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IBM Developerworks: "The N810 is an embedded handheld system with an 800x480 display. It has Bluetooth, wireless, and USB connections. The underlying kernel is a 2.6.21 Linux® kernel, adapted for the hardware."
OStatic: "One of the chief complaints among iPhone and iPod Touch owners has been the lack of a system-wide way to copy and paste content. Apple's SDK forbids application developers to create plug-ins for direct collaboration between applications..."
IBM Developerworks: "Despite being a popular platform, third-party applications are still needed for the BlackBerry platform. There is no better way to bring those applications to fruition than to enable the help from the open source community."
IBM Developerworks: "Learn how to build a custom Linux® distribution to use in an embedded environment, in this case to drive a Technologic Systems TS-7800 single-board computer. In this tutorial, you learn about cross-compiling, the boot loader, file systems, the root file system, disk images, and the boot process, all with respect to the decisions you make as you're building the system and creating the distribution."
IBM Developerworks: "Learn how to build a custom Linux® distribution to use in an embedded environment, in this case to drive a Technologic Systems TS-7800 single-board computer. In this tutorial, you learn about cross-compiling, the boot loader, file systems, the root file system, disk images, and the boot process, all with respect to the decisions you make as you're building the system and creating the distribution."
Lists: "The most popular phone in the world runs Unix. That’s right. The iPhone runs on Unix. Are there any other cool devices out there running on Linux or Unix? Of course there are:"
EzHomeTech announces signage player 4.0 that can get internet web banners in real time via Ezhometech internet browser. The Signage player 4.0 supports video playlist, picture playlist, running text and internet web content in 1080p HD and 1920x1680 resolution mode.
The Register: "Intel's project to put a Linux and open source stack on mobile devices is getting overhauled to attract developer support, having failed to generate much interest... the existing Ubuntu-based kernel is out and Fedora is in, along with a set of Gnome-compatible mobile components that updates Moblin's previous Gnome implementation."
Techworld: "Taiwanese electronics maker Giga-byte Technology has teamed up with mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch the M528 mobile Internet device in August..."
Practical Technology: "You’d think the electronics vendors who keep breaking the GPL by using the BusyBox Unix utilities would finally learn that they can’t get away with it. It doesn’t look like they have though. This time the SFLC (Software Freedom Law Center) is taking on Extreme Networks, a major network hardware provider."
TechWorld: "Less that one week after going on sale via its own e-commerce site, the 900MHz version of OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner Linux phone has sold out, but don't despair yet as more are on the way..."
Forbes: "Forget the iPhone. The real battle in the mobile industry is over open-source software..."
Register Hardware: "Anyone fond of creating their own applications within a open source environment will soon be able to get mobile. Openmoko has finally announced the launch date of its Neo FreeRunner open-source phone..."
Cyber Cynic: "Ka-Boom! Sorry, that was the sound my crystal ball made made as it fell off its stand and smashed into a million pieces..."
tecosystems: "Sun's Jonathan Schwartz, in discussing Java specifically and Sun more generally, is fond of highlighting the volume of the mobile market relative to the PC..."
TechCrunch: "Open operating systems, for most folks, means that the operating system is essentially free. The average computer user knows that Linux is free, as in beer, while Windows costs money..."
LinuxDevices: "Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India, says the company..."
Jim Zemlin's Blog: "It has been years since we have seen a full scale operating system war..."
451 CAOS Theory: "This week's deal by Finnish giant Nokia to pay more than $400m for total ownership of Symbian so it can open the OS has stoked the red hot mobile Linux and open source coals, just in time for summer BBQs..."
Roundup: News from Europe this morning reveals Nokia has purchased the Symbian and is open sourcing the embedded OS. Pundits are already wondering what this means for Linux and Android.
The Times: "Google's ambitions in the mobile industry have suffered a setback after it was reported a new handset powered by the search giant's software is now unlikely to appear until the end of the year..."
Computerworld Australia: "A team of experts and students from NICTA and the University of NSW have won first place in a major international technology competition for developing a robotically operated, computer-driven clarinet that runs on Linux..."
LinuxDevices: "Linux's first-ever official 'embedded maintainers' have invited device developers to get involved in the kernel development process..."
Reuters/iTnews: "The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia said it expected the role of Linux operating software in mobile handsets would grow, but it would take some time to become mainstream..."
LinuxPlanet: "While you probably won't run Vista as a virtual machine on your cell phone, there are many viable use cases of virtualization for embedded applications. The most simplest, cheapest, feature rich is using Linux and KVM..."
Free Software Magazine: "Ubuntu Remix is a bit of an odd project. It's very new, and things are likely to change very quickly--especially when we start seeing devices that use it natively..."
