Palm today announced that when it ships later “this summer,” the Foleo mobile companion will come equipped with remote PC access software from LogMeIn. The software will enable users to quickly and securely access files and network resources on their home or work computers, Palm said. (more…)

Palm's Linux-based Foleo “mobile companion” — expected to ship “this summer,” according to Palm — will utilize Wind River's embedded Linux distribution and tools, Wind River has announced. (more…)

Access is sampling a new version of its Linux distribution and development tools said to support “the latest ABI” (application binary interface) for ARM, thanks to integration with CodeSourcery's G++ toolchain. Additionally, Access says its partner ecosystem has gained eight embedded software vendors and development service providers. (more…)

One of the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) has joined the Linux Foundation (LF), with an eye toward helping improve Carrier Grade Linux (CGL). Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) said it plans to contribute financial and technical resources aimed at “further integration” of CGL with the Linux Standards Base (LSB). (more…)

[Updated 11:45] — Terminal and network computing giant Wyse has announced plans to support Novell's thin client Linux OS in “next generation” products. Wyse said the deal will offer greater flexibility and choice to its customers, especially those wishing to standardize on SUSE Linux throughout the enterprise. (more…)

The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation, an industry group building a common software stack for Linux-based mobile phones, today announced a dozen new members. The organization also disclosed that rival Symbian's longtime Senior VP of Sales and Professional Services, Morgan Gillis, will soon become its Executive Director. (more…)

Mercury Computer Systems has ported its multi-core software development kit (SDK) to Sony's Playstation3 gaming console. The company said its “MultiCore Plus SDK for PS3 — Base Package” lets developers exploit the PS3's powerful Cell processor for general-purpose, low-cost,… (more…)

SiCortex, claiming to be the first company to engineer a Linux cluster from the silicon up, has secured $10 million in venture capital. The funds have arrived as the company “launches its super energy efficient high performance Linux cluster computers,” SiCortex said. (more…)

Google's first mobile phone will run a Linux operating system on a Texas Instruments “Edge” chipset, and will likely ship to T-Mobile and Orange customers in the Spring of 2008, according to unconfirmed reports. “GPhone” call minutes and text messages reportedly will be funded by mobile advertising. (more…)

TimeSys has produced another entertaining podcast on the always lively topic of real-time capabilities in the 2.6 kernel. Having defined lots of real-time related terms in last week's episode, co-hosts Gene Sally and Maciej Halasz explore ways developers can avoid or control interrupt, scheduler, and kernel latency. (more…)

The East Coast version of CMP's semi-annual embedded developer conference will once again include a track devoted to Linux and open source. Set for Sept. 18-21 in Boston, the Embedded Systems Conference East is co-located this year with conferences on Web development, software development, and RFID. (more…)

A year later than expected, Enea has released an open source Linux version of its flagship IPC (interprocess communication) stack. The GPL/BSD-licensed Linx stack could allow for tighter control- and data-plane integration in mobile phones and telecom infrastructure equipment combining Linux with Enea's OSE/OSEck RTOS (real-time operating system). (more…)

Audio transmitted across Bluetooth could provide “perfect, audiophile-quality sound” as soon as next year, according to Open Interface North America Inc. (OINA). The company claims its proprietary, patent-pending “SOUNDabout Lossless” Bluetooth codec to be capable of delivering remote digital audio that is “bit for bit” faithful to the original. (more…)

[Updated Aug. 6] — A free GNOME-based Linux distribution for mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs has achieved a major release. OpenedHand's Poky Linux 3.0 (“Blinky”) is based on X11, GTK+, and the Matchbox window manager, and includes an impressive-looking new application framework and theme called “Sato… (more…)

Despite the recent announcement of “DRM-free” music tracks by Apple and Amazon.com, Digital Rights Management (DRM) is not about to go away. At least, that's the main conclusion of a report, “Digital Rights Management Update,” made available this week by the market research firm In-Stat. (more…)