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Mot spins new LiMo phone, new mobile chief —
Aug. 05, 2008 —
 The day after announcing that its MotoZine ZN5 was compliant with LiMo, Motorola announced a musically-oriented Rokr EM30 that also speaks LiMo. In other news, Motorola named Qualcomm COO Sanjay Jha to head up the "mobile" half of Motorola when it splits next year. ...
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Mobile Linux stack targets MIDs —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 [Updated Aug. 5] -- Access has positioned its Access Linux Platform (ALP) for use on mobile Internet devices (MIDs). At LinuxWorld this week in San Francisco, Access will demonstrate new ALP features such as Web-based widget and touchscreen support on a TI Zoom mobile development kit. ...
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Intel aims x86 at GPU market —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 Intel says it will "target the personal computer graphics market" as early as next year with a new chip employing multiple Pentium-based cores. "Larrabee" offers claimed support for DirectX and OpenGL, and may compete with the discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) offered by AMD/ATI and Nvidia. ...
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Linux rescues KVM rack gear —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 Opengear is shipping a uClinux-based console server designed for enterprises with unused KVM infrastructure. The KCS6000 KVM gateway console turns outdated rack-mounted keyboards and LCD screens into stations where users can remotely administer headless gear using an array of modern remote access protocols, OpenGear says. ...
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Enterprise router runs open Linux OS —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 Vyatta has spun a branded hardware "appliance" version of its dual-licensed Linux and open source software-based router and firewall stack. The first in a "Series 2500" line of "Open Networking Appliances," the Vyatta 2501 targets data centers requiring up to 10Gbps of throughput. ...
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CG Linux supports multicore MIPS64 —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
Montavista says its Linux distribution for Carrier Grade infrastructure systems now supports five MIPS64-based multicore system-on-chip processors from Cavium. Specifically, MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 5.0 (CGE) now supports Cavium's CN5800, CN5600, CN5200, CN5000, and CN3800 processor families, the commercial Linux OS and tools provider said. ...
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Motorola up in strong phone market —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
Mobile phone shipments from top-tier handset vendors grew 15 to 22 percent year-over-year, to 301 million units, according to ABI. The figures put the market on pace for 1.8 billion units this year, or 13 percent growth, despite general economic "woes" in other markets. ...
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LiMo aims DBus at Android —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
Movial announced it had joined the LiMo Foundation and will soon release open-source code that it expects to be deployed on LiMo phones. Movial's Browser D-Bus Bridge translates HTML and Javascript commands to D-Bus (Desktop Bus) to create "mashups" of applications and services, including Android-like Google apps mashups, says Movial. ...
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Sonos refreshes Linux audio gear —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 Sonos has chosen LinuxWorld in San Francisco this week as the place to unveil updated hardware and new Linux-based firmware. The vendor says its whole-house audio products are carried by 3,000 retailers in 55 countries, putting them among the most popular Linux-based consumer electronics products yet. ...
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Linux to dominate MID market —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 Linux will outperform Windows Mobile and other rival operating systems (OSes) in the mobile Internet device (MID) market, says ABI Research. Led by Moblin, LiMo, and Maemo, the Linux MID market should hit 50 million shipments a year by 2013, says the research group. ...
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LiMo touts new phones, members —
Aug. 04, 2008 —
 The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation has announced seven new shipping mobile handsets -- from Motorola, NEC, and Panasonic -- that are said to comply with its mobile phone specification. The consortium also announced 11 new members, including Telecom Italia, Freescale, VirtualLogix, Movial, and PacketVideo. ...
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PC/104-Plus SBC sports Atom —
Aug. 01, 2008 —
 Eurotech announced a PC/104-Plus single board computer (SBC) with Intel's Z500-series Atom processors, and an optional 20-channel GPS receiver. Compatible with embedded Linux, the "Isis" includes SDIO and PCI Express Mini Card sockets, PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion, and eight USB ports, says Eurotech. ...
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vi book rev'd —
Aug. 01, 2008 —
 O'Reilly has brought out its (count 'em!) seventh edition of "Learning the vi and Vim Editors." First published in 1986, this classic teaches basic and advanced features of the world's most popular text editor, a tool every system administrator and Linux user really ought to know. ...
