Japanese systems integrator Plat'Home started shipping its Linux-based OpenBlockS handheld server in the U.S. The $440, RoHS certified server device consumes less than 4.5W, supports power-over-Ethernet, and targets a variety of networking applications, including server-room surveillance and other… (more…)

Linux represents 15 percent of the smartphone market, but that figure should grow considerably, says a market research report. The study, from Strategy Analytics, found that Motorola will continue to drive the growth for mobile Linux, along with Google. (more…)

[Updated Apr. 1] — Motorola has used Linux to build a 3G, touchscreen-enabled mobile phone that can receive and record video broadcast in DVB-H format (digital video broadcast, handhelds). (more…)

The LiMo Foundation met its deadline by unveiling the first release of its Linux-based mobile device platform, LiMo Platform Release 1. The industry consortium also announced that Texas Instruments (TI) was joining the group as a Core member. (more…)

A company with an ultra-light, Linux-compatible graphics stack has partnered with a company specializing in safety-critical OpenGL-compliant device drivers. Fluffy Spider Technologies (FST) of Australia and ALT Software of Canada hope their products will see use in smartphones, set-top boxes, in-car systems,… (more…)

Germany-based Lauterbach announced that its hardware-assisted debugger now supports TI's new OMAP35XX family of DaVinci processors. Trace32 PowerTools support Linux both as a target OS and development host, and can be used to debug high-level languages (HLLs) and assembler, program flash, and do real-time… (more…)

This paper describes how chip vendor-supplied, Linux-based evaluation kits affect time-to-evaluation, and ultimately time-to-market for product companies and consultants alike. It was written by Alan R. (more…)

A French company that designs mobile phones based on Linux was named to an investor magazine's list of the top 100 privately held companies in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Asia). (more…)

A blog on Webkit.org's Surfin' Safari page claimed this week that a web browser built on the latest open source Webkit rendering engine achieved a perfect score on the demanding Acid3 rendering test. Meanwhile, Opera claimed that its commercial browser aced the test the same day. (more…)

The sixth-annual Embedded Masterclass 2008 conference is scheduled for May 8th in London and May 13th in Bristol, UK. This year's events will feature the conference's first-ever “Embedded Linux Workshop,” a three-hour, hands-on session using ARM target hardware. (more…)

Axiomtek has announced an industrial panel PC that runs Linux, and targets POS, kiosk, VoIP, and remote monitoring applications. The Panel2170-831 includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, 17-inch touchscreen display, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, two 1394a ports, and PCI expansion. (more…)

iWave Systems of Bangalore has announced a Linux- and Windows CE 6.0-compatible industrial PDA targeting asset, inventory, and retail management. Available with RFID, WiFi, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, the iW-Rainbow-G4 can withstand six-foot drops, and includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen and a sealed keyboard, says iWave. (more…)

Packt Publishing is offering a sample chapter from its newly-published book on the Linux-based AsteriskNOW IP PBX (Internet protocol private branch exchange) distribution. Nir Simionovich's AsteriskNOW explains how to install and maintain AsteriskNOW systems, with tips on phone configuration, routing… (more…)

[Updated Mar. 29] — Control4 has added to its line of Linux-based, ZigBee-compatible home automation/media networking products with a new controller. The Control4 Home Controller HC-500 interfaces with home theater appliances, multi-room music access, lighting, thermostats, and security systems, and comes… (more…)

IBM DeveloperWorks has published a tutorial on the “Shell Curses” library of cursor-manipulation script functions for shell programmers. Written by Dana French, the creator of Shell Curses back in 1993, this intermediate-level tutorial explains the library's terminal functions, and provides tips and code samples for writing typical scripts. (more…)