[Updated Jun. 3] — Marvell is sampling a new family of high-performance, ultra-low-power system-on-chips (SoCs) targeting IP-based home gateways, set-top boxes (STBs), home routers, media servers, and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The Linux-compatible Marvell 88F6000 chips integrate Feroceon cores that clock to 2GHz, and draw 2 Watts, Marvell says. (more…)

Shenzhen, China-based smartphone design company Tranzda Technologies is marketing five phone designs that use its NewPlus Linux phone application stack. All five Tranzda designs include GPS, along with optional features that include WiFi, cameras, and biometric fingerprint authentication. (more…)

Wind River reports its Linux earnings grew 41 percent since last quarter, reaching $8 million, or about nine percent of the company's $87.9 million quarterly revenues. Linux bookings, meanwhile, were up 143 percent year-over-year, and reportedly include deals with two Korean handset manufacturers to make LiMo-compliant Linux phones. (more…)

Configurable processor manufacturer Tensilica announced that its ultra low-powered “post-RISC-based” processors are now supported by two Linux development partners. The ARM9-like Diamond Standard and ARM7-like Xtensa7 chips will gain a custom Linux implementation from Embedded Alley (EA), and pre-built binary software and support subscription services from TimeSys. (more…)

The Arduino Project has announced a new compact version of its open source Arduino microcontroller platform called the Arduino Nano. Meanwhile, winners of the Arduino Open Hardware Contest have been announced, and include a security system, a modular robot, and a sweater-clad haptic navigational device. (more…)

Technologic Systems is readying a rugged WVGA touchpanel PC based on a fast-booting ARM9-based single board computer (SBC). The TS-TPC-7390 Touch Panel Computer incorporates the Debian Linux-based TS-7390 SBC, which is equipped with a 200MHz ARM9 CPU from Cirrus and a Lattice FPGA (field-programmable gate array). (more…)

The Firebird Project announced that the newest release of its lightweight, open-source SQL database has been added to Debian “experimental,” OpenSUSE 11 RC1, and Ubuntu's forthcoming “Intrepid Ibex” distributions. (more…)

The IBM Linux Technology Center has been churning out the podcasts this month, with topics including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2, security, PowerPC, Hugetlbfs, and OpenSim (pictured). Meanwhile, the center is seeking listener questions for an upcoming Josh Boyer podcast on embedded PowerPC development. (more…)

Search giant Google yesterday demonstrated gesture- and touchscreen-based password entry on a prototype Linux Android phone, according to reports. Part of a Google developer conference, the demonstration also reportedly showed off a “compass” feature that adjusts Google Maps' Street View according… (more…)

The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit held on April 8-10 in Austin, Texas, may have been invitation only, but fortunately the LF has posted videos for the rest of us. The videos include sessions on mobile Linux, kernel development, and the boom in Linux laptops. (more…)

Via Technologies has announced the first processors based on its new x86-compatible “Isaiah” micro-architecture. The “Nano” processors are pin-compatible with Via's existing C7 processor family, and occupy similar power and footprint envelopes, while doubling or quadrupling performance, Via claims. (more…)

Nortel announced a carrier-grade application server aimed at providers of broadband SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) voice and other IP-based services. The Nortel Adaptive Application Engine (AAE) runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and provides Web 2.0 services such as social networking along with IP voice and multimedia, says Nortel. (more…)

The second annual Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) European Conference is set for November 6 and 7 in Ede, The Netherlands. Prospective speakers and presenters have until June 29 to submit proposals. (more…)

[Updated May 29] — A community website devoted to sharing information about Linux-based NAS (network attached storage) servers has added a “GPL” page to collect vendor distributions of GPL-licensed source code. (more…)

Timesys is offering a LinuxLink subscription for Atmel's ARM9-based AT91SAM9G20 system-on-chip (SoC). The subscription includes a 2.6.25 Linux kernel, toolchain, and hundreds of glibC and uClibc packages optimized for the low-power $7 SoC, says Timesys. (more…)