Intel has released a Mini-ITX motherboard incorporating its new Atom 230 CPU and selling for around $80. Bound for a variety of “nettops” and other devices, the D945GCLF (“Little Falls”) has serial, parallel, and IDE interfaces, six USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet, and HD audio. (more…)

Wind River is readying a vertical-market Linux distribution specifically for MIDs (mobile Internet devices). Wind River Linux Platform for Mobile Internet Devices is the company's second “Platform” product to target Intel's Atom processor, and its second developed in collaboration with Intel, it says. (more…)

Via has updated its seven-year-old Mini-ITX specification, to better enable modern PC technologies like PCIe graphics cards, Blu-Ray disks, and SATA-II storage. The “Mini-ITX 2.0” standard adds a x16 (“by 16”) PCI Express lane and other requirements, some aimed at showcasing Via's newest chip-level products. (more…)

Flash memory pioneer SanDisk launched a line of SSDs (solid state disks) aimed at ultra low-cost PCs (ULCPCs) and “netbooks.” Due in August, the pSSD line includes 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB models boasting claimed read speeds of 39MB/s and streaming write performance of 17MB/s. (more…)

Asus announced two new versions of its Eee PC, both based on Intel Atom processors. The Eee PC 901 and 1000 models provide 8.9-inch and 10-inch displays, respectively, and add Bluetooth, longer battery life, improved shock resistance, faster WiFi, more storage, and WiMAX options, says Asus. (more…)

MSI has announced a low-cost “netbook” based on Intel's N270 Atom processor. The “Wind NB U100” includes a 10-inch display, 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, webcam, five-hour battery life, 802.11b/g, and Bluetooth wireless, and can be overclocked to 1.9GHz, according to the company. (more…)

Two vendors of Linux mobile phone software announced support for Texas Instruments's newest applications processor for mobile phones. At Computex Taipei, Movial Creative Technologies is showing its IXS (Internet eXperience Stack) mobile toolkit, and Azingo is demonstrating its… (more…)

Wind River announced plans to port its commercially supported Linux distribution to a dual-core, ARM11-based network processor from fabless chip-maker Mindspeed Technologies. Mindspeed's Comcerto 100 broadband processor clocks at 450MHz, and targets voice-enabled CPE (customer premises equipment) for SOHOs (small-office, home-offices) and SMBs (small-to medium-sized businesses). (more…)

[Updated Jun. 4] — 3K Computer is shipping a $300 ultra-mini PC notebook that runs “Genuine CE” Linux distribution from a 4GB SSD (solid-state disk). 3K's RazorBook 400-Mini-Notebook uses a 32-bit RISC-based processor from Chinese processor start-up Ingenic. (more…)

Linpus Technologies announced it will join Intel's “Moblin” Linux project, aimed at developing software for low-cost notebooks based on Intel Atom processors. The mature Linux distributor says its “Linux Lite” distribution runs 20 percent longer under batteries when using software developed… (more…)

Intel has announced a second wave of Atom processors, targeting simple desktops and notebooks the chipmaker dubs “nettops” and “netbooks.” The Atom N270 and 230 processors are accompanied to market by matching 945GSE and 945GC chipsets and low cost SSDs (solid state drives). (more…)

Intel has announced a low-cost, NAND-flash-based SSD (solid state drive). The Z-P230 uses a parallel ATA (PATA) interface to save power in mobile devices, and sells for $25 in a 4GB version, or $45 for 8GB. A 16GB version will be available in the fourth quarter. (more…)

The world's third-largest PC vendor has announced a “netbook” based on a 1.6GHz Intel Centrino Atom processor and Linpus Linux. Acer's $380 Aspire One offers 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 8GB flash, an 8.9-inch, 1024×600 display, WiFi, webcam, and an optional 80GB hard drive. (more…)

The forthcoming release of Linux 2.6.27 will extend the mainline kernel's support for Marvell's embedded storage processors. The release will add basic support for Marvell's Loki (88RC8480), a system-on-chip (SoC) processor integrating a 400MHz-1GHz Feroceon core with a mix of on-chip peripheral interfaces aimed at storage and networking. (more…)

InnoDisk has announced what it touts as the world's smallest SSD (solid state drive) with a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. Adapting the typical IDE module to SATA's smaller connector, the “Satadom” needs no separate power cabling, features a locking connector, and targets harsh environments, says InnoDisk. (more…)