WindowsForDevices.com has published a detailed, technical whitepaper about secure digital I/O (SDIO), which extends the SD/MMC interface with I/O capabilities, similar to the way CompactFlash I/O incorporated PCMCIA I/O functions into the CompactFlash interface. (more…)

Embedded engineering firm Lighthouse Solutions of Rochester, New York, has joined the MontaVista Professional Services Partnering Program. Lighthouse was founded in 1999, and specializes in Linux, embedded Linux, and digital imaging engineering services. (more…)

[Updated May 13, 2004] — Linux will power a customizable GSM/GPRS mobile phone, set to launch in July, that will support “SmartSkins,” snap-on covers that add games, music videos, or other content or functions. (more…)

InterVideo will supply its fast-booting consumer electronics (CE) oriented embedded Linux implementation as a dual-boot option in a small form factor (SFF) bare bones PC from AOpen that targets the build-your-own PC market. (more…)

MontaVista has hired former Cobalt Networks Vice President of Marketing Kelly Herrell as the company's new senior vice president of strategic operations. In this role, Mr. Herrell will guide corporate business strategy and “operationalize” growth opportunities, according to MontaVista.

Prior to joining MontaVista, Herrell was a senior executive at Cobalt Networks. (more…)

Opera Software has added an IRC-compatible chat client and user interface (UI) improvements to its browser, which now includes an advanced email client, newsreader, and more in a single application with a footprint under 3.5MB. The Opera browser supports Linux, embedded Linux, and many other popular embedded and non-embedded platforms. (more…)

WindowsForDevices.com has published an interesting market reseach summary finding suggesting that Microsoft's smartphone strategy may yet succeed, despite tiny marketshare figures for smartphone versions of Windows CE. The finding argues that smartphones are a strategic part of Microsoft's .NET initiative, and should be evaluated in that context. (more…)

Kontron claims to have created the first PC/104-Plus CPU module based on Transmeta's Crusoe TM5500 processor. The MOPSlcdTM CPU module exhibits “significantly higher performance per Watt” than previous designs, according to Kontron, with a total power drain of around 3W for the 800MHz board model. (more…)

On2 has announced that MPlayer, the reference video and multimedia player for Linux, now supports two older On2 CODECs. On2 sells high-end CODECs used in set-top boxes, consumer electronics devices, and wireless applications. (more…)

KernelTrap.org has published the first of two planned articles about a vulnerability in the TCP/IP networking protocol recently shown to be more serious than previously thought. The first article describes the vulnerability, while a second will discuss OpenBSD developers' strategies for hardening TCP/IP stacks against it. (more…)

Debian/ARM developer Vincent Sanders has published a detailed, technical guide to booting ARM Linux. Sanders was sponsored by UK single board computer designer and ARM Linux consultancy Simtec in the project, and assisted by ARM Linux creator Russell King, Wookey, and a host of ARM and Linux kernel developers. (more…)

LinuxGazette has published an article that compares the various journaling file systems available in Linux. The comparisons are based on “real-world” tests, such as creating thousands of files, and then running “find” over them. (more…)

Home networking entered the mainstream in 2003 and early 2004, as large numbers of broadband users installed home networks to share Internet connections, and electronics vendors delivered new products to send high-value entertainment content over the network, according to market analyst firm In-Stat/MDR. (more…)

Single-board computer vendor Lippert announced mini-ITX form-factor board support for Intel's new Dothan processor, a 90nm die-shrink of the Pentium M released today by Intel. The Dothan chip includes 170 million transistors, compared with 77 million on the previous Pentium M, making lots more room for on-chip memory caches,… (more…)

Open source licensing expert Bruce Perens has joined the board of directors of Open Source Risk Management (OSRM), a start-up providing insurance and collective defense services to companies using open source software. Perens, originator of the highly popular busybox utility, is well-known as a leading figure in open source software. (more…)