A TiVo upgrade/repair specialist and a vendor of tiny Linux-based DVRs (digital video recorders) have partnered on a coding contest. DRVupgrade and Neuros will pay $3,500 for hacks enabling Neuros's gadget DVR to track TiVo selections, recording the same content for playback on mobile devices. (more…)

Embedian announced two credit-card sized computer modules that use the MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) format. The company claims that the MXM-7110 and the graphics-enhanced MXM-7114, both of which run Debian Linux, are the first ARM-based industrial computers to use the MXM format. (more…)

OK Labs says its microkernel for processor virtualization is now ready to support the ARMv6 architecture. The company hopes that as a result, mobile phone designers using ARM11-based processors will tap its OKL4 microkernel to add security features such as DRM, or to enable single-core architectures. (more…)

Axiomtek has released a fanless system based on one of its EPIC form-factor single-board computer (SBC) designs. The wall-mountable eBox600-FL is designed for applications such as digital signage or industrial control, and runs Linux, according to the company. (more…)

Real-time Linux system vendor Concurrent will resell Novell's SUSE Linux OS, it says. Concurrent's real-time multi-core x86 technology has long been used in Novell's “SLERT” offering (SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10), and now Concurrent plans to resell SLERT, along with graphical real-time application development tools optimized for the distribution. (more…)

Alexander Sirotkin has published a story on Embedded.com called “Do-it-yourself embedded Linux development tools.” The Metalink Broadband software architect recommends mixing and matching open source tools rather than buying a commercial IDE suite — and he describes how to go about it. (more…)

ICI Controls has announced a “completely sealed” PC intended for embedded and industrial applications in wet and dirty environments. The SC240M is capable of fanless operation, and available with Linux pre-installed on flash storage, according to the company. (more…)

O'Reilly has published an overview of Linux networking. Following up on her Linux Cookbook, Carla Schroder has written the Linux Networking Cookbook both for networking professionals who need to know more about Linux and Linux administrators who need to know more about networking. (more…)

SMobile Systems has released what it claims to be the first virus guard software suite for the Android mobile phone platform. SMobile's Android version of its SecurityShield software is said to offer anti-virus, anti-spam, and firewall protection for the Google-initiated, Linux-based mobile phone… (more…)

Zonbu has started shipping a laptop version of its Linux-based computing appliance for home users. The Zonbu Notebook or “Zonbook 1” is based on a power-efficient Via processor, runs Gentoo Linux and 20 open source applications, and sells for $280 with a managed service plan. (more…)

A Taiwanese embedded-computer vendor has announced a rugged, Linux-based computer equipped with a router and switch. The Korenix JetBox 9300 is based on an ARM9-based Atmel 180MHz RISC processor, and includes a five-port Ethernet router and a lightweight managed switch. (more…)

Mobile phone software stack vendor Access says it supplied the lightweight web browser used in Amazon's Linux-based “Kindle” ebook reader. The NetFront browser enables users to click through to linked reference sites, such as Wikipedia, while they are reading. (more…)

The U.K.-based company Sharp and Tappin Technology (STTech) is readying two PCs based on Via's recently introduced pico-ITX motherboard. The picoPC1 and picoPC2 measure as little as 5 x 3.4 x 1.5 inches, and feature separately available cases fashioned from billet aluminum, according to the company. (more…)

U.K.-based Elan Digital has announced a card that can add an RS-232 serial port to any Linux device that has a CompactFlash slot. The CF500 is ideal for interfacing PDAs and other devices to peripherals such as barcode scanners and fingerprint readers, according to the company. (more…)

Rugged board specialist Parvus has announced two PC/104-Plus form-factor single board computers (SBCs) aimed at military or commercial applications that involve high shock, vibration, and/or temperature extremes. (more…)