for China —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
 Motorola is readying a slim, Linux-based PDA phone, according to several sources around the web. The E690, a tri-band GSM phone with QVGA touchscreen and 2 megapixel camera, will reportedly ship to China Mobile customers at an unspecified time. ...
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Eight from IBM: LinuxBIOS, robot simulation, NetBSD, engineering hints... —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
IBM has published the following new technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. ...
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Webinars tout use of COTS OSS in telecom —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
OpenClovis will present a series of free (with registration), hour-long webinars for system architects and engineers interested in applying its commercially supported open-source high availability middleware within telecommunications products. The first webinar, set for Tues., Sept. 12th, describes how OpenClovis middleware can be used to manage distributed nodes. ...
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IP STB runs Linux on TI Davinci —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
 IP STB (internet protocol set-top box) specialist Softier is demonstrating a new Linux-based model at the IBC tradeshow this week in Amsterdam. The Wave-400 runs Linux on a Texas Instruments (TI) Davinci RISC/DSP chip, and can be customized using Javascript and other web technologies, ...
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Embedded Java runtime goes free —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
Belgian embedded Java specialist /k/ (pronounced "kah") will release its entire Java runtime environment for embedded systems under a BSD-like open source license. The company's Mika Java VM targets resource-constrained embedded systems, including headless and MMU-less systems running uClinux. An evaluation version for Nokia's 770 Internet tablet is currently available. ...
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Embedded Linux at heart of GPLv3 debate —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
 The current draft of GPLv3 includes controversial language forbidding DRM-locked embedded operating systems, but compromise remains possible, suggests ExtremeTech columnist Victor Loy in an insightful look at the GPL's role in device development. Loy's story includes quotes from Eben Moglen's LinuxWorld BoF (birds-of-a-feather) session. ...
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AMD's PIC boots Linux —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
 AMD's PIC (personal Internet computer), an inexpensive Windows CE-based computer aimed at developing nations, has successfully booted Linux, according to a Siamese Wiki devoted to the OLPC (One Laptop per Child) initiative. The Wiki shows the PIC runing Edubuntu, as well as an OLPC development image. ...
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Mini-ITX mobo targets multimedia apps —
Sep. 08, 2006 —
 Acrosser has introduced a new fanless mini-ITX motherboard based on ULV (ultra-low-voltage) Celeron processors. With its built-in Via UniChrome Pro 2D/3D graphics and MPEG2 and MPEG4 hardware acceleration, the AR-B1693 is suitable for a wide range of multimedia applications, according to the company. ...
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Free 64-bit single-core OpenSPARC processor core emerges —
Sep. 07, 2006 —
 A team of former STMicroelectronics engineers in Italy and Britain has created a single-core version of Sun's 8-way, 64-bit, GPL-licensed OpenSPARC T1 processor core. Simply RISC's free, open "S1" core can run Ubuntu Linux, and targets embedded devices such as PDAs, set-top boxes, and digital cameras, ...
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