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Industrial Linux PCs gain GSM/GPRS, WiFi —
Jul. 16, 2007 —
 SSV has added optional WiFi and GSM/GPRS networking to a small industrial PC targeting M2M (machine-to-machine) applications. The Com/PC is available with a Pentium M or Geode processor, runs Linux or Windows, and targets remote maintenance, tank field monitoring, telemetry, and POS/vending machine applications. ...
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Embedded Linux pioneer offers webinar —
Jul. 16, 2007 —
 MontaVista founder and embedded Linux pioneer Jim Ready will host a technical webinar on the past, present, and future of real-time Linux this month. Entitled "New developments in Real-time Linux," the event is set for Wed., July 25, at 10:30 A.M. ...
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Linux tablet's GPS kit gets mixed review —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
 Nokia's Navigation Kit for the N800 Internet Tablet works great when used in a car in metropolitan outskirts, but seems to struggle holding a fix when the battery gets low, notes LinuxDevices.com's Henry Kingman after spending a few days with the setup. ...
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Serial bus expands embedded computers flexibly —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
 Embedded board vendor VersaLogic has started shipping small, low-cost I/O boards based on a proprietary new expansion board format. The company's SPX (serial peripheral expansion) modules offer cost and space savings compared to traditional stacked PC/104 I/O boards, with no reduction in throughput or capability, ...
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Slim Linux laptop has potential —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
 Palm's Linux-powered Foleo has potential, but only if Palm can stop denying that the device is actually laptop, reckons Sascha Segan of Gearlog. Palm has positioned the Foleo as a "mobile companion" for itinerant workers needing only email, document prep, and PowerPoint capabilities. ...
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Conference looks at open source in mobile phones —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
The second annual "Open Source in Mobile" (OSiM) conference has announced its sponsors and program of events. Set for Sep. 18-19 in Madrid, Spain, the event features keynotes from representatives of Nokia, Access, Red Hat, Motorola, Telecom Italia, and HP. ...
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SBC boasts 3 LAN ports, 8 serial ports —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
 Aewin has announced a highly integrated 5.25-inch form-factor single-board computer (SBC) that accepts either Pentium M or Celeron M processors. The EM-7500 runs Linux or Windows XP, and offers eight serial ports and both PC/104 module and PCI card expansion. ...
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Hyper-fast coprocessor plugs into Opteron socket —
Jul. 13, 2007 —
 This is not a hoax. A Silicon Valley company has started shipping an FPGA-based coprocessor designed to plug right into an open "socket 940" location on a standard multiprocessor AMD Opteron motherboard running Linux. ...
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Ninth real-time Linux Workshop calls for papers —
Jul. 12, 2007 —
The Real-time Linux Workshop has issued a call for papers for its ninth annual event, set for Nov. 2-4 in Linz, Austria. This year's event has a special focus on industrial case studies, but authors are invited to submit original work on a range of topics related to real-time Linux. ...
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Digital TV receiver stack gains Donau port —
Jul. 12, 2007 —
Ocean Blue Software is readying a digital TV receiver software stack aimed at free-to-air and pay-TV digital set-top boxes and TVs for European, U.S., and Japanese markets. The stack, which targets Linux-based devices, aims to simplify the development of reduced-component-count consumer electronic devices based on Toshiba's second-generation TC9040x "Donau" processors. ...
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Mobile phone technology venture bears first fruit —
Jul. 12, 2007 —
A joint venture formed last year by NEC, Panasonic, and TI has announced its first product, a hardware/software reference design for a "3.5G" W-CDMA baseband subsystem for mobile phones. Adcore-Tech says it has already started licensing its design to partner companies developing mobile handset communications chips. ...
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Embedded virtualization vendor obtains $16M funding —
Jul. 12, 2007 —
[Updated Jul. 17, 2007] -- Embedded virtualization specialist VirtualLogix has announced series B funding of $16 million. New investors included Intel Capital and round leader Esprit Capital Partners, while existing investors Atlas Venture and Index Ventures also contributed. ...
