InterVideo will demonstrate new capabilities in its embedded Linux multimedia boot environment for Windows laptops and PCs at Computex in Taipei this week. The company says InstantOn now supports DVD burning on select notebooks, as well as DVB-T (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial), a standard popular in Europe. (more…)

[Updated Jun. 1, 2005] — Cavium and Airgo are demonstrating a hardware/software reference design for 108Mbps wireless broadband gateways at the Computex tradeshow this week in Taipei, Taiwan. The design includes embedded Linux, Cavium's MIPS32 Nitrox Soho security processor, and “True MIMO” wireless cards from Airgo. (more…)

ABI Research has released a report on 802.16 WiMAX wireless, suggesting that the “last mile” technology may reach portable and mobile devices sooner than many observers expected. Optional specifications in 802.16 can boost receiver sensitivity to the point of making WiMAX PC cards and built-in receivers practical for laptops, PDAs, (more…)

Nokia's move last week to exempt existing Linux kernels from patent litigation could hurt free software, writes GNU project founder Richard M. Stallman (rms) in this guest editorial. Stallman founded GNU.org in 1984, and remains among its most idealistic and fervent supporters. Enjoy. . . ! (more…)

Nokia will offer its Linux-based Internet tablet to developers at a discount, and donate proceeds to the GNOME Foundation, it announced at GUADEC (GNOME User and Developer European Conference). The “developer device program” will make 500 Nokia 770 Internet Tablets available at 500 Euros, Nokia says. (more…)

Intel is conducting several research projects to enable “a future in which computing will be ubiquitous, woven seamlessly into the fabric of everyday life.” This Intel-authored whitepaper outlines four of the initiatives: a Personal Server; Precision Location Technology; Low-Cost Location Technology; and a System for Human Activity Recognition and Prediction. (more…)

Transmeta will sell its Crusoe line of VLIW (very long instruction word) processors to Culturecom for $15M. The deal also gives the Hong Kong based technology company the right to manufacture and sell the 130nm version of Transmeta's Efficeon design in China. (more…)

Foreword: This guest editorial by Richard M. Stallman (rms) takes a critical view of Nokia's announcement last week that it would exempt existing Linux kernels from patent litigation. Stallman founded the GNU Free Software project in 1984, and remains among its most idealistic and fervent supporters. (more…)

Foreword: Intel is conducting research initiatives to enable “a future in which computing will be ubiquitous, woven seamlessly into the fabric of everyday life.” This Intel-authored whitepaper outlines four of the initiatives: a Personal Server; Precision Location Technology; Low-Cost Location Technology; and a System for Human Activity Recognition and Prediction. (more…)

This installment in LinuxDevices.com's “Executive Interview” series explores PalmSource's plans with respect to morphing Palm OS into a middleware and application stack that runs on top of Linux, with an aim of targeting mobile phones and other wireless-enabled devices. (more…)

Via's next-generation x86-compatible processor will start production in an IBM facility in Q2, Via says. Via calls the C7 “the world's smallest, lowest power, and most secure native x86 processor.” It targets thin and light notebooks, mini-PCs, green clients, personal electronics, and high-density servers and appliances. (more…)

This installment in LinuxDevices.com's “Executive Interview” series explores PalmSource's plans with respect to morphing Palm OS into a middleware and application stack that runs on top of Linux, with an aim of targeting mobile phones and… (more…)

VeriFone has used embedded Linux to build a secure PIN pad that doubles as an in-store advertising kiosk. The MX870 supports RFID, smart cards, biometric identification, and various touch technologies, and is designed to deliver multimedia presentations while customers complete their checkout process. (more…)

O'Reilly has published a book on the classic Unix art of shell scripting. “Classic Shell Scripting” describes common Linux tools and shows how to use bash to combine them into scripts that can automate simple and complex tasks. (more…)

A company selling Qtopia-based applications for Sharp's Zaurus PDA is porting its wares to the Linux-based Archos PMA400 media player. TheKompany describes the player as “a very full-featured PDA,” and has so far completed ports of a secure email client, file manager, and Tetris game. (more…)