Db4objects is touting how well its object database for Java and .Net works with NAND flash, at the JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco. The company is demonstrating a NAND-based in-car navigation system said to perform up to 10 times better than hard-drive based navigation systems. (more…)

Artila Electronics is shipping a passively cooled ARM9-based system targeting applications such as industrial control and building automation. The Matrix-520 is based on a 180MHz Atmel SoC (system-on-chip), includes lots of I/O ports, and comes with an open Linux development environment and a stout metal case. (more…)

Coverity has added a free Eclipse plug-in to its “Prevent” SQS (software quality system). “Coverity Prevent Desktop for Eclipse” lets developers test code on their desktop before checking it into project-wide Prevent installations for nightly build and analysis. (more…)

INAT GmbH is shipping a PowerPC-based PC/104 CPU module that targets industrial applications requiring 24VDC power. The board is based on a 266MHz AMCC 405EP processor and includes RAM and flash memory, and Ethernet and serial ports, and comes with Linux 2.4.25 pre-installed. (more…)

Indian device design house iWave Systems has unveiled a “military grade” PDA that supports SDIO WiFi and GPS receiver modules. The “iW-Rugged-PDA” is based on a Marvell PXA270 processor, and can run Linux or Windows CE, the company said. (more…)

Contrary to widespread rumors, Ubuntu Mobile will not target mobile phones. Instead, the “mobile and embedded” version of the popular desktop Linux distribution will be developed in partnership with Intel, and will target “mobile Internet devices” (MIDs), along the lines of Nokia's N800… (more…)

Sun will ship a “pre-integrated,” GPL-licensable, Linux- and Java-based operating system software reference design for mobile phones, it announced at its JavaOne conference today in San Francisco. (more…)

A Palo Alto, Calif. based start-up is readying a silent, low-cost, Linux-based computing appliance said to burn an order of magnitude less power than traditional PCs. The Zonbu Zonbox runs Gentoo Linux and two dozen open source applications on a Via C7 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. (more…)

Canonical is readying a version of its popular Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution specifically for mobile Internet devices (MIDs). “Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded” will ship in October, concurrent with Ubuntu 7.10, the company announced during the Ubuntu Developer Summit this week in Seville, Spain. (more…)

Altia has revised its PhotoShop plug-in aimed at helping graphic artists create interactive mockups of device interfaces, without help from programmers. PhotoProto 1.05 is said to be “literally twenty times faster” when creating GUI mockups out of large Photoshop files with hundreds of layers. (more…)

Tricastmedia has announced a new version of its cross-platform software technology for creating light-weight, rich applications for devices and networks using J2ME MIDP. The TWUIK UI platform for mobile and consumer electronic devices runs on a number of operating systems including embedded Linux and Windows Mobile, according to the… (more…)

The Mozilla Foundation is working to adapt the Firefox browser to mobile devices, such as Linux-based phones, according to an APCMag interview with Mozilla CEO Winifred “Mitchell” Baker. (more…)

Hong Kong-based mini-PC manufacturing specialist SD-Omega has launched a new system claimed to be the smallest Core 2 Duo PC to support both Linux and Windows Vista. The SD635 is based on an Intel 945GM/ICH7M chipset and measures 6.2 x 10.1 x 2.2 inches (156 x 256 x 56mm). (more…)

Conexant claims to be sampling the “world's first” system-on-chip (SoC) processors for “GPON/GE-PON residential gateways” (gigabit/gigabit Ethernet passive optical networking). The “Xenon-IIIG” GPON and “Xenon-IIIE” GE-PON chips come with Linux, and support both FTTH and FTTN (fiber-to-the-home/node) applications, Conexant said. (more…)

Shenzhen-based embedded specialist Embest Info & Tech has added two more boards to its line of ARM920-based single-board computers (SBC). Both the SBC-2440-I and SBC-2440-II are supplied with support for Linux 2.6, according to the company. (more…)