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NVidia enters mobile SoC market -- but where's the Linux? —
Feb. 13, 2008 —
 Attesting to the primacy of devices in the computing world, GPU and desktop chipset vendor Nvidia is sampling its first-ever mobile applications processor. The ARM11-based APX 2500 boasts HD (720p) graphics, an HDMI interface, and a super-low power ULP GeForce core. ...
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ARM-11 based SoC does 2-way videoconferencing —
Feb. 12, 2008 —
 Samsung has announced an ARM-11 based application processor fabricated using the company's 65-nanometer technology. Targeting Linux, Symbian, and Windows Mobile devices with clock speeds up to 667MHz, the S3C6410 offers MPEG4 encoding/decoding, TV output and two-way videoconferencing capabilities, according to the company. ...
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Mobile Linux gains scalable font engine —
Feb. 12, 2008 —
 [Updated Feb. 14] -- Monotype Imaging announced that its iType scalable font engine is available as an open source plug-in for Linux. iType for Linux is compatible with other iType Connects plug-ins, and with the open source FreeType font engine used by Linux graphics libraries. ...
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Cellphone-on-module supports any Linux phone stack —
Feb. 12, 2008 —
 Freescale is touting the Linux-worthiness of its MXC line of "cellphone-on-module" chips. The Motorola spin-out says the Linux BSP (board support package) supplied with its MXC ("Mobile Extreme Convergence") chips can support "any of the Linux application frameworks," ranging from industry standards to OEM proprietary solutions. ...
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Linux phone stack firm releases dev suite, touts handset win —
Feb. 12, 2008 —
Access has released a suite of development tools and launched an online resource for mobile phone developers. Designed for its Access Linux Platform (ALP), the ALP Development Suite has already been used to develop applications for a new ALP-based phone to be manufactured by Samsung for the Orange mobile network, ...
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Dual, quad-core MIPS64 SoCs boast Linux SDKs —
Feb. 12, 2008 —
 Fabless networking semiconductor vendor Cavium announced faster Linux-compatible Octeon processors for entry- to mid-level networking, wireless base stations, and storage services applications. The Octeon Plus CN52XX MIPS64 family can provide up to 4Gbps of network throughput at under 10 Watts, says the company. ...
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Cortex-A8-based SoCs target Linux devices —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the OMAP3440, its fourth mobile device system-on-chip (SoC) based on ARM's next-generation Cortex-A8 core. The company has also started sampling a development board and Linux BSP for its earlier OMAP3430 SoC, also based on the Cortex-A8 core. ...
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Linux phone stack integrations on demo —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
 MontaVista Software is demonstrating a pair of Linux stacks for mobile phones that it co-developed. One was done with interface-stack firm Movial, and features a Web widgets UI, while the other comprises a complete "pre-integrated" stack developed in partnership with Japanese phone software vendor Access. ...
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LiMo drives 18 phones, nine new members —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
 Eighteen mobile handsets that support the LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation platform have been announced by Aplix, LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Purple Labs, and Samsung. The LiMO Foundation also announced the addition of nine new members, including Access, Orange, and AMD. ...
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Androids flock to mobile phone show —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
[Updated Feb. 13] -- A dozen companies are showing off Google's Android stack for Linux-based mobile phones, according to reports from the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Among them is the Open Handset Alliance's sole Linux integration partner, Wind River, which is showing off three Linux-Android ports. ...
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Phase-change memory samples —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
 Intel and STMicroelectronics have begun sampling phase-change memory (PCM), a potential flash memory replacement that uses heat instead of electrons to store data. Code-named "Alverstone" in this 128Mbit, 90-nanometer implementation, it outdoes flash by providing bit alterability, faster speed, and lower power consumption, the companies say. ...
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AOL counters Google, Yahoo! —
Feb. 11, 2008 —
AOL has announced an open source, cross-platform development environment for mobile devices. Apparently a response to Google's Android and Yahoo's Widgets initiatives, the AOL Open Mobile Platform will provide "ready access to the tools and source code" for developing rich-client applications on BREW, Java, Linux, RIM, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. ...
