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Malaysian startup licenses Linux phone stack —
Oct. 20, 2006 —
Startup a la Mobile reports that its Linux-based mobile phone stack has attracted its first licensee. Gupp Technologies, a Malaysian startup backed by global electronics vendor 3P Electronics, will use the Convergent Linux Platform in a dual-mode VoWiFi (voice-over-WiFi) and GSM smartphone expected next year, according to a la Mobile. ...
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11 from IBM: IP law, m17n, video playback, CDT, WHATWG, Ruby... —
Oct. 20, 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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Linux webpad draws enthusiastic mini-review —
Oct. 20, 2006 —
 [Updated Oct. 24] -- The PepperPad 3 appeals to both computer neophytes and Linux hackers, suggests CarryPad Editor Steve Paine in an enthusiastic mini-review. Paine praises the device's user-friendliness, as well as its open, hacker-friendly, x86-based architecture. ...
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Pentium III squeezes onto PC/104 —
Oct. 20, 2006 —
 Eurotech has released two PC/104-Plus SBCs with 800MHz Pentium III processors. The CPU-1462 features four USB 2.0 ports, while the CPU-1464 boasts gigabit Ethernet. Both use "unique construction techniques" facilitating structural heat dissipation into the enclosure, and are suitable for extended-temperature and vehicular use, Eurotech says. ...
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One billion cellphones expected to ship this year —
Oct. 20, 2006 —
Despite a soft second quarter, both in terms of units and average selling prices, the mobile phone market is expected to achieve shipments of one billion units this year, according to ABI Research. Over 245 million mobile handsets shipped in Q3, and 4Q is expected to be a "bumper quarter," ...
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GPLv3 draft 2 "escape hatch" invites debate —
Oct. 20, 2006 —
 An "escape hatch" in GPLv3 could pacify Linux kernel hackers and others concerned with anti-DRM language in the proposed license, says Free Software Foundation Europe representative Ciaran O'Riordan. O'Riordan encourages interested parties to speak up prior to November's release of the third and possibly final draft. ...
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Access/PalmSource shares mobile phone market analysis —
Oct. 19, 2006 —
 What do titanium legos, "meritocric" processes (is that a word??), and Horatio Ableton the cat have in common? They're all part of Access/PalmSource VP of Engineering Michael Kelley's informative and entertaining LinuxWorld presentation, entitled "Beyond the PC: the realization of Linux in the mobile device market." ...
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Free thin client OS rev'd —
Oct. 19, 2006 —
An open source project maintaining a Linux-based operating system for thin clients has achieved a new release. Thinstation 2.2 runs on off-the-shelf thin clients or superannuated PCs, supports "all major connectivity protocols" and can be configured with a footprint as little as 6MB, a project spokesperson said. ...
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Red Hat aims its JEMS at telecom —
Oct. 19, 2006 —
Red Hat has joined OPUCE, a European telecommunications industry group chartered with building an "open service infrastructure." The company hopes its JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (aka "JEMS") will emerge as a core technology for the "service delivery platform" (SDP) being defined by OPUCE. ...
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Claimed-first Core Duo AMC runs Linux —
Oct. 18, 2006 —
 Mercury Computer Systems is sampling what it claims to be the first AMC (advanced mezzanine card) based on Intel's Core Duo processor. Mercury also says its AXA-100, which is available with Linux, "doubles the compute resource available in an AMC form factor." ...
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Tiny Monahans SBC runs Linux —
Oct. 18, 2006 —
 [Updated Oct. 20] -- Strategic Test is prepping a tiny processor module based on an 806MHz "Monahans P" processor. The 200-pin SODIMM-sized Triton-290 is expected to ship in November with a Linux 2.6-based development kit. ...
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Automatic speech recognizer claims 98% accuracy —
Oct. 18, 2006 —
Fonix Speech has updated its automatic speech recognition (ASR) software that runs on Linux, among other OSes. The company claims that VoiceIn SE 4.1 boosts recognition by 24 percent, to accuracy rates as high as 98 percent, and offers significantly improved recognition accuracy in "noise-saturated" environments. ...
