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ARM SoCs target phones, netbooks —  Qualcomm has announced four mobile chipsets, three with Scorpion cores based on ARM Ltd.'s ARMv7 architecture. The ARM11-based MSM7227 targets sub-$150 smartphones, listing specific support for Google's Android, while the Scorpion-based MSM8260, MSM8660, and MSM8270 target high-end devices with HD video, the company says. ...
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Linux network appliance adds crypto engine —  Taiwanese network-appliance integrator AR Infotek has announced a Linux-ready network security appliance with a cryptographic security engine. Based on an Intel Pentium M EP80579 ("Tolapai") SoC clocked up to 1.2GHz, the Teak 3020 sports four gigabit Ethernet ports and dual USB ports. ...
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Mobile software merger combines Android, LiMo forces —  Esmertec, a Swiss firm specializing in Android and Java virtual machines, is acquiring Purple Labs, a French vendor of mobile stacks compatible with the LiMo Platform. In a stock deal worth about 19.7 million shares, the two European companies will be renamed as "Myriad Group AG." ...
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The 1,234,567,890th second approaches — [Updated 1234545906] -- As most any user can tell you, Linux systems think of time in terms of the number of seconds since Jan. 1, 1970, the beginning of the so-called "UNIX Epoch." For most readers, that number will reach 1,234,567,890 this Fri. the 13th. Psych! ...
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Nav software ported to Moblin MIDs —  Location-based services (LBS) software vendor Telmap announced it has ported its mobile navigation software to Linux and the Moblin distribution for mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Telmap will demonstrate "Telmap Navigator" running on Intel Atom-based Moblin MIDs at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. |
Navigation smartphone runs Linux —  Garmin and AsusTek (Asus) have announced a jointly developed smartphone that offers Garmin's "Nuvi" location-based services (LBS) features and runs Linux. The Nuvifone G60 offers a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 4GB of flash, GSM and HDSPA connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3-Mpixel camera with geotagging. |
Virtualization co. aims Android at low-cost feature-phones —  In Barcelona next week, VirtualLogix will demonstrate its VLX virtualization stack running Android and a baseband RTOS on an ST-Ericsson reference design with a single ARM9 core. The company also recently announced a new CEO, Glenda Dorchak, formerly of Windows CE phone and PND specialist Intrinsyc. ...
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Taming a power-sucking Linux TV —  The EPA may re-consider its exemption of "Data Acquisition Mode" (DAM) states from the sleep-mode requirements associated with its Energy Star ratings. So it told noted cryptographer Martin Hellman, who informed the EPA his Linux-based Sony HDTV consumed 150 times its advertised standby power budget. ...
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Real-time Linux gains accelerated graphics —  The Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) announced that the PREEMPT_RT patches have been stabilized with the mainline Linux 2.6.26 kernel. The newly available "latest stable" kernel is said to achieve latency as low as 39 microseconds, while inheriting several interesting new 2.6.26 kernel features. ...
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Open source hardware club ships Gumstix-based handheld —  An open source hacker community has launched an online store to sell home-made gizmos, including a GPS-equipped baseboard (pictured) for the Linux-ready Gumstix Verdex processor module. GizmoForYou builds custom gadgets according to members suggestions, and sells the open-spec devices online, says the group. ...
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ARM gets a fast boot Linux stack — PC BIOS giant Phoenix Technologies announced a new ARM version of its new previously x86-only Linux fast-boot add-on. HyperSpace has now been optimized for the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture running on netbooks, and is initially targeted at Freescale Semiconductor's new i.MX515 system-on-chip (SoC), says Phoenix. ...
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Networking middleware adds backbone bridging tech — Networking middleware vendor IP Infusion announced it will ship a new version of its Linux-compatible, carrier-grade networking software in April. ZebOS Network Platform 7.7 adds support for OpenSAF high-availability (HA) standards, as well as Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE), a technology aimed at large carrier Ethernet networks, says the company. ...
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Building the ultimate open set-top box —  LinuxDevices founder Rick Lehrbaum has set out to build an HD-capable, on-demand Internet set-top box, just for fun. He has written a detailed article on his current system, which combines Ubuntu, Boxee, custom modelines, and some xrandr shell magic for enjoyable Internet TV viewing, he says. ...
