DataViz is shipping a version of its Microsoft Office file viewer for Android. Documents To Go for Android lets users view, edit, and create native Microsoft Word and Excel files, says DataViz, which is also offering a free beta of its RoadSync app for Android. (more…)

Nuvation announced a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) IP camera reference design based on the Texas Instruments (TI) DaVinci-architecture TMS320DM365 system-on-chip (SoC). Nuvation's PoE-WDR DM365 design compresses real-time, full-color 720×480 (D1) video over Ethernet at up to 30fps, and incorporates a real-time Linux… (more…)

[Updated: 3PM] — Openmoko has halved its staff and shelved its next-generation “GTA03” phone in favor of a “non-smartphone” device called “Plan B.” Yet, contrary to industry reports, the company has no plans to discontinue the Neo FreeRunner, and is manufacturing more units,… (more…)

The Linux Foundation (LF) announced that it will help companies excise the Microsoft FAT filesystem from their systems to avoid the fate of TomTom, which recently settled with Microsoft over alleged patent infringements over FAT. Meanwhile, other open-source leaders are suggesting a standardized FAT substitute may be in the offing. (more…)

LinuxDevices has posted the second in a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development written by ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone of the UK-based development firm, Simtec Electronics. Part Two explains how to construct a simple web server with a command shell on the console. (more…)

Kontron has announced three embedded motherboards equipped with dual- and quad-core Intel Core 2 processors in the Mini-ITX, Flex-ATX, and ATX form factors. The Kontron KTGM45 motherboards incorporate the Intel GM45 chipset, and offer seven-year availability, extensive I/O, and 14.5-Watt chipset TDPs, says Kontron. (more…)

Bluewater Systems has announced its latest Snapper processor module, this time built around the Atmel ARM9-based AT91SAM9260 processor. The 1.0 x 2.7-inch Snapper 9260 offers Ethernet, USB, and other I/O and can power peripherals on and off for reduced power consumption, says the company. (more…)

Timesys announced updates to its LinuxLink embedded Linux development subscription service, including Qt 4.5 support and a “recession special” that is said to cut the price of a one-year subscription by more than half. Other new features include new Intel IXP435 and Renesas SH support, says the company. (more…)

Foreword — This article continues a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development contributed by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. In the initial installment, the Simtec engineers described how embedded devices differ from other computers, and how to build “the most basic system possible.” This second installment now covers the construction of a… (more…)

Sierra Wireless announced a Linux-compatible embedded module aimed at fixed wireless terminals and portable handhelds running on EV-DO Revision A networks. The Sierra Wireless MC5728V module is built on Qualcomm's QSC6085 chipset, offers the company's “Tru-Flow” traffic management technology, and boasts speeds of up… (more…)

Intel has handed over control of its Linux-based, Moblin mobile device stack to the nonprofit Linux Foundation (LF). In its new role as “host” of the open-source Moblin.org community, the LF will offer “technical support” for the group — and possibly move the stack to embrace platforms beyond Intel's Atom. (more…)

Intel shipped its long-awaited Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, codenamed “Nehalem EP,” including several extended-lifecycle embedded versions. The embedded Xeon 5508 and Xeon 5518 processors are already available in a communications-oriented 6U CompactPCI board (pictured) from Concurrent Technologies,… (more…)

Envizions announced that it is taking orders for an open-source Linux gaming system, and will start shipping beta units to game developers, resellers, and software partners on April 10. The EVO Smart Console is based on a 2.4GHz Athlon, and includes a Fedora-based Linux distro. (more…)

Longtime Linux VoIP stack vendor HelloSoft is shipping a VoWiFi (voice-over WiFi) phone turnkey reference design with a claimed talk time of 15 to 20 hours. Integrating the company's low-power, ARM-based HS100 IP Convergence Processor, the design ships with a Linux BSP, says the vendor. (more…)

A UK firm called Bifferos is shipping a tiny x86 processor module and an accompanying I/O board. The Bifferboard incorporates a 150MHz RDC R8610 CPU, consumes one Watt, and offers 32MB of SDRAM and 1GB flash, pre-loaded with OpenWrt Linux 2.6.27.5, says the company. (more…)