MontaVista today announced it was supporting the Intel-sponsored Moblin open-source community, which develops the Linux-based Moblin stack for Intel-Atom-based embedded devices. The announcement appears to be tied to an upcoming release of MontaVista Linux for Intel Atom, which will be available in mid-March, according to the company. (more…)

MontaVista has launched a community website for embedded Linux developers. The new “Meld” site is open to all embedded Linux developers, offering social networking technology like a graphical “People Map” (pictured below) to help developers find each other for collaborative projects, says the company. (more…)

[Updated Mar. 4] — Nokia-owned Qt Software is shipping Qt 4.5, a cross-platform library now available under a commerce-friendly LGPL license. Additionally, Qt launched a new cross-platform IDE (integrated development environment) and SDK, and said it would discontinue the Linux-only Qt Extended stack (formerly… (more…)

Intel's latest Z5xx Atom processors are larger than their predecessors — on purpose. Intel says its new “P” and “PT” Atoms are designed for the automotive and transportation industries, with larger cooling surfaces for operation from -40 to 85 deg. (more…)

Always Innovating announced an open-source Linux netbook that boasts a detachable touchscreen tablet and 10-15 hour battery life. Running OpenEmbedded/Angstrom Linux and Mozilla's Fennec browser, the Touch Book weighs less than two pounds, offers WiFi 80211.b/g/n, and uses the Texas Instruments OMAP3-based BeagleBoard design. (more…)

Growth in the smartphone market over the next five years will be led by Linux, says a study by In-Stat. In addition, the total share of the handset market held by smartphones will double to about 20 percent by 2013, predicts the research firm. (more…)

Wind River is shipping a version of its commercial embedded Linux distribution for Altera Nios II FPGAs. Running on the NIOS II softcore, the distribution supports Altera's entire line of FPGAs and “HardCopy” ASICs, and is available with tools and development hardware. (more…)