A start-up in the French Alps near Grenoble is readying its second Linux SBC (single-board computer) the size and shape of a USB memory stick. Calao's USB-S8815 is based on a 333MHz ARM9 processor, runs Linux 2.6, and has 128MB each of flash and RAM. (more…)

A startup hopes to challenge Soekris and PC Engines, among others, in the market for compact, customizable computing platforms for networking devices. HeroLogic's first system, the HL-463, is based on a 333MHz AMD GX466 processor, and lets users choose from several supported software options, including Linux. (more…)

Embedded Linux developer services provider TimeSys has updated its cross-toolchain packages for the ARMv6j (ARM11) architecture. Additionally, the company has used the toolchain to rebuild its downloadable binary package repository and reference distribution for Freescale's i.MX31 mobile applications processor. (more…)

Revenues from cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) services will quadruple, from approximately $2 billion in 2006 to more than $8 billion in 2012, a new report from ABI Research forecasts. The study also predicts increasing variety in the M2M market's business models. (more…)

Taiwanese chip and board vendor Via Technologies has introduced a new ultra-low voltage (ULV) processor aimed at industrial, commercial, and ultra-mobile applications. Touted as the “world's most power-efficient” x86-compatible CPU, the 500MHz Via Eden ULV processor debuted at an Embedded Systems Conference in Taipei this week. (more…)

According to DesktopLinux.com's just-completed 2007 Desktop Linux Survey, GNOME has now surpassed KDE as the most popular Linux desktop environment, and Ubuntu remains the desktop Linux distribution of choice. Read the complete article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at DesktopLinux.com, (more…)

Linux training and laptop specialist LinuxCertified will offer a three-day class in embedded and real-time Linux development. As with all LinuxCertified courses, participants will receive the use of a Linux laptop that they then have the option to purchase. (more…)

This guest whitepaper presents a series of “best practice” suggestions about how to implement Linux stacks so as to ensure compatibility with proprietary application software. It was written by three Access employees, and at times uses the Access Linux Platform (ALP) as an example of such a stack. (more…)

A board vendor in China/Taiwan is touting a mini-ITX system based on Freescale's fastest PowerQUICC II processor. Micetek, which specializes in 8- and 32-bit processor development boards, said its MPC8349E-mITX system comes with Linux, and can be used to build networking, communications, and “pervasive computing”… (more…)

Fluffy Spider Technologies (FST) has ported Opera Software's Opera browser to its FancyPants embedded graphics stack. The companies will jointly market the combined stack, which initially supports Linux on ARM, to developers of smartphones, set-top boxes, POS (point-of-sales), electronic signs, in-car systems, and… (more…)

What we know as the “ultra-mobile PC” (UMPC) is going to be one of a whole family of “ultra-mobile devices” (UMDs), a new report claims. Market researcher In-Stat says “one ultra mobile device will not be able to meet all of the different usages and applications.”

In-Stat defines an ultra-mobile device (UMD) as being… (more…)

Linux smartphone pioneer E28 says one of its handsets supports VCC 7.0 (voice call continuity) when used with infrastructure equipment from NewStep Networks. The Linux-based E2832 handset is said to have completed interoperability testing with NewStep's Converged Services Node (CSN) equipment for enterprise and carrier… (more…)

[Updated Aug. 23] — AML has announced a sealed, metal computer intended for mounting in industrial vehicles. The MT7570 clocks its AMD Geode GX533 processor at 400 MHz, includes 802.11b/g wireless capabilities, and comes standard with Debian Linux 4.0 (“Etch”). (more…)

Linux security device maker Yoggie has launched a knowledge base to support its small-formfactor ARM-based hardware firewall products. The Yoggie Knowledge Base uses an FAQ (frequently asked questions) format, and currently has about 40 questions that reveal interesting details about… (more…)

Telecom software vendor Enea has started shipping a new version of its “carrier-grade” high-availability middleware suite. The company says its Element version 2.2 features an application management framework (AMF) better-aligned with the Service Availability Forum's (SAForum's) Application Interface Specification (AIS) definition. (more…)