IBM has published the following technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

IBM has launched a dual-core version of its 64-bit PowerPC 970 (G5) chip at a “Power Everywhere” event in Tokyo. The dual-core 970MP has 1MB of L2 cache for each core, and clocks from 1.4 to 2.5 GHz. IBM additionally announced improved power management for the 970FX. (more…)

X86 is no longer the top architecture for embedded Linux devices, according to LinuxDevices.com's 2005 reader survey. ARM has passed x86 in new projects, our research suggests, while PowerPC is gaining quickly. (more…)

C Data has added support for a Linksys WiFi card to its tiny computer system built entirely of CompactFlash cards. The company says its Compact Flash Computer can be used to rapidly develop devices for remote data acquisition, wireless networking equipment, NAS devices, and autonomous vehicles. (more…)

Axiomtek is shipping a mini-ITX board that supports Intel Pentium-4 and Celeron processors, along with a rolled steel micro-box with 180-Watt ATX power supply. The SBC86800 board supports Linux, and along with the EM603201 case, targets industrial and consumer computing applications such as personal video recorders. (more…)

Simon Cozens has updated his advanced perl book to reflect the current practice of basing complex programs on open source code available from CPAN, rather than writing it from scratch. The second edition of Advanced Perl Programming targets any programmer interested in writing production-ready perl. (more…)

Wind River and Ericsson will co-sponsor the 2005 edition of an annual invitation-only Linux kernel-level networking design meeting. The NetConf 2005 meeting is set for July 14-15 in Montreal, Canada, and positioned as an “inner circle” gathering for developers and maintainers of Linux's kernel networking subsystem. (more…)

LG Electronics has signed an agreement with PalmSource to license Palm OS worldwide. The deal gives LG the right to develop and market smartphones based on Palm OS, and could make LG the first vendor to ship Linux mobile phones capable of running Palm OS applications. (more…)

A vendor of high-speed sensor I/O, data recording, and bus analysis hardware is offering Linux BSPs (board support packages) with several products. VMetro says its Vortex Recorder and PowerMIDAS 5000 I/O controller now support Linux, and are compatible with TimeSys TimeStorm Linux Development Kits. (more…)

Ronetix is shipping a JTAG emulator targeting Flash programming under eCos on ARM7- and ARM9-based microcontrollers. The PEEDI (powerful embedded Ethernet interface) emulator is available with an ARM7 board, the free eCos operating system, and GNU toolchains for Linux and Windows/Cygwin hosts. (more…)

FSMLabs has added ARM support to its real-time Linux OS and development tools. RTLinuxPro for ARM initially supports two ARM9 cores, and targets mobile phones and other handheld devices, SOHO wireless and wireline networking devices, and portable instruments for the medical and industrial markets. (more…)

Evalue Technology of Taiwan is shipping a low-profile SBC (single board computer) for fanless applications based on Linux. The Via Eden-based ECM-3612 measures 5.7 x 4 inches, and has soldered-down on-board CPU and memory. It targets industrial automation, POS, and transportation. (more…)

Bsquare Corp. says it has acquired a set of embedded assets of Vibren Technologies for $500,000, including software products, customer relationships, ongoing royalty streams, and new marketing channels, as well as eight sales and engineering personnel. Vibren will re-focus around low-to-medium volume embedded Macromedia Flash licensing. (more…)

PalmSource will cut staff 16 percent and focus solely on Linux mobile phones, according to statements in its annual report, and comments reportedly made by interim CEO Patrick McVeigh at an earnings call. PalmSource earnings rose considerably year-over-year, and the company has reportedly landed a tier-one handset customer, InformationWeek reports. (more…)

Tired of Linux v. Windows flamewars on the desktop and servers? Check out the Great Gadget SmackDown, pitting Linux against Windows in the arena of embedded/device computing. The article counts up how many devices are actually shipping with each OS, in nine categories such as mobile (more…)