Fluffy Spider says its flagship GUI (graphical user interface) and multimedia software stack was demonstrated by a Japanese provider of embedded and real-time software development services. (more…)

Linux may soon gain “multi-touch” support similar to that found in Apple's iPhone. The MPX (multi-pointer X) project is currently developing software aimed at enabling multiple cursors and input devices on standard OSes that use the X Window System, such as Linux and BSD. (more…)

Intel has unveiled an ambitious project aimed at developing open source software for mobile devices. The Moblin project comprises a Linux kernel, UI framework, browser, multimedia framework, and embedded Linux image creation tools, along with developer resources such as documentation, mailing lists, and an IRC… (more…)

SSV has added optional WiFi and GSM/GPRS networking to a small industrial PC targeting M2M (machine-to-machine) applications. The Com/PC is available with a Pentium M or Geode processor, runs Linux or Windows, and targets remote maintenance, tank field monitoring, telemetry, and POS/vending machine… (more…)

MontaVista founder and embedded Linux pioneer Jim Ready will host a technical webinar on the past, present, and future of real-time Linux this month. Entitled “New developments in Real-time Linux,” the event is set for Wed., July 25, at 10:30 A.M. (more…)

Nokia's Navigation Kit for the N800 Internet Tablet works great when used in a car in metropolitan outskirts, but seems to struggle holding a fix when the battery gets low, notes LinuxDevices.com's Henry Kingman after spending a few days with the setup. (more…)

Embedded board vendor VersaLogic has started shipping small, low-cost I/O boards based on a proprietary new expansion board format. The company's SPX (serial peripheral expansion) modules offer cost and space savings compared to traditional stacked PC/104 I/O boards, with no reduction in throughput or… (more…)

Palm's Linux-powered Foleo has potential, but only if Palm can stop denying that the device is actually laptop, reckons Sascha Segan of Gearlog. Palm has positioned the Foleo as a “mobile companion” for itinerant workers needing only email, document prep, and PowerPoint capabilities. (more…)

The second annual “Open Source in Mobile” (OSiM) conference has announced its sponsors and program of events. Set for Sep. 18-19 in Madrid, Spain, the event features keynotes from representatives of Nokia, Access, Red Hat, Motorola, Telecom Italia, and HP. (more…)

Aewin has announced a highly integrated 5.25-inch form-factor single-board computer (SBC) that accepts either Pentium M or Celeron M processors. The EM-7500 runs Linux or Windows XP, and offers eight serial ports and both PC/104 module and PCI card expansion. (more…)

This is not a hoax. A Silicon Valley company has started shipping an FPGA-based coprocessor designed to plug right into an open “socket 940” location on a standard multiprocessor AMD Opteron motherboard running Linux. (more…)

The Real-time Linux Workshop has issued a call for papers for its ninth annual event, set for Nov. 2-4 in Linz, Austria. This year's event has a special focus on industrial case studies, but authors are invited to submit original work on a range of topics related to real-time Linux. (more…)

Ocean Blue Software is readying a digital TV receiver software stack aimed at free-to-air and pay-TV digital set-top boxes and TVs for European, U.S., and Japanese markets. The stack, which targets Linux-based devices, aims to simplify the development of reduced-component-count consumer electronic devices based on Toshiba's second-generation TC9040x “Donau” processors. (more…)

A joint venture formed last year by NEC, Panasonic, and TI has announced its first product, a hardware/software reference design for a “3.5G” W-CDMA baseband subsystem for mobile phones. Adcore-Tech says it has already started licensing its design to partner companies developing mobile handset communications chips. (more…)

[Updated Jul. 17, 2007] — Embedded virtualization specialist VirtualLogix has announced series B funding of $16 million. New investors included Intel Capital and round leader Esprit Capital Partners, while existing investors Atlas Venture and Index Ventures also contributed. (more…)