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Embedded Linux declining? —
Oct. 08, 2008 —
An EE Times Europe reader poll found that Linux still leads in planned usage of embedded operating systems (OSes), but that the percentage is declining. About a third of respondents planned to use embedded Linux in future projects, down from about half the year before, claims the survey. ...
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Mobile WiMAX service launches in U.S. —
Oct. 08, 2008 —
 Sprint launched its XOHM WiMAX service today, at a press event in Baltimore. Touted as offering "the fastest data speeds among all national carriers," the "4G" service will work with devices distributed by Sprint, such as Nokia's Linux-based N810 tablet, or purchased independently of the service, ...
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Euro Linux device conference announces speakers —
Oct. 08, 2008 —
 Registration has opened for the second annual Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) Embedded Linux Conference Europe (ELCE). Set for Nov. 6-7 in Ede, The Netherlands, ELCE will offer keynotes from Harald Welte and the Linux kernel's new "embedded maintainer," Intel's David ...
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POS stack targets Linux netbooks —
Oct. 07, 2008 —
 A vendor of Java-based POS (point-of-sale/service) software for the hospitality industry applications is touting wireless Linux netbooks as POS terminals. Volante says Linux netbooks are "more cost effective, flexible, and allow for greater freedom of choice in software," compared to traditional restaurant order-entry handhelds. ...
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RIP LinuxWorld —
Oct. 07, 2008 —
[Updated Oct. 9] -- The largest conference devoted to Linux technology is changing its name to embrace open source software on other operating systems (OSes). Next August, LinuxWorld will relaunch as the OpenSource World Conference & Expo, but will retain existing LinuxWorld features, says show organizer IDG World Expo. ...
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Multi-core networking stack ported to PowerPC —
Oct. 07, 2008 —
6Wind has ported its Linux-based multi-core networking stack to a new PowerPC-based networking system-on-chip (SoC) from Freescale Semiconductor. The 6WindGate stack now supports Freescale's upcoming QorIQ P4080, having been ported to the platform using Virtutech's Simics simulation environment, the company says. ...
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Major Mono rev ships —
Oct. 06, 2008 —
 Novell announced the availability of its dual-licensed cross-platform implementation of Microsoft's .NET development framework. Some five years in the making, Mono 2.0 adds "full" compatibility with .NET 2.0, improves performance and stability, and introduces an analytical tool for .NET-to-Linux migrations, says the Mono project. ...
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ETX module targets military apps —
Oct. 06, 2008 —
 Ampro announced a device combining the ETX COM (computer on module) form-factor with an AMD Geode LX800 processor. Targeting "mission-critical military, avionics, and industrial applications," the "ETX 620" runs Linux, supports 1GB of RAM, and has PCI and ISA interfaces, says Ampro. ...
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Linux netbook return rates higher? —
Oct. 06, 2008 —
 A recent interview quoted an MSI executive as saying that returns of Linux netbooks were more than four times higher those of Windows XP netbooks. However, the quote may say more about MSI's SUSE Linux implementation than the suitability of Linux as a netbook OS. ...
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Italian carrier ships Linux MID —
Oct. 06, 2008 —
 BenQ and Italian mobile carrier TIM announced the availability of a MID with both WiFi and HSDPA mobile networking. Running Red Flag's Midinux Linux distro, the BenQ S6 Mobile Internet Device (MID) is equipped with an 800MHz Intel Atom processor and 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen.
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5-second Linux boots on low-powered hardware —
Oct. 03, 2008 —
 An LWN.net article describes how two Intel engineers got an Asus Eee PC (pictured) to boot to a graphical Linux desktop in five seconds. The boot system is based on modified software loads from Fedora and Moblin, says the article. ...
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MontaVista "Summit" concludes —
Oct. 03, 2008 —
MontaVista's embedded Linux conference and partner expo concluded today, after three days of training, talks, and socializing. Dubbed "Vision Summit," and held this year in San Francisco's opulent Palace Hotel, the event aimed to create "one spark that helps ignite the embedded Linux community flame," according to CEO Rusty Harris. ...
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Freescale to jettison cellular chip business —
Oct. 03, 2008 —
 Freescale Semiconductor announced it is looking to sell its cellular handset chip division. The products it plans to jettison comprise baseband processors, RF transceivers, and power management/audio products for handsets, says the semiconductor firm, and are likely to include its Linux-ready MXC line of "cellphone-on-module" chips. ...
