Trolltech announced the release of Qt version 3.2. the popular C++ multiplatform application framework. According to Trolltech, the new version of Qt includes hundreds of enhancements and features that enable developers to build high-performance, low maintenance multiplatform applications. (more…)

The Audiopad is a musical composition and performance instrument which tracks the positions of objects on a tabletop surface and converts their motion into music. The system, which is powered by Debian Linux, combines a set of electronically tagged objects on a tabletop… (more…)

Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Awards voting will end July 25. Categories include Favorite Programming Language, Favorite Embedded Linux Distribution, Most Indispensable Linux Book, Favorite Processor Architecture, Favorite Development Tool, Favorite Linux Website (uhm, may we suggest one?), and many more. (more…)

Market analyst firm IDC reported today that the worldwide market for handheld devices continued to decline in the second quarter of 2003 “due to seasonality and sluggish demand from businesses and consumers alike.” According to IDC's quarterly handheld market report, Worldwide Handheld QView, worldwide handheld device shipments fell by 10.7% in Q2-03 over the same quarter a year ago, and dropped… (more…)

Sony Corporation announced the development of a new application processor which will serve as the heart of its upcoming “Clie” PDAs. The new processor, dubbed “Handheld Engine”, will initially be show up first in the Clie PEG-UX50, a new PalmOS-based handheld set debut in Japan next month (shown in the photo below). (more…)

Kontron announced a 3U CompactPCI single-board computer (SBC) based on an Intel 1.6 GHz Pentium M processor. Although the board performs comparably to one with a 2.4 GHz desktop-class Intel Pentium 4, it requires roughly 50 percent less power and can be cooled passively, the company said. (more…)

Motorola announced a new low-power PowerPC processor aimed at a broad range of embedded applications including gateways, industrial controllers, automative telematics and GPS, instrumentation, and image processing. The MPC5200 is based on a 400MHz PowerPC 603e core (with Floating Point Unit) that performs at 760 MIPS (million instruction per second) while consuming less than 850 milliwatts of power,… (more…)

TimeSys Corp. announced several customers in networking, datacom, and broadband server applications, today. The company said its “carrier-grade embedded Linux real-time operating system (RTOS)” and associated development tools have been selected for new projects by Astrodesign, Memotec, Panasonic, Sanyo, and SeaChange International. (more…)

The O'Reilly Open Source Convention provided the following summary from the just-completed event . . . (more…)

M-Systems, the company that achieved notoriety in the embedded market through its invention of the chip-like “DiskOnChip” embedded Flash-disk, has announced a next-generation modular embedded Flash module standard — one that plugs into embedded boards via a USB 2.0 signal interface implemented on a dual-inline connector. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com recently contacted Red Flag Software to learn about the company's embedded Linux business activities in China. We received replies to our questions from Danny Huang, Vice President and General Manager of Red Flag's “Embedded Product Division,” and are pleased to share the following short interview with the Embedded Linux community . . . (more…)

Marvell Semiconductor announced embedded Linux software support for its secure gateway reference design based on its “Link Street 88E6318” single-chip gateway/router system-on-chip (SOC) processor. (more…)

O'Reilly publishing announced the release of a new book, Learning UML, about the Unified Modeling Language (UML), a visual language which is used for modeling and communicating about software systems. (more…)

This article published by the San Jose Mercury News takes a look at the growing impact of Linux on the embedded software market, and provides market analyst data on the overall market size, MontaVista Software's market share, and Wind River's recent performance. (more…)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled a new system-on-chip (SOC) processor for handheld devices today, calling it “the world's fastest mobile CPU.” The chip boasts a processor clock rate of 533MHz, and is aimed at enabling new services, functions, and multimedia capabilities for mobile handheld devices such as PDAs and smartphones, the company said. (more…)