IBM has published the following new 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…)

OpenClovis will present a series of free (with registration), hour-long webinars for system architects and engineers interested in applying its commercially supported open-source high availability middleware within telecommunications products. The first webinar, set for Tues., Sept. (more…)

IP STB (internet protocol set-top box) specialist Softier is demonstrating a new Linux-based model at the IBC tradeshow this week in Amsterdam. The Wave-400 runs Linux on a Texas Instruments (TI) Davinci RISC/DSP chip, and can be customized using Javascript and other web technologies, Softier says. (more…)

Belgian embedded Java specialist /k/ (pronounced “kah”) will release its entire Java runtime environment for embedded systems under a BSD-like open source license. The company's Mika Java VM targets resource-constrained embedded systems, including headless and MMU-less systems running uClinux. (more…)

The current draft of GPLv3 includes controversial language forbidding DRM-locked embedded operating systems, but compromise remains possible, suggests ExtremeTech columnist Victor Loy in an insightful look at the GPL's role in device development. (more…)

AMD's PIC (personal Internet computer), an inexpensive Windows CE-based computer aimed at developing nations, has successfully booted Linux, according to a Siamese Wiki devoted to the OLPC (One Laptop per Child) initiative. (more…)

Acrosser has introduced a new fanless mini-ITX motherboard based on ULV (ultra-low-voltage) Celeron processors. With its built-in Via UniChrome Pro 2D/3D graphics and MPEG2 and MPEG4 hardware acceleration, the AR-B1693 is suitable for a wide range of multimedia applications, according to the company. (more…)

A team of former STMicroelectronics engineers in Italy and Britain has created a single-core version of Sun's 8-way, 64-bit, GPL-licensed OpenSPARC T1 processor core. Simply RISC's free, open “S1” core can run Ubuntu Linux, and targets embedded devices such as PDAs, set-top boxes, and digital cameras, the company says. (more…)

Italian start-up Mazatech is offering the second technology preview of its commercial library for hardware-accelerated 2D vector graphics on small-screen embedded devices. The company's AmanithVG library implements the Khronos Group's entire OpenVG specification, using a pair of 3D APIs, also from the Khronos… (more…)

TimeSys will offer a series of educational webinars on Linux board bring-up and Linux real-time requirements and options, this fall. Additionally, the company will also offer several webinars aimed at documenting the LinuxLink sevices it offers to embedded Linux developers. (more…)

This EDC whitepaper explores the progress and prospects of Linux in the mobile phone market, examining major vendors, application development trends, geographic factors, and Linux drivers/inhibitors. (more…)

A forthcoming portable media player (PMP) from Archos will be based on embedded Linux, confirms Opera Software, which will supply its Opera Web browser for the device. The Archos 604 WiFi will probably resemble Archos's currently available 604 model, but with added wireless networking and possibly a… (more…)

Foreword — This EDC whitepaper was commissioned by PalmSource. It explores the progress and prospects of Linux in the mobile phone market, looking at major stack vendors, geographic trends, drivers, and inhibitors. It also includes research data from EDC's surveys of mobile application developers. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

Dutch mesh networking specialist Hopling Technologies will develop and support Linux BSPs (board support packages) for Fujitsu's WiMAX SoCs and reference designs, the companies have announced. (more…)

AML is shipping a pair of new handheld data terminals based on embedded Linux. The basic M5900 and ruggedized M5900i for industrial applications target batch data collection applications, including inventory control, factory floor management, price verification, shipping/receiving, and asset tracking. (more…)