Taipei — At the Asian edition of its developer conference, here, Intel today unveiled its newest StrataFlash memory. (The device is officially called the “StrataFlash Wireless Memory,” presumably to emphasize its suitability for use in wireless devices.) (more…)

East Fishkill, NY — (press release excerpt) — IBM announced a newly-developed, high-performance PowerPC microprocessor for use in a variety of applications, including desktops, workstations, servers, and communications products. The new chip, called the IBM PowerPC 970, is derived from IBM's high performance POWER4 server processor. (more…)

Oslo, Norway and Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Trolltech today announced the release of Qtopia 1.6 Beta. This new version is particularly noteworthy because of its enhanced applications, improved customization, and integrated Outlook synchronization. (more…)

New York, NY — (press release excerpt) — Wasabi Systems today announced completion of a port of NetBSD to the 64-bit SH-5 processor from SuperH, Inc., on the Cayman Development System. NetBSD is the first commercially available operating system to run on the SH-5 platform. (more…)

DeviceForge LLC, the company which owns and operates LinuxDevices.com, today launched WindowsForDevices.com, the first independent online technical community and information portal for developers using Microsoft's Windows Embedded operating systems (including Windows CE.NET, Windows XP Embedded, PocketPC, etc.). (more…)

[Press release excerpt] — Opera Software today presented a technology breakthrough that will bring the power of the full Internet into the pockets of millions of users. Opera Software has finally cracked the screen size problem that has plagued and stopped the full-scale implementation of the full Internet onto small mobile devices. (more…)

Taipei, Taiwan — (press release excerpt) — In an effort to deliver all-day battery life for Intel-based laptop computers, Intel today announced the formation of the Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group. The goal of the group is to address challenges in achieving all-day notebook computing on a single battery charge. (more…)

New Delhi, India and Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — Hughes Software Systems (HSS) today announced a partnership with MontaVista Software, whereby the HSS Wireless GPRS/3G, Voice over Packet (VoP), and SS7 protocol stacks will be ported and validated for MontaVista's Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE). (more…)

Although adoption of Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium has been slower than ideal, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett is pushing for wider use of the processor, reports Stan Gibson of eWeek. (more…)

Matt Loney, of ZDNet UK, reports on some tiny Linux computer systems which were showcased at the LinuxExpo held in London last week . . . (more…)

Tadahiro Ohmi, a pioneer in semiconductor research and technologies, is unveiling a new innovation that could revolutionize the chip industry. His new process would create a universal integrated-circuit technology: three-dimensional VLSI chips that could include virtually any circuit type — including processors, memory and sensors. (more…)

This LinuxDevices.com 'device profile' introduces AcquiSuite, an embedded Linux-based instrument for the building automation and energy management industry. The device can lower the cost of operating a building by collecting and reporting information in a reliable, timely, and inexpensive manner. (more…)

San Diego, CA — (press release excerpt) — Team ASA Inc. today announced a new network-oriented single-board computer (SBC) based on Intel's XScale 80321 CPU. Dubbed the NPWR-FC, the new SBC integrates two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Fibre Channel ports, and four Serial ATA (SATA) ports on a single card. (more…)

NEC today announced an 800MHz 64-bit MIPS architecture microprocessor core, code named Sapphire, based on its Vr5500 64-bit out-of-order superscalar microprocessor architecture. For low-power apps, the core operates at 600MHz and consumes only 2W of power. NEC also disclosed that it is developing its next-generation Sapphire core, code named Star Sapphire, which will operate at up 1 GHz. (more…)

San Jose, CA and Pittsburgh, PA — (press release excerpt) — Ampro Computers today announced the immediate availability of a certified, production-quality Linux distribution from TimeSys for it's PowerPC-based EnCore PP1 module. Ampro and TimeSys will jointly supply complete Linux operating system and development environments to accelerate the deployment of next generation OEM devices. (more…)