Less than two weeks after launching its Linux-based “single core” U900 phone aimed at the mid-range market, Grundig Mobile has introduced another Linux-powered smartphone. (more…)

Taiwanese board- and system-builder Lanner Electronics is sampling a 2U network appliance that supports Cavium's interesting multi-core MIPS64-compatible network processing units (NPUs). (more…)

[Updated Feb. 19, 2008] — Canadian board-maker Techsol is offering a tiny industrial gateway preloaded with Linux, along with a lightweight JRE (Java runtime environment). The Gateway Express uses the company's SA2410 Medallion CPU module, draws under two watts, and is available with IBM WebSphere… (more…)

The worldwide market for “converged mobile devices” topped 80 million units in 2006, up an impressive 42 percent over 2005 shipments, according to a new study from IDC. In the fourth quarter, vendors shipped a total of 23.5 million devices, 33.5 percent more than the same quarter a year ago, IDC says. (more…)

TeamF1 is offering a customizable routing software stack for Linux that targets gateway applications in the SMB (small-medium business) market. The Secure Gateway Solution (SGS) stack supports PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, and other architectures, and comprises a configurable mix of VPN (virtual private networking), firewall, router, and interface components. (more…)

Wasabi Systems Inc.'s BSD-based NAS (network attached storage) software stack now supports a Geode-based reference design from AMD. Wasabi Storage Builder for NAS, combined with AMD's Geode LX NAS RDK (reference design kit), provides a secure, reliable platform for the development of NAS devices,… (more…)

Devicescape has updated its WiFi hotspot auto-login tool, and is encouraging all users to upgrade before Friday, Mar. 2, when the old version expires. Along with a new authentication protocol, Devicescape Agent 1.0.21 adds support for Nokia's Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet. (more…)

Germany-based Real-time Systems (RTS) is readying a hypervisor product said to enable multi-core processors to simultaneously run an RTOS (real-time operating system) and a GPOS (general-purpose operating system), while preserving the RTOS's real-time determinism. The RTS Real-Time Hypervisor, currently in beta, initially supports VxWorks and Linux, according to the company. (more…)

The first software-defined cellular base station to be certified by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is on display at a communications conference in San Diego this week. The physical layer software of Vanu Inc.'s “Anywave” Base Station runs on Linux and commodity Intel hardware, for low cost and convenient upgrades, according to the company. (more…)

Board-maker Kontron and fabless semiconductor house XGI have proposed a standard for high-end embedded graphics modules, with the goal of providing both scalability and long-term availability. The “Universal Graphics Module” (UGM) measures 84 x 95 mm, and initially supports dual VGA, LVDS, and DVI outputs. (more…)

Nokia quietly began delivering an upgrade to its Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet in January. The N800 retains the same small web tablet form factor, while adding a webcam and significantly increased computing horsepower, memory, and storage expansion. (more…)

[Updated Mar. 1] — Dutch network computing specialist Athena has updated its OEM-licensable Linux-based thin client operating system. The company claims NLX (New LinuX) 5 to be the first thin client OS based on a 2.6-series Debian kernel. (more…)

Empower Technologies is developing a digital media tablet (DMT) reference design based on a new RISC/DSP chip in TI's “DaVinci” processor line. The DMT design will include hardware based on TI's TMS320DM6441 chip, along with Empower's “LEOs Digital Media Edition” embedded Linux operating system, according to the company. (more…)

A newly launched community project aims to create an open reference implementation for a “complete” high availability (HA) operating environment, based on select Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) standards. “OpenSAF” was created by Motorola and Ericcson, and is backed by Nokia, Nortel, OKI, Siemens Networks, Interphase, MontaVista, and Wind River. (more…)

Nokia quietly began delivering an upgrade to its Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet in January. The N800 retains the same small web tablet form factor, while adding a webcam and significantly increasing computing horsepower, memory, and storage expansion. (more…)