Freescale says it has completed re-integration of former tools subsidiary Metrowerks, now known as “Developer Technology Division,” or “Dev-tech.” The Division is focused on helping Freescale customers exploit the capabilities of chip- and board-level products, and is tasked with creating a “common Freescale Linux OS support infrastructure” that will create, distribute, and support Linux technology for use… (more…)

Arasan Chip Systems has released what it calls the world's first CE-ATA host hardware development kit. The CE-ATA Host HDK comes with Linux drivers, and aims to help manufacturers of CE-ATA controllers and hard drives build prototype platforms for testing their products, according to the company. (more…)

AMD is offering a free design for an embedded mini-motherboard incorporating its low-power Geode GX embedded processor. The Geode GX SBC RDK (single-board-computer reference design kit) includes schematics, board layout files, and documentation. (more…)

Wireless developers are dissatisfied with testing and debugging tools, and with wireless emulation tools, says Evans Data Corp. (EDC). Additionally, an annual EDC survey found wireless developers increasingly hosting on Linux, deploying server-side software on Linux, targeting smartphones and Java ME-enabled devices, and using open source or Linux tools. (more…)

EmDebian (embedded Debian) will be represented in the dot-org pavillion at this week's LinuxWorld tradeshow in London, and project leader Wookey (pictured at left) will help man the booth. Developers interested in discussing embedded Debian or embedded open source are invited to drop by. (more…)

Denx Software Engineering will ship a major new version of its freely licensed embedded Linux development kit in the weeks ahead. Embedded Linux Development Kit 4.0 (ELDK) will use a 2.6-series kernel source tree already available from Denx. Also available now are 2.6-series kernel images for several PowerPC development boards. (more…)