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Linux stack vendor folds in browser engine, phone features —
Feb. 10, 2008 —
 Trolltech announced it was proceeding with integrating the Webkit rendering engine into its Qt application framework for Linux desktop and mobile application development. The Finnish firm also announced version 4.3 of Qtopia Phone Edition (QPE), adding faster start-up and touchscreen support. ...
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Linux mobile share flat, but primed for growth —
Feb. 10, 2008 —
 Worldwide Linux mobile device market share remained flat at five percent in 4Q 2007, says a Canalys report on mobile phones. Yet the study also says that signs point to future growth for Linux phones. ...
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Linux phone stack firm gains new chip partners —
Feb. 08, 2008 —
 Azingo revealed that its Linux-based phone stack will be part of a 3G phone reference design based on Broadcom's dual-ARM-core BCM2153 multimedia baseband system-on-chip (SoC). Azingo also announced that Azingo Mobile will be integrated with a Samsung S3C2442 mobile-device SoC. ...
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Virtualization demo'd for QoS, security —
Feb. 08, 2008 —
 [Updated Feb. 11] -- VirtualLogix says its nanokernel can improve quality-of-service in VoIP applications. The vendor plans to demonstrate a Nokia web tablet running Linux and a VoIP softphone "appliance" on the VLX virtualization layer at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
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Multimedia processor gains Linux BSP —
Feb. 08, 2008 —
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced a Linux-based board support package (BSP) for an ARM9-based SoC (system-on-chip) with lots of integrated media processing and graphics engines. Trolltech's Qtopia application framework for Linux is also available for the STn8815 SoC, which targets smart phones, wireless PDAs, Internet appliances, and car entertainment systems. ...
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Wind River claims CGL 4.0 compliance —
Feb. 07, 2008 —
 Wind River says it is the first commercial vendor to meet the Linux Foundation's Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 requirements. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 2.0 is said to have met all 135 priority-one mandatory requirements outlined by the specification. ...
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Two Linux-based WiMax designs debut —
Feb. 07, 2008 —
Finnish wireless equipment integrator Elektrobit (EB) will showcase two new Linux-based, WiMax-connected product designs at GSMA in Barcelona next week. One is an Intel Menlow-based mobile internet device (MID) that uses virtualization to improve VoIP quality-of-service, while the other is a smaller handset that uses a NextWave WiMax chipset. ...
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Wind River reorgs —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
Leading Linux operating system and tools vendor Wind River is reorganizing into four product divisions, and has hinted that layoffs and offshoring are on the way. The four divisions are VxWorks, Linux, Tools, and Device Management. ...
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Digital music distribution system gains Linux-based handheld controller —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
 Logitech subsidiary Slim Devices has announced a major upgrade to its digital music distribution system. The SqueezeBox Duet includes a Linux-based WiFi-connected handheld device able to control the streaming of network-based music to one or more digital media adapters, and available with open source development tools. ...
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Embedded DBMS gets makeover —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
Birdstep Technology announced a major upgrade to its Raima Embedded Database Manager (RDM Embedded). Version 8.0 of the Linux-compatible DBMS boasts performance-enhancing features such as hybrid in-memory support, true varchars, and sparse indexing. ...
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Linux phone stack, browser demo'd —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
 Access will showcase its Linux-based mobile phone middleware and related applications at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona next week. New products include a website transcoder for mobile phones and a DVB-H version of its NetFront Browser. ...
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GPS chip minimizes size, power consumption —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
NXP Semiconductors is now sampling a GPS chip claimed to be the industry's smallest and lowest-powered. The GNS7560 requires only four external connections, offers Linux drivers, and uniquely, saves power by altering sensitivity and tracking based on signal strength, multipath, and velocity, according to the company. ...
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Linux stack vendor announces first hardware partner —
Feb. 06, 2008 —
 A week after announcing its first Linux-based mobile phone stack, Azingo (formerly Celunite) has announced its first hardware partner. The LiMo-compliant Azingo Mobile stack will be ported to NXP's Nexperia Cellular Solution 7210 reference design, which uses a single-core architecture and targets low-cost 3G handsets. ...
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