Four embedded hardware vendors will jointly present a live Webcast on standards for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC). Entitled “Meeting carrier requirements with AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMCs,” the online event will feature representatives of Radisys, Embedded Planet, Diversified, and Kontron — all of whom offer carrier hardware products that run embedded Linux. (more…)

Sony's Playstation 3 (PS3) reportedly could cost nearly a thousand dollars, and might not ship in the US until 2007. Entitled “PS3: Everything we know,” a 1up.com story speculates about PS3 hardware, ship dates, pricing, and available game titles, but doesn't mention the Linux OS… (more…)

An embedded services and board vendor in British Columbia is shipping its first reference design to include an integrated LCD display. The TPC-57 is based on an ARM9-based CPU module, along with a 5.7-inch touchscreen LCD. (more…)

The Object Management Group (OMG) is soliciting papers for its “Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-time and Embedded Systems,” July 10-13, 2006, in Washington, DC. Suggested topics include real-time Linux, DDS (data distribution service), CORBA (common object request broker architecture), UML (unified modeling language), and MDA (model driven architecture). (more…)

AOL is offering a developer kit for writing software that interoperates with AIM's (AOL Instant Messenger) 60 million-strong userbase. The Open AIM kit can also be used to write AIM plugins. The kit is free, when used with AIM username/login namespaces, and AOL will also license custom namespaces, it says. (more…)

The Embedded Systems Lab at Lanzhou University, China, has published three detailed, example-filled articles about Linux kernel debugging tools and tactics. The papers cover GCOV code coverage tools, kernel function instrumentation, and runtime debugging, and were written by Nicholas McGuire, who now teaches at Lanzhou… (more…)

A PDA-like Windows Mobile phone has been successfully coaxed into running Linux. The “Universal,” created by Taiwanese ODM HTC and re-sold under various brands, has successfully booted several Linux OSes, after a flurry of collaboration on a developer community forum. (more…)

IBM has published the following new technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

Motorola's newest Linux-based smartphone reached electronics stores and online retailers in Beijing today. The A1200 is a triband GSM/EDGE phone with a stylish, ultra-slim design. It runs MontaVista Linux on an Intel PXA270 (Bulverde) processor, and has been approved by the FCC for US operation. (more…)

Tensilica announced six new processor cores last week, including one aimed specifically at mobile devices based on Linux. The Diamond Standard 232L is positioned as “the lowest-power processor capable of running the Linux operating system,” and is claimed to have better performance than ARM's successful ARM926EJ-S core design. (more…)

[Updated Mar. 3] — The first “registerable” release of the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 3 specification has been made. Linux distributions can now be registered as compliant with CGL 3.2, which includes a variety of changes based on feedback from specification users, according to the OSDL (Open Source Development Labs), the member-funded industry group that maintains the specification. (more…)

The Access/PalmSource Linux Platform (ALP), a Linux environment for smartphones and other devices expected to appear in devices in 2007, must attract developers in order to succeed, suggests Jason Perlow at ComputingUnplugged. (more…)

TimeSys has signed up four new ASSPs (authorized support and service partners) for its subscription-based service package for embedded Linux developers. The new LinuxLink ASSPs will provide native-language sales and support, and value-added services, in France, Israel, Greece, Turkey, India, and Southeast Asia, TimeSys says. (more…)

A fabless semiconductor startup focused on “multi-function video processing chips” has adopted Linux and an open-source RISC core. Vivace Semiconductor's roadmap, unveiled at a venture capital event today in San Francisco, includes a VSP200 chip targeting portable video players, and a VSP300 chip targeting high-definition integrated digital TVs (DTVs). (more…)

A dozen videos addressing topics of interest to embedded Linux developers are now available from Free-Electrons, a small company in the South of France that distributes free embedded Linux documentation and training materials. The videos were shot at last week's FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Developers' European Meeting) in Brussels, Belgium. (more…)