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Netbooks growing -- in two ways —
Aug. 01, 2008 —
 Global shipments of "low-price mini notebooks" will reach 8.02 million units in 2008, according to a market research firm in Taipei, Taiwan. Market Intelligence Center (MIC) expects near-term volume growth of 128 percent annually, with shipments reaching 18.3 million units in 2009. ...
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Linux tablets gain slick remote desktop tech —
Jul. 31, 2008 —
 LogMeIn announced a beta plugin for Nokia's Linux-based N800 and N810 Internet Tablets. The LogMeIn Nokia N800/810 Browser Plugin enables Internet Tablet users to access and control their Windows PCs or Macs running the free or commercial versions of LogMeIn. ...
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PC/104 SBC bridges factory networks —
Jul. 31, 2008 —
 SSV Embedded Systems announced a PC/104-format single-board computer (SBC) designed for gateways, routers, and proxy servers in industrial networking settings. Based on a 32-bit ARM/XScale network processor, the CP/465 offers dual Ethernet interfaces and PC/104 expansion, and comes pre-installed with SSV's own Embedded Gateway Linux distribution. ...
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Phone farm offers testing service —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
 Mobile Complete has announced new capabilities for its remote testing service for smartphones. DeviceAnywhere's new "T-Mobile Virtual Developer Lab" adds access to more than 70 of the carrier's handsets, including the Linux-based Rokr E8 depicted at left browsing LinuxDevices.com from Mobile Complete's San Mateo farm. ...
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Robot software shootout -- the sequel! —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
 Today's nascent robotics market has engendered nearly two dozen general-purpose software development frameworks, nearly all of which run on Linux. This article reviews ten, and briefly describes a few others, before concluding with an analysis of which platforms are best-suited to which uses. ...
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Nano smashes Atom, reviewers say —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
Via's new Nano processor outperforms Intel's Atom by about 20 percent, according to articles published this week by three hardware enthusiast websites. But, while both CPUs draw approximately the same power when idling, the Nano drinks a lot more juice when loaded, the reviewers added. ...
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Panel bandies Linux "buy vs. DIY" —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
 LinuxDevices founder Rick Lehrbaum will host a panel discussion on the tradeoffs between building and buying an embedded Linux distribution, at the LinuxWorld Expo next week in San Francisco. The tradeshow also features mobile and embedded Linux tracks, and sessions on Linux automotive applications and virtualization. ...
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Linux MID stack to debut at IDF —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
Intel's Dirk Hohndel, director of Linux and open-source strategy, will formally unveil Moblin 2.0 at the Intel Developer Forum, set for Aug. 19-21 in San Francisco. The event will also feature "over 170 hours" of technical training on MIDs, nettops, netbooks, embedded computing, and consumer electronics, Intel says. ...
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Fanless PC sports dual PCI slots —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
 Axiomtek has announced the latest in its series of "eBOX" fanless embedded computers targeting industrial automation, digital signage (DSA), gaming/entertainment, and vehicle applications. The eBOX639-822-FL offers Celeron M or Pentium M processors, dual PCI slots and gigabit Ethernet ports, and six each serial and USB interfaces. ...
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Data acquisition computer runs Linux from flash —
Jul. 29, 2008 —
 Moxa has introduced a 1U rackmount data acquisition computer with 16 serial ports and four 10/100 Ethernet ports, all on RJ-45 jacks. The DA-662-I runs Linux on Intel's ARM-based IXP425 processor, with HTTP, telnet, and FTP servers, and PCMCIA, CompactFlash, and USB expansion.
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RISC/DSP SoCs ship with Linux tools —
Jul. 29, 2008 —
 [Updated Jul. 31] -- Texas Instruments (TI) is now shipping all four of its OMAP35xx system-on-chips (SoCs), along with a Linux-based Digital Video Software Development Kit (DVSDK) to go with them. Meanwhile, Cogent and Gumstix have joined Logic and Digi-Key in announcing OMAX35xx-based development platforms. ...
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Linux device papers available —
Jul. 28, 2008 —
[Updated Jul. 29] -- The 2008 Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) has published 57 papers related to the Linux kernel and kernel development. Published as PDFs lightly reformatted for readability, the 57-paper collection includes many documents likely to interest embedded Linux device developers. ...
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