Intel is shipping a new mobile processor built on 90nm process technology that clocks up to 2.1GHz. The Pentium M 765 includes 2MB of integrated L2 cache and a “power optimized” 400MHz system bus and enhanced “Speedstep” power saving technology. The 765 appears in Centrino laptops that launch this (more…)

SRS Labs has announced that its audio “enhancing” technology supports a MontaVista Linux distribution optimized for ARM9-based consumer electronics devices including mobile phones. The company says WOW XT for Mobile on MontaVista Linux Consumer Edition (CE) will bring 3D stereo imaging and heavy bass performance to music, ring tones, and (more…)

First Silicon Solutions (FS2) and Viosoft have collaborated on a hardware-assisted toolsuite targeting embedded Linux driver, module, and application development for ARM7 and ARM9 targets. The suite includes Viosoft's Arrriba embedded Linux development environment and FS2's System Analyzer for ARM cores. (more…)

TimeSys has delivered on its earlier commitment to ship a Linux distribution compliant with version 2.0 of the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification by Q3 of this year. The company says that in doing so, it is the first Linux vendor to ship “CGL-Registered” Linux, and that CGL-Registered TimeSys Linux (more…)

Flash memory pioneer M-Systems — famous for its DiskOnChip and DiskOnKey solid state disk replacements — has revealed plans to produce mobile phone SIM cards with a significant amount of built-in flash memory storage. The cards, dubbed MegaSIM, will be available in the second half of 2005, with flash storage capacities initially ranging from 16 to 256 MB. (more…)

Atmel is officially shipping the first two chips in its very-low-cost line of ARM7-based SoCs. Atmel's 32-bit SAM7S-series SoCs target the 8-bit microcontroller (uC) market, where Atmel says it can offer better real-time performance and “secure operation functions” such as watchdog timers. The question is, though: will they run Linux? (more…)

InfoSync is reporting that Sharp will no longer sell Linux-based PDAs in the US, and has end-of-lifed a US model introduced here less than a year ago. If true, the decision will affect mainly corporate users developing solutions around the SL-6000. (more…)

[Updated Nov. 1, 2004] — ARM Ltd. unveiled a new 16/32-bit CPU instruction set technology, called “Thumb-2,” at the Fall Processor Forum on October 19. Thumb-2 aims to bring uniformity to a broad swath of processors, from ultra-low-cost microcontroller (uC) level chips to high-end “application specific standard processors” (ASSPs) and system-on-chip (SoC) processors. (more…)

Intel is sampling die-shrinks of two SoCs (system-on-chip) for access and edge networking equipment. The XScale IXP2325 and IXP2350 are built on 90nm technology, and target applications that use a single chip for both data plane and control plane processing, Intel says. (more…)

Intel is sampling two chips in a new ARM-based family of SoCs (system-on-chip) for network devices. The IXP46x family targets industrial automation, as well as communications and embedded networking devices for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). A development board and Linux support package (LSP) are available for the chips. (more…)

CompuLab is shipping embedded Linux with a tiny low-cost processor module based on a 400MHz Intel PXA255. The ARMcore-GX measures 2.6 x 1.7 inches (66 x 44mm) and costs $51 in quantities of 1,000, and is available with a PC/104 carrier board. (more…)

Black Duck Software has expanded its line of open source software license management services. Its new “protexIP/license management” service lets attorneys add their clients' own open source licenses to Black Duck's license management system. It targets legal firms and corporate legal departments at companies involved in open source development. (more…)

Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has released a hardware/software reference design targeting digital multimedia appliances with sub-$100 BOMs (bills-of-material). The reference design, designated AVM49R, includes a mini-ITX board with a dedicated MPEG-1/2/4 codec chip alongside a 333MHz MIPS… (more…)

SSV is shipping a PC/104 boardset powered by an AMD 586 processor, that implements Ethernet and CAN fieldbus interfaces and comes with embedded Linux support. The two-board combo consists of a PC/104 carrier board plus SSV's tiny DIL/NetPC ADNP/1520 processor module. (more…)

Metrowerks has set out to drive Linux further into the automotive telematics market by launching what it calls “Automotive Grade Linux,” a version of the open source operating system enhanced with non-traditional features to address the specific requirements of automotive telematics. (more…)