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Open-source server appliance is "free" —
Oct. 03, 2008 —
 KangarooBox is shipping a "free" open-source server appliance that runs Debian 5 GNU/Linux. Targeting small offices, the silent, fanless "Joey" employs an AMD Geode-based PC Engines ALIX 3c2 single-board computer (SBC), and is given to customers buying a $3,000 one-year support plan, the company says. ...
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MontaVista Linux drives Dell's quick-boot feature —
Oct. 02, 2008 —
 [Updated 3:45PM] -- CEO Rusty Harris revealed MontaVista's role developing the quick-booting, ARM-based processor subsystem expected to ship this year in select Dell laptop models. The "Latitude ON" feature aims to give enterprise laptop users instant boot-up and access to select applications, with multi-day battery lifetimes. ...
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"Virtual platform" targets Linux device developers —
Oct. 02, 2008 —
 CoWare and MontaVista Software are shipping a joint "virtual platform" development product for Linux device developers. The product is based on CoWare's electronic system-level (ESL) virtual platform technology, runs MontaVista Linux, and offers the Eclipse-based DevRocket integrated development environment (IDE), according to the companies.
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Mobile Linux platform supports Cortex-A8 SoC —
Oct. 02, 2008 —
 At its Vision 2008 conference yesterday, MontaVista Software announced that its Mobilinux distribution has been optimized for the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x system-on-chip (SoC). MontaVista also announced that MontaVista Linux was used by 22 of the first 25 mobile devices compliant with the LiMo Platform.
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Linux design targets 802.11n-enabled homes —
Oct. 02, 2008 —
 Network processor vendor Cortina Systems and WiFi chipset manufacturer Ralink Technology announced a joint hardware/software reference design for WiFi-enabled consumer electronics. Based on Cortina's ARM9-based CS3516 Network Processor and Ralink's 802.11n-compliant RT2880 chipset, the design comes with a Linux board support package (BSP), says Cortina.
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Virtualization design targets wireless base stations —
Oct. 01, 2008 —
VirtualLogix and 6Wind announced a Linux-based multi-core networking reference design aimed at 4G wireless base stations and smart media gateway equipment. The reference design combines Linux, the 6WindGate multi-core networking stack, and VirtualLogix's VLX-NI (network infrastructure) virtualization technology, all running on Texas Instruments C6000 multi-core digital signal processors (DSPs). ...
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Linux virtualization tech tapped for telematics —
Oct. 01, 2008 —
Wind River announced a major design win with Hughes Telematics for a Linux-based automotive telematics system. Hughes will use Wind River's new virtualization technology, as well as Wind River Linux for the company's next-generation telematics control unit (TCU), says Wind River. ...
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Linux Foundation spins end-user conference —
Oct. 01, 2008 —
The Linux Foundation (LF) announced a "LinuxCon" conference that will be open to end-users. Set for September 2009 in Portland, Ore., LinuxCon will co-locate with the annual Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), says the group, which also announced that next April's Collaboration Summit will be co-located with the embedded "CELF" conference. ...
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First Atom-based Linux MID ships for $700 —
Sep. 30, 2008 —
 Aigo has started shipping what appears to be the first mobile Internet device (MID) based on the Intel Atom. The Linux-based Aigo P8860D is based on a soon-to-ship "M528" MID from Gigabyte, and features an 800MHz Z500 Atom, 512MB RAM, and a 4.8-inch touchscreen.
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ARM9 SoC targets Linux control applications —
Sep. 30, 2008 —
Zilog announced a 32-bit RISC system-on-chip (SoC) based on an ARM9 core. Targeted at embedded control, connectivity, and security applications, and available with a Linux BSP (board support package) and tools, the Encore 32 Series Microcontroller offers USB, LCD, and SPI interfaces, and an integrated memory controller, says Zilog. ...
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Trolltech and Qtopia rev'd and renamed —
Sep. 30, 2008 —
 Nokia-owned Trolltech announced a new name for both itself and the latest version of its Qtopia development platform for Linux consumer electronics devices. Trolltech is now "Qt Software," named for the cross-platform development framework upon which Qtopia (now called Qt Extended 4.4) is based. ...
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Toshiba samples 256GB notebook SSD —
Sep. 29, 2008 —
 Toshiba upped the ante for 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSDs), sampling a device packing 256GB of MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash storage. The "THNS256GE8BC" has a 3.0 Gb/sec. SATA interface, and is joined by 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB SSD modules aimed at lower-cost devices, says Toshiba. ...
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