MontaVista Software announced a Linux-based Genivi-compliant in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) software development solution that can support multiple Linux, Android, and HTML5 secure sessions on different screens within a car. The MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform (ATP) integrates SELinux security, MontaVista Linux's secure container implementation, and an in-house HTML5-based “Modii” browser, says the company.

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iSign Media Solutions announced a Linux-based device designed to send out marketing messages via either Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Including an integral web server and the ability to communicate with digital signage PCs, the “Smart Antenna” is an all-weather device that draws five Watts of power over an Ethernet cable, says the company.

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Icop announced a fanless, 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.4-inch mini-PC equipped with a 1GHz Vortex86MX CPU. The eBox-3300MX is available in 14 models — with varying levels of SATA (one port), serial (up to three ports), GPIO, and audio connectivity — and features 512MB RAM, an SD slot, a VGA port, a 10/100 Ethernet port, and three USB 2.0 ports.

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Pixel Qi announced two new transflective liquid crystal displays, promoted as being viewable in bright sunlight and providing devices with a significant power savings. They include a seven-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, and a 10-inch, 1280 x 800 screen that provides power even when its backlight is completely turned off, according to the company.

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E-Fun announced the sixth, highest-end member of its Nextbook family of Android tablets. Running Android 2.3 on a Rockchips RK2918 Cortex-A8 processor, the $300 Nextbook Premium 8 offers an eight-inch, 800 x 480 capacitive display, 4GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, Wi-Fi, and a front-facing camera, and a Kobo eBook Store app, says the company.

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Aaeon announced a ruggedized “5.25-inch” single board computer (SBC) that's available with Intel Atom N455 or D525 processors, and comes with PCI, PCMCIA, PC/104+, and Mini PCI expansion. The PCM-LN02 offers up to 2GB of soldered-on DDR3 memory, a Compact Flash slot, plus dual gigabit Ethernet ports and six serial interfaces, among other I/O.

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Pandigital SuperNova announced an eight-inch Android 2.3 tablet that costs just $229 and offers one-stop access to Barnes & Noble's eStore. The SuperNova offers a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, 4GB internal storage, a seven-inch, 800 x 600 screen, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, says the company.

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Amidst steadily growing smartphone usage, Google's Android garnered a record 43.7 percent of the U.S. market by the end of August, according to comScore. Meanwhile, the needle didn't budge much for Apple or Microsoft — now at 26.6 and 5.8 percent, respectively — with customers apparently waiting for the release of a new iPhone or the “Mango” update to Windows Phone 7.

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The Linux Foundation and CE Linux Forum announced a schedule for the Embedded Linux Conference Europe (ELCE), set to take place Oct. 26-28 in Prague. Co-located with LinuxCon Europe, ELCE 2011 offers 50 presentations on Linux and Android — including projects such as Genivi, Yocto, Linaro, and possibly Tizen — plus speakers ranging from Linus Torvalds to Intel's Dirk Hohndel.

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T-Mobile announced two mid-range Android 2.3 (“Gingerbread”) phones from LG Electronics, featuring set-up wizards and how-to guides for novice users. The 3.8-inch MyTouch and the 3.5-inch, QWERTY slider MyTouch Q are equipped with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, five-megapixel cameras, and support for T-Mobile's HSPA+ 4G network.

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Winmate announced a rugged handheld computer that includes a 3.7-inch, VGA-resolution touchscreen and a 600MHz Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP3530 processor. The R03TACH-RTS1 has 256MB of RAM and 512MB of flash storage, a built-in GPS receiver and wireless networking, a three megapixel camera, plus options that include a cellular modem and an RFID reader, according to the company.

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At its MAX 2011 conference in Los Angeles, Adobe Systems revealed some of its strategy for taking its flagship Flash Platform forward while also enabling developers to build rich applications using HTML5. The company is not abandoning Flash for HTML5, nor is it putting one ahead of the other, officials emphasized.

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India's “$35” tablet has launched at a price of $61, but may be subsidized by the government to as low as $30 for students, according to one report. Developed by U.K.-based Datawind, the “Aakash UbiSlate 7” tablet runs Android 2.2 on a 366MHz Conexant processor, with 256MB RAM and 2GB flash, and features a seven-inch, 800 x 480 resistive display.

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Congatec announced a Qseven module that's offered with single- or dual-core AMD G-Series processors clocked at 1.0GHz. The Conga-QAF comes with 2GB or 4GB of RAM, supports dual displays, includes multiple I/O interfaces, and is offered with onboard SSD (solid state drive) options up to 32GB, the company says.

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Hoping to steal some attention from Apple's iPhone 4S, Samsung flashed the side of its Android Ice Cream Sandwich-equipped Nexus Prime — expected to be unveiled next week — in a YouTube video. Meanwhile, it filed preliminary injunction motions in Paris, France and Milan, Italy, hoping to block iPhone sales in those countries due to claimed WCDMA patent infringements.

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