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Open-source phone getting WiFi sign-on port
Hacker Holden Karau is porting the Devicescape Connect WiFi sign-on client to the Linux-based, open-source OpenMoko Neo Freerunner phone. The port, which uses the FreeRunner's new Qtopia-flavored stack, could turn out to be the first commercial application ported to the FreeRunner, says Karau.
Streaming media player targets netbooks, nettops
RealNetworks (Real) says its RealPlayer is available for licensing by OEMs building "netbooks and nettops" that run Linux on Intel's Atom processor. Like the company's earlier release for MIDs (mobile Internet devices), RealPlayer for Intel Atom is integrated with Intel's "Moblin" Linux stack, Real says.
Intel announces high-speed SSDs
At today's Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, the chipmaker announced new SSDs (solid-state drives). The 1.8-inch X-18M and 2.5-inch X-25M target laptops and desktops, while the 2.5-inch X25E, which boasts faster write speeds, targets servers.
Dell embeds Linux in enterprise laptops
Dell will equip a new crop of enterprise notebooks with little embedded Linux systems. Running on a still-unannounced embedded architecture, the "Latitude ON" subsystems will provide near-instant access to email, and days rather than hours of battery life, the vendor has
Utilities automate Debian filesystem creation
Longtime embedded Linux developer Behan Webster has released a collection of utilities for developers assembling root filesystems from Debian packages and compiled applications. The "Embedded Linux Build System" (elbs) utilities can be used to quickly assemble NFS-mounted or flash-based filesystems that support native development, as well as apt-getting Debian binaries.
Linux SDKs target Cortex-A8 SoCs
Linux development specialist RidgeRun announced the availability of embedded software development kits (SDKs) and engineering support services for the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x line of systems-on-chips (SoCs). The SDKs offer Linux kernels and drivers, plus reference applications and libraries, and come in Free and Developer's versions, says the TI-focused company.
FCC blesses Android phone
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a phone from HTC that could be the first phone to ship with the Linux-based Google Android stack. The 5 x 3-inch HTC Dream sports a slide-or-swivel QWERTY keypad, touchscreen with haptic feedback, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
Mobile dev board sports Atom Z530
InHand Electronics announced an Intel Atom-based board targeting developers of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs) and MIDs (mobile Internet devices). The FireFly offers a Z530 processor, gigabit Ethernet and PATA, three USB ports, daughtercard connector, plus microSD and ExpressCard expansion, says InHand.
Linux netbook uses Chinese chip
A new netbook for European schools runs Linux on a Chinese-designed processor. With a generous 10-inch, 1024x600 display, the 2.4-pound Emtec Gdium boots Mandriva Linux from removable USB flash keys, running it in 512MB of DDR2 RAM on a 900MHz Loongson-2F processor made by STMicroelectronics (ST).
"Post-RISC" core gains Linux support
TimeSys announced general availability of a LinuxLink subscription for an ultra low-powered "post-RISC" (reduced instruction set computer) processor core from Tensilica. The subscription supports Tensilica's Diamond Standard 232L, touted as out-performing ARM9, while being the "lowest-powered licensable 32-bit core that supports Linux."
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