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DIY Linux cellphone components available —
Jul. 11, 2007 —
 A vendor of tiny, Linux-based SBCs (single-board computers) will soon begin accepting pre-orders for cellular networking and GPS daughtercards. Gumstix said its "Goliath" daughtercards target remote data applications such as fleet tracking, as well as "hobbyists who want to build their own phone." ...
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Linux to gain "completely fair scheduler" —
Jul. 11, 2007 —
The next release of the Linux kernel will apparently gain an all-new scheduler said to deliver better desktop scheduling. Ingo Molnar's CFS ("completely fair scheduler") implements a fair scheduling approach long advocated by Con "Conman" Kolivas, a practicing Australian medical doctor specializing in anaesthesia. ...
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Chinese SoC powers Linux-based NC —
Jul. 10, 2007 —
 A company in China is selling network computers (NCs) based on an SoC (system-on-chip) of its own design. Beijing Peking University Unity Microsystems Technology Co. (PKUnity) says its PKUnity NC runs Linux on a Unity-863 CPU, built around a "self-developed" Unicore32 processor and Unicore-F64 FPU (floating ...
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ARM9-based SBC targets data acquisition apps —
Jul. 10, 2007 —
 Emac has introduced a PC/104-sized single-board computer (SBC) built around an ARM9-based Cirrus EP9302 SoC (system-on-chip). The iPac-9302 SBC targets embedded data acquisition and control applications, and runs Linux, Windows CE, and the .NET Micro Framework.
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RISC/DSP core licensed for DTV ASICs —
Jul. 10, 2007 —
An IP (intellectual property) vendor in Ljubljana, Slovenia has licensed a RISC/DSP processor and several cores to a British Virgin Islands-based company specializing in TV tuner chips. Beyond Semiconductor says E3c Inc. will use its BA12 RISC/DSP processor and associated cores in ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) targeting consumer electronics applications. ...
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Toshiba phone runs Linux-friendly virtual platform —
Jul. 09, 2007 —
 [Updated Jun. 11] -- Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) says its open source real-time virtualizing microkernel was used by Toshiba in a mobile phone widely available in Japan and Australia. Toshiba's W47T phone runs OK's OKL4 microkernel, and is distributed by KDDI, Japan's second-largest wireless carrier. ...
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Standard Linux now runs on DSPs —
Jul. 09, 2007 —
A new Linux kernel released over the weekend adds native support for Analog Devices Inc.'s Blackfin DSP (digital signal processor) architecture. The Linux 2.6.22 release supports six shipping Blackfin DSPs, along with several development boards. ...
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iPhone-like Linux phone ready for hackers —
Jul. 09, 2007 —
 A project to build an open, user-extensible Linux-based mobile phone has opened its online store for business. About 1,000 OpenMoko Neo1973 phones are available initially, primarily targeting hackers and developers, with general availability of a "mass market" phone expected in October. ...
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New FCC rules may impact Linux-based devices —
Jul. 06, 2007 —
New U.S. regulations went into effect today that could change how vendors of devices with software-defined radios (SDR) use open-source software. The new rules could impact manufacturers of mobile phones, WiFi cards, and other devices that use SDR technologies. ...
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Seven from IBM: db40, memory management, scripting, speed wizards... —
Jul. 06, 2007 —
IBM has published the following new technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks and AlphaWorks websites. 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 net PC prototype gains favorable review —
Jul. 06, 2007 —
 Zonbu's Linux-based Zonbox network PC is "more than enough machine" for most casual home PC users, according to an early review. However, the $100 device requires a two-year, $13/month service contract, a lengthy commitment for such a novel business model. ...
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Consumer electronics vs. Planet Earth —
Jul. 06, 2007 —
Computers, television, and other consumer electronics will soak up nearly half of the electricity used in British homes by 2020, a report released this week says. According to the Energy Saving Trust (EST), this will overtake lighting and refrigeration, previously the largest domestic power drain. ...
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Nokia Skypes its N800 Linux tablet —
Jul. 06, 2007 —
 Nokia has released updated firmware for its Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet. The fourth Tablet OS 2007 release this year -- "4.2007.26-8" -- brings a Skype client, Flash 9 player, and support for 8GB SD memory cards, while Nokia's own VoIP service beta installer has been removed. ...
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