Jim Zemlin's Blog: "Cell phones are the next device that will move to open standards. Whether the big providers like it or not..."
Fatal Exception: "Palm isn't dead yet! That's the word from Palm CEO Ed Colligan, speaking at the recent media launch of the Palm Centro in Australia..."
ZDNet: "One story not told often enough involves Linux' growing domination of the embedded market..."
Dev Connection: "Contrary to some reports, everything that makes Android 'Android,' including all the core platform components and libraries needed to port Android to new devices will be open sourced under commonly used, industry standard licenses, says Google..."
Communication Breakdown: "Covering Asus' adoption of DeviceVM's Splashtop software in all its motherboards and some laptops, we were wondering exactly which parts were proprietary and which were Linux--hence pulling back from calling it a 'Linux OS...'"
internetnews.com: "Google kicked off its Google I/O developer's conference here with an update on several of its Web-related initiatives and a flashy demo of its Android software for mobile devices..."
LinuxDevices: "Elonex is taking orders for a sub-$200 Linux-based laptop aimed at the British educational market. Based on a 300MHz processor, the Elonex One includes WiFi, Ethernet, Flash storage, USB, and a 7-inch, 800 x 480 detachable touch display..."
LinuxDevices: "Andrew Morton finally has his wish--times two--as there are now two official 'Embedded Linux' maintainers listed in the Linux kernel 'Maintainers' file..."
Sydney Morning Herald: "Japanese television technology that will give viewers access to high-speed broadcasts over the internet could render conventional television obsolete and transform the media landscape within years, analysts have predicted..."
Ars Technica: "Now, the company has radically reinvented its mobile software platform and is offering developers an early sneak peek of an alpha release that features Trolltech's Qtopia mobile technology and uses the Enlightenment e17 window manager..."
Underexposed: "Google didn't invent open-source programming or pioneer the mobile-phone software market, but when it comes to its Android project, don't accuse Google of playing follow the leader..."
DeviceGuru: "Netflix and Roku today jointly announced a tiny set-top box (STB) said to offer unlimited streaming of DVDs and TV episodes on Netflix members' TVs..."
Reuters/ITPro: "The world's top handset maker Nokia expects the role of the Linux operating system in its product portfolio to increase as the role of its Internet-focused devices grows, company officials said..."
internetnews.com: "Thanks to a new joint effort between Intel and Wind River, you may soon be running Linux in your car..." -= Click here to change filter settings =- | openSUSE 11.0: A Versatile Linux Server Paul Ferrill evaluates openSUSE 11.0, which shines on the desktop, for its fitness as a server capable of filling many different roles. Smile and Say 'Cheese' Marcel Gagné introduces Cheese, the photo booth application for Gnome. Cheese turns your Webcam-equipped PC into an instant photo booth, with a bonus- fun special effects. Networking 101: Understanding (and Using) ICMP Charlie Schluting explains how ICMP is much more than "that thing ping uses". There's plenty to take in before we move further up the layer stack. Scripting Best Practices Juliet Kemp uses some Perl examples to demonstrate techniques for keeping all of your scripts, regardless of what language they are written in, understandable and useful. So that when you look at them six months later, you actually understand what you did, and they still work. The Joys of xargs Juliet Kemp explores the incredibly useful xargs command. It takes in input and executes your chosen command on it. Deceptively simple in concept; extremely powerful in execution. Here we'll look at xargs with find, and then at some other possibilities. Viewing the Night Sky with Linux, Part I: KStars Akkana Peck launches a new series about astronomy with Linux. The first installment introduces KStars, the Linux planetarium program that is easy to use and full of advanced features. Networking 101: Understanding Spanning Tree The spanning tree protocol ensures that sensible redundancy in your network doesn't turn into loops run amok. Charlie Schluting explains how it works. TUXACO EXTENDS TRAINING PORTFOLIO (Mar 14th) RUFFDOGS, INC. launches Restore PE (Personal Edition) backup software with TECHNALIGN, INC. TaFusion MEPIS Linux (Mar 14th) LumenVox and Digium Partner to Offer Speech-enabled Asterisk Open Source and Business Edition PBXs (Mar 13th) KoanLogic announces KLone-DevKit release (Mar 13th) LinuxIT Europe and Red Hat on a mission to make Linux even easier (Mar 13th) Linux Today •eIQ LogAnalyzer [Linux] 2.0 •eIQ iMON 1.0 •Astaro Security Linux 3.201 •Iruka 0.1 •Eukleides 0.9.1 •Xeukleides 0.9.1 •Zeiberbude 2.0 RC1 •fische 0.8 •phpRPG 0.5 •Web server application: Webglimpse - A Search Engine Software 2.4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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