The following discussion was recently initiated at kde.org . . .

Matthias Ettrich is proposing a new strategy for more strongly integrating Qt-only applications into KDE. It's an intriguing proposal and relevant to KDE, considering the growing number of cross-platform but Qt-only applications… (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Wyse Technology has announced a Linux-based thin client system system, the Winterm 5440XL. The device is designed for customers needing X-terminal, Java, or local execution of Linux application functionality, many of whom may be looking for alternatives to IBM or Neoware thin clients due to sales and support concerns stemming from their recently formed alliance. (more…)

In an interview with CNET News.com, Java inventor James Gosling says he isn't losing much sleep over Microsoft these days, despite the software giant's effort to stem Java's popularity with its own Java-like language. Gosling dissects C#, discusses Java's popularity and explains what it's like to be a “superstar.” Quoting from the interview . . . (more…)

How many bits are really needed in the image pixels?

Modern CMOS image sensors provide high resolution digital output of 10 to 12 bits. When CCD sensors are used, the same (or higher) resolution is provided by separate ADC or integrated CCD signal processors. (more…)

ACUNIA has announced Release 0.8 of Wonka, an open source embedded JVM and class library. Specific differences from version 0.7.x are detailed on the Wonka website. (more…)

[Updated Jan. 22, 2002, 12:10pm PST] On Friday, January 18, Alec Klein of the Washington Post broke the news that AOL Time Warner might be in talks to buy Red Hat. Given that Red Hat is the leading (and most well known) Linux software vendor, such an occurrence would undoubtedly have a major impact on all aspects of the Linux market. (more…)

Brisbane, Australia — (press release excerpt) — HCV Wireless today announced the release of its BlueMod Developer Kit Version 1.0. First demonstrated at at the Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Francisco during December 2001, HCV Wireless has already received substantial interest in the BlueMod product from Europe, Asia and the United States. (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo Inc. today announced Lineo Embedix BridgeWorks VX and PS, which the company claims are the first hard real-time solutions for porting legacy code from VxWorks or pSOS+ to embedded Linux without making use of a translation layer. (more…)

MontaVista Software announced today that it has been chosen by Nokia Networks to help develop an All-IP infrastructure. Specific details of the products and services under development were not disclosed. (more…)

East Fishkill, NY and Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — IBM and MontaVista Software, Inc., today announced a technology agreement under which MontaVista's embedded Linux platform will expand its support for the IBM PowerPC microprocessor. (more…)

Tokyo and Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — NEC Corporation and its wholly owned semiconductor affiliate in the United States, NEC Electronics Inc., today introduced the VR4181A 64-bit microprocessor, the latest addition to NEC's VR family of processors designed to provide low-power operation with high integration. (more…)

A LinuxDevices.com reader has found an easy way to download the latest Embedded Linux news into his Palm PDA, based on spidering our backend headline feed using a free program called “plucker”. Grayman writes . . . (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — IDT (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) and Jungo Software Technologies, Inc. today announced the availability of two reference designs that deliver cost-effective, innovative system solutions, accelerating time to market for makers of asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) residential and small office/home office (SOHO) gateways. (more…)

Atlanta, GA — (press release excerpt) — Concurrent Computer Corporation Real-Time Division today announced that Chief Scientist Steve Brosky will be a featured presenter at the Open Group Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum. (more…)

Natick, MA — (press release excerpt) — According to recent research conducted by Venture Development Corporation, the global wireless LAN hardware market reached almost $1 billion in 2001 and is forecast to grow by over 25% annually to exceed $2.3 billion by 2005. Although, at 4%, growth in 2001 was significantly lower than historical levels, the market is poised to rebound by late 2002. (more…)