Bsquare Corp. says it has acquired a set of embedded assets of Vibren Technologies for $500,000, including software products, customer relationships, ongoing royalty streams, and new marketing channels, as well as eight sales and engineering personnel. Vibren will re-focus around low-to-medium volume embedded Macromedia Flash licensing. (more…)

Evalue Technology of Taiwan is shipping a low-profile SBC (single board computer) for fanless applications based on Linux. The Via Eden-based ECM-3612 measures 5.7 x 4 inches, and has soldered-down on-board CPU and memory. It targets industrial automation, POS, and transportation. (more…)

Tired of Linux v. Windows flamewars on the desktop and servers? Check out the Great Gadget SmackDown, pitting Linux against Windows in the arena of embedded/device computing. The article counts up how many devices are actually shipping with each OS, in nine categories such as mobile (more…)

PalmSource will cut staff 16 percent and focus solely on Linux mobile phones, according to statements in its annual report, and comments reportedly made by interim CEO Patrick McVeigh at an earnings call. PalmSource earnings rose considerably year-over-year, and the company has reportedly landed a tier-one handset customer, InformationWeek reports. (more…)

Linux versus Windows isn't just servers and desktops anymore. Smart devices are showing up all over the place, and the embedded arena features fighting just as intense. The Great Gadget Smack-Down aims to sort it out once and for all, and find out which embedded OS is best. (more…)

Embedded Toolsmiths has announced that its software debugger is included in an AMCC Linux development kit for a general-purpose industrial PowerPC processor. Embedded Toolsmith's software-only Agile-DB Debugger comes standard with the AMCC 440EP kit, while its hardware-assisted JTAG debugger Guardian-SE is available as an upgrade. (more…)

Win4Lin and NoMachine will jointly develop thin-client server software capable of securely and efficiently serving Windows thin-client sessions from Linux servers, the companies say. The product will be based on Win4Lin's hybrid Linux/Windows terminal server and NoMachine's caching proxy server, and will be positioned as a Linux-hosted alternative to Citrix. (more…)

The Software Revolution has created a complete, detailed model of the 2.6 Linux kernel using UML 2.0 (unified modeling language). The model comprises interlinked scalable vector graphics and text documents modeling all major subsystems of the kernel, including all source code fields and functions. (more…)

Nokia's forthcoming Linux-based Internet tablet continues to generate interest. Several blogs devoted to the 770 have sprung up, with detailed reviews of prototypes, news of open source software ports, and stories about open source developers helping with the device, which is expected to ship this quarter. (more…)

Real-time animated graphics tools used in control applications for Hong Kong's subway system and NASA's Space Shuttle have been ported to AMD-64 Linux. Kinesix's Sammi application development kit for Linux includes vector graphics interface creation tools, runtimes, and network APIs, and targets aerospace, transportation, and defense. (more…)

OP3 AB has come up with an ingenious way for cameraphone users to quickly and easily access product- or service-related information on the Web from their phones. Once equipped with a small (18KB) freely downloadable software program, users point their cameraphones at a circular “ShotCode” pattern, (more…)

Third-party applications powerfully influence mobile phone and PDA purchases, according to an annual survey of 14,000 mobile content users by online retailer Handango. The survey also suggests that active mobile content users are more satisfied with their devices, and less likely to change brands. (more…)

One of China's largest telecommunications equipment companies has used Linux and Qtopia Phone Edition to build a dual-band GSM mobile phone with a 1.3MP camera and unique pivoting color touchscreen. ZTE's e3 has strong multimedia and video capabilities, along with a full web browser and Chinese-English translation software. (more…)

One of China's largest telecommunications equipment companies has used Linux and Qtopia Phone Edition to build a dual-band GSM phone with a unique pivoting touchscreen. ZTE's e3 has strong multimedia and video capabilities, along with handwriting recognition and Chinese-English translation software. (more…)

Embedded Planet is readying a PowerQUICC III development board that can function as a ProcessorPMC module in CompactPCI telecom equipment, or operate standalone using a supplied wall-cube adapter. The EP85xxM targets communications, mil/aero, medical, and industrial applications, and will ship in Q3 with a Linux BSP. (more…)