Logic Product Development says the latest release of the Linux BSP (board-support-package) for Sharp's LH-series Bluestreak SoCs (system-on-chips) now supports all of Logic's hardware development kits for the SoCs. (more…)

Via is sampling the first chipset for its new C7 series desktop processors. The CN700 IGP chipset features 533MHz frontside (processor) and memory buses, built-in Unichrome graphics, a variety of media interfaces, and a low-power design, the company says. (more…)

[Updated Dec. 12] — Japanese phone vendor Matsushita (Panasonic) is going global with its 3G Linux mobile phone technology. The company has abandoned its GSM efforts, citing “severe” competition, in order to focus on marketing its proven Linux 3G phone technology in both domestic Japanese… (more…)

Real-time embedded Linux specialist FSMLabs announced two product releases and an educational discount in its December newsletter. A 2.2.1 dot-release of RTLinux adds UML modeling features, while the company's Carrier Grade RTLinux for 64-bit AMD has reached general availability. And, students enrolled in RTLinux courses can license RTLinux for $250. (more…)

IBM's DeveloperWorks website has published a paper on the Xbox 360 CPU. The paper offers an introductory yet technical look at the chip's design and development process, core architecture, frontside bus architecture, debugging interfaces, and more. (more…)

Japanese storage device vendor Buffalo has brought out a “Home Server” version of its NAS server aimed at home users. The “HS” models of its Linux-based TeraServers now include multimedia file management and serving software developed using a Linux SDK from tools and middleware vendor Mediabolic. (more…)

Japanese storage device vendor Buffalo has brought out a “Home Server” version of its NAS server aimed at home users. The “HS” models of its Linux-based TeraServers now include multimedia file management and serving software developed using a Linux SDK from tools and middleware vendor Mediabolic. (more…)

Embedded board- and system-maker Win Enterprises has added embedded Linux development tools and support to its product portfolio. The company's “Win Linux Support Program” aims to supply OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) with Linux tools, filesystems, and embedded Linux support for the company's Pentium M and AMD Opteron based products. (more…)

Indian startup EmbWise says its proprietary Linux SDIO stack now supports a Samsung SoC (system-on-chip) targeting mobile and handheld devices, and that the stack has been licensed by a “leading Linux PDA vendor.” The SDIOWorx stack now supports Samsung's S3C2410, a venerable mobile applications processor based on an ARM920 core. (more…)

A vendor of OpenFirmware-compliant PowerPC boards and systems is shipping a tiny CPU module that supports Linux, and targets thin clients, home-theater PCs, industrial robotics and control, VoIP and video phones, and security cameras. (more…)

Glomation is selling an ARM9-powered single-board computer (SBC) for just $65 in volume. The GESBC-9302 measures 4 x 3.8 inches, is powered by a Cirrus Logic SoC (system-on-chip) with an ARM9 core clocked at 200MHz, and comes with a Linux kernel, drivers, tools, and filesystem. (more…)

[Updated Dec. 13] — An Austrian single-board computer and real-time OS vendor has created a single-kernel, real-time Linux implementation for a small ARM9-based CPU module. Contec says its Micro-9 CPU module can now deliver real-time performance without requiring dual kernels or requiring programmers to use… (more…)

[Updated Dec. 9, 2005] — One of the largest global electrical engineering and electronics firms has joined the OSDL (Open Source Development Labs). Siemens, also one of the world's best-known consumer electronics brands, says it will contribute to the OSDL's Carrier Grade, Mobile Linux, and Data Center working groups. (more…)

British single-board computer (SBC) vendor Simtec has launched a developer discount program aimed at getting ARM-powered SBCs into the hands of Debian Linux developers. The “StrongARM Tactics” program offers at-cost StrongARM SA1110-powered boards to registered Debian developers willing to help debug and fix Debian's ARM… (more…)

PocketNow.com has previewed a Linux-based portable media player (PMP) expected to reach market early next year. The Neuros Audio 442 PMP currently ships with a proprietary RTOS, but will be switched early next year to a Linux firmware release described in the… (more…)