Oct. 30, 2008
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INTEL, TAIWAN TAG-TEAM MOBLIN, WIMAX
Intel and Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will jointly
establish an "enabling center" for Moblin, an open source toolkit and
software stack for developers targeting Intel's Atom processors.
Additionally, Intel Capital will invest $11.5 million in Taiwanese
carrier VMAX Telecom, with the aim of enabling Taiwan's first WiMAX network.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10259:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
NOKIA TALKS QT STRATEGY, TACTICS
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Nokia hopes to increase the number of developers
working on its Qt GUI toolkit tenfold. In opening remarks at its annual
Developer Days conference today, Qt Software Chief Sebastian Nystr?m
(pictured) invited attendees to look for online job postings,
commenting, "We're hiring."
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025A:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
LINUX TAKES TO HIGH SEAS, CHICKEN COOP
Plat'Home announced the results of its "Will Linux Work?" contest in
which developers stretched the limits of the company's Linux-based
OpenMicroServer (OMS). Four winning designs were selected, including a
sailboat navigator, a home automation system, an irrigation control
system, and a chicken-coop door controller.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025B:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
HP NETBOOK BOASTS HOMEGROWN LINUX DISTRO
HP announced a netbook with a proprietary, media-centric Linux
distribution called MIE (Mobile Internet Experience). The HP Mini 1000
features an 8.9-inch or 10.2-inch display, a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor,
plus a 60GB hard drive or SSD (solid state disk) up to 16GB.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025C:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
DELL NETBOOK USES MID-SIZED ATOM
Dell announced a netbook that breaks from the herd by using an Intel
Z5xx Atom CPU and 12-inch display. The Inspiron Mini 12 includes a
60/80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, webcam, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g WiFi, and
runs Ubuntu Linux, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025D:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
IPTV SET-TOP RUNS LINUX
NeuLion is shipping a Linux-based IPTV set-top box (STB) as a complement
to its IPTV encoding and streaming platform. Based on a Freescale
Coldfire CPU and an Analog Devices Blackfin DSP (digital signal
processor), the NeuLion IPTV STB provides H.264 decoding at 30fps.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025E:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
TINY SBC BUILDS ON CORTEX-A8 SOC
Gumstix launched a tiny fourth-generation version of its open-source,
gumstick-shaped SBC (single-board computer). The Linux-based Overo Earth
measures 0.7 x 2.3 x 0.2 inches, 40 percent smaller than the earlier
Verdex, and it has switched to the ARM Cortex-A8-based Texas Instruments
(TI) OMAP 3503 system-on-chip (SoC).
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1025F:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
TORVALDS: REAL QUALITY MEANS TAKING IT PERSONALLY
The Linux Foundation (LF) has posted a ten-minute video interview with
kernel coordinator Linus Torvalds. Held during the Linux Foundation's
recent Linux Kernel Summit, the interview reveals the Linux founder
speaking out on issues ranging from kernel/userland interactions to why
Linux has so many interfaces.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10260:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
ARM TIPPED FOR NETBOOKS
Netbooks using ARM's high-end "Cortex-A" family of processor cores will
begin appearing soon in netbooks, an ARM executive is reported as
saying. Rob Coombs, ARM's director of mobile solutions, says to "expect
announcements in the next few months," as quoted by ZDNet UK.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10261:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
LINUX, ATCA RISING
ATCA (Advanced Telecommunications Computer Architecture) technology will
emerge as a $2.65 billion industry in 2013, with growth driven by
"mega-mergers," according to a report from IDC. The research firm also
notes that Linux is "changing the software makeup of network
infrastructures," in both network and control layers.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10262:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
_____ * * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM PAST WEEK * * * _____
* Board vendor bundles Debian BSPs
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10263:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Console servers ship with open-source UPS tools
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10264:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* FPGA dev kit supports dual PowerPCs
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10265:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Industrial Linux gains ADA 2005 tools
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10266:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Via demos Nano processor, Pico-ITXe
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10267:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Virtual system mimics superscalar SoC
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10268:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Networking platforms run Pentium M SoCs
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=10269:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Embedded ATX boards sport four cores
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026A:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Tiny $75 SBC gains baseboard
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026B:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Linux wins big in ATCA "Best of Show" honors
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026C:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Fanless box targets industrial apps
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026D:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* "Storage robot" gains community-built apps
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026E:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
* Shutting down idle PCs with Linux
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=1026F:170902AE21158A6F6B84C49E51B3B6D8&
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