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EBX SBC targets M2M, runs Linux —
Oct. 18, 2006 —
 WinSystems is shipping an x86-compatible EBX SBC (single-board computer) that runs Linux and targets M2M (machine-to-machine) connectivity applications. The LBC-GX500 is based on an AMD GX500@1W processor, and targets industrial automation, transportation, test and measurement, petrochemical, MIL/COTS, medical/diagnostic equipment, communication gateways/routers, and homeland security applications. ...
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ATCA box vendor adds open high-availability software —
Oct. 18, 2006 —
 Network equipment provider (NEP) RadiSys will resell and support high availability middleware and tools from OpenClovis, "pre-integrating" them with its Promentum family of modular, ATCA-compliant, Linux-based "application-ready" hardware. The integrated RadiSys/OpenClovis products target application servers, RNC/BSC, media gateway, security gateway, IPTV, 3G/WiMAX, and IMS core elements. ...
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Access, PalmSource ease toward integration —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
 Access Co. Ltd. has recently launched a new logo, brand identity, and website said to "integrate, update, and expand" content previously available at its main website and that of wholly owned subsidiary PalmSource. Additionally, PalmSource has started the process of changing its name to "Access," ...
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Conference re-considers software patents —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) are co-sponsoring a conference to discuss the impact of software patents on software development, innovation, and competition. Entitled "Software Patents: A Time for Change?," the conference is set for Nov. 17, at Boston University. ...
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PS3 Linux ready and waiting —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
 [Updated 3:15 P.M.] -- Terra Soft Solutions says it will "immediately" begin shipping a version of its Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) distribution for Sony's Playstation 3 (PS3). The PS3 itself is expected to ship in November, in time for the holiday gift-giving season. ...
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Linux powers small plane "glass cockpit" —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
 FSMLabs reports that its real-time Linux distribution was used by Blue Mountain Avionics to build an electronic flight information system (EFIS) or "glass cockpit" for experimental aircraft. The EFIS/One offers dozens of solid-state instruments, digital autopilot, an air data computer, and a built-in flight recorder. ...
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O'Reilly updates embedded development book —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
 O'Reilly has updated one of its books about embedded software development. The second edition of Programming Embedded Systems, by Michael Barr and Anthony Massa, covers the latest hardware designs and development methodologies, and features examples based on Linux and eCos, according to the publisher.
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First top-tier thin client notebook runs Linux —
Oct. 17, 2006 —
 Neoware will begin sampling a Linux-based thin client notebook next month. Unlike traditional notebooks, The m100 has no local data storage, and hence does not place sensitive data at risk of being lost or stolen, according to the company. ...
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Linux makes Mot tops in PDA/smartphone growth —
Oct. 16, 2006 —
Strong Linux smartphone sales in China helped Motorola achieve the highest overall year-on-year growth among the top five vendors in the PDA/Smartphone market, according to Gartner. In contrast, Motorola's Symbian- and Microsoft-based smartphones are "not making significant progress," Gartner reports. ...
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Nokia 770 gains GPS package —
Oct. 16, 2006 —
 Navicore is readying a version of its European GPS (global positioning system) software for Nokia's Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet. Navicore Personal 2007 brings a variety of "Internet enhanced" navigation features to the 770, and will ship in November, standalone or with a Bluetooth GPS receiver. ...
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Remote access gadget vendor offers educational discount —
Oct. 16, 2006 —
 uClinux specialist and remote access equipment vendor Opengear has launched an educational discount program for university computer facilities. The Opengear Campus Partner Program offers 40 percent discounts on the company's uClinux-based remote management devices. ...
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Mac Mini becomes Linux-based IP PBX —
Oct. 16, 2006 —
 [Updated Oct. 17, 2006] -- An East German company will soon begin selling an IP-PBX setup based on a Mac Mini running Linux. 4S Newcom's Blue4S package comes with an iPod Shuffle that acts as a boot device for the Mac Mini, plus five Linux-based phones. ...
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Kontron to bundle Wind River CGL —
Oct. 16, 2006 —
 Wind River has announced that its Carrier Grade Linux distribution will be bundled with Kontron's "next-generation" ATCA (advanced telecommunications computing architecture), MicroTCA, and AMC (advanced mezzanine card) hardware products. Additionally, Kontron has joined Wind River's partner ...
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