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Vendor strips down rugged PC panel —  [Updated Feb. 12] -- Glacier is shipping a lower-cost, reduced-feature version of its ruggedized Everest panel PCs. The e4000 model targets warehouse, supply chain, and shop-floor environments, and is available with a Linux-based thin-client image from Igel, or a Fedora Linux distribution, says the company. ...
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German schools pilot remote virtual Debian/KDE desktops —  An educational software organization in Germany is pilot testing an educational software system based on virtualized Debian/KDE desktops. Kreisbildstelle Stade's "Desque" system serves up virtualized desktops over "standard" broadband connections, letting students and teachers access their desktops from home or school, the organization says. ...
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"Mini" smartphone design runs Linux — Access China and NEC Electronics are developing a "price sensitive" smartphone reference design incorporating the "new" Mini version of the Access Linux Platform (ALP) mobile stack. The touch- and 3G-enabled design will use NEC's ARM9-based MP201 system-on-chip (SoC), and a future design may use NEC's new ARM11-based Emma Mobile 1. ...
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ETX module sports Atom —  Ibase Technology announced an ETX COM (computer-on-module) for passively cooled industrial and embedded applications, including infotainment, automation, and medical devices. The "ET820" includes a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, two SATA II ports, and a PCI-to-ISA bridge, says Ibase. ...
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Linux PMP adds Android telephony — Archos announced a portable media player (PMP) that incorporates Google's Android stack for mobile telephony. Due to ship in the third quarter, the Internet Media Tablet (IMT) is built around a Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP3440 system-on-chip (SoC), supports 3.5G HSUPA service, and offers 500GB of storage, says the company. ...
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Vendor touts two million Linux IP-STBs —  A vendor of Linux-based IP set-top boxes (STBs) announced that it has sold its two millionth unit. Meanwhile, Amino's latest "AmiNet130M" model, which offers MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 in HD (1080i) resolution, has recently won two industry awards, says the company. |
Mobile software vendor gets executive "Infusion" —  Access announced several management changes, including a new co-CEO, and the promotion of senior executives from networking subsidiary IP Infusion (including Koichi Narasaki, pictured, Access's new SEO/CSO). Access tapped Kiyoyasu Oishi, formerly COO, to head up Access Systems Americas, responsible for the Access Linux Platform (ALP). ...
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Linux-ready 3G modules target netbooks, MIDs — InterDigital is readying an HSPA "wireless engine" baseband module that connects to application processors via PCIe, and thus targets netbooks and other PC-style devices and boards. The SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe module uses InterDigital's SlimChip HSPA baseband IC, which is also available in a SlimChip MID module that connects serially. ...
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Small automation PC sports four serial ports —  Lanner says it is now sampling a small computer "designed for flexible deployment in industrial control scenarios." The Linux-compatible LEC-2204 is equipped with a 1.0GHz Intel Celeron CPU, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, CompactFlash Type II storage, and four serial ports, the company says. |
Tiny ARM9 SBC shrinks by half —  Calao Systems is shipping its tiniest embedded computers yet. The Linux-ready "TinyCore" single-board computer (SBC) modules are offered with Atmel's ARM9-based processors, including the 400MHz AT91SAM9G20, 200MHz AT91SAM9263, and 180MHz AT91SAM9260, and measure a scant 1.4 x 1.6 inches, says the French embedded systems vendor. ...
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Wind River to herd LiMo integration efforts —  The LiMo Foundation has chosen Wind River as the official "systems integrator" for the LiMo Platform. Wind River will provide "common infrastructure, tools, testing, and integration services," for the Linux-based mobile phone specification, moving forward into the new LiMo R2 release, says the embedded tools company. ...
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CMOS sensor magic, with Linux, PHP, and an open FPGA —  This paper describes the recent imaging advances by Elphel, supplier of open source (hardware and software) cameras to customers that include Google (for select Street View and book scanning projects). It should interest imaging engineers, fans of open source, and those curious about open source hardware. ...
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