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TINY ATOM PC SPORTS HDMI PORT
Portwell is shipping a fanless, Intel Atom-based PC that uses less than seven Watts and measures just 4.5 x 4.0 x 1.05 inches. The WEBS-1010 includes a miniSD socket and a 2.5-inch disk bay, HDMI video output, an IR receiver, and six USB ports, the company says.
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MOT ANDROID PHONE(S) MAY DEBUT ON SEPT. 10
Motorola has sent out "save-the-date" notices for an Android-themed press event on Sept. 10 that is likely to see the announcement of the company's first two Android phones, says eWEEK. The manufacturer is expected to announce a "Sholes" smartphone, destined for Verizon Wireless and/or a "Morrison" model, headed for T-Mobile, says the story.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42150:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
LINUX-READY PHONE INCLUDES BOTH X86 AND ARM CPUS
Korean company Miutech has announced a Linux-compatible device claimed to squeeze an Atom-powered PC and an ARM-based mobile phone into a single package. Sporting dual displays, the HDPC (hybrid dual portable computer) offers a 5-megapixel camera, dual VGA video cameras, Ethernet, WiFi, cellular, GPS, and T-DMB terrestrial video, says Miutech.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42151:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
VOIP DESKTOP PHONE DESIGN RUNS ANDROID
A San Francisco-based startup announced an Android-based VoIP desktop phone for business users. Powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP SoC and a SIP-ready AudioCodes VoIP processor, Cloud Telecomputers' reference platform offers an 8-inch, 800 x 600 touchscreen, handset, Bluetooth, HD speakerphone, and an open, Android-based "Glass" development platform.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42152:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
LOW-COST WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED
Microsoft researchers have devised a way to offer low-cost, long-range wireless Internet via radio spectrum previously reserved for TV stations. The "WhiteFi" system could adaptively switch frequencies using a technique called SIFT (Signal Interpretation before Fourier Transform), the researchers say.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42153:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
SMARTPHONE VENDOR SLAMMED OVER PRIVACY ABUSES
Palm has been accused of collecting private data from Pre smartphone users, says eWEEK. In other Pre news on eWEEK, Apple's Steve Jobs allegedly offered Palm a potentially illegal Pre-related non-compete agreement back in 2007, and an analyst predicts rough sailing for the Pre unless it quickly adds more apps.
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PCI EXPRESS WON'T SPEED UP UNTIL 2011
The PCI SIG has officially delayed the release of the PCI Express 3.0 specification until the second quarter of 2010. As a result, graphics cards and other products tapping into the new spec's 7.99GT/sec. (gigatransfers per second) bandwidth won't be released until 2011, according to industry reports.
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OPEN SOURCE MEDIA FRAMEWORK REV'D
The Novell-backed Moonlight project announced a beta version of Moonlight 2.0, an open source Linux/Unix clone of Microsoft's Silverlight multimedia framework. Moonlight 2.0 offers improved media streaming enabling media codecs like Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Theora, and BBC Dirac, via a runtime for its sister project, .NET clone Mono.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42156:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
NOKIA'S LINUX SMARTPHONE PREVIEWED
A technology site has published specs, photos, and Maemo 5 screenshots from the Nokia RX-51 smartphone. Heir to both Nokia's N810 Internet Tablet and N97 smartphone, the RX-51 (N900) runs the former's Linux-based Maemo OS instead of Symbian, and is a "true mobile powerhouse," according to Mobile-Review.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42157:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
LINUX KERNEL DEVELOPERS INCREASE BY 10 PERCENT
The Linux Foundation has published an update to a study it first did last year regarding Linux kernel development. For each kernel release there has been a 10 percent increase in the number of contributing developers, delivering 2.7 million lines of code and a 42 percent increase in patch acceptance, the study reports.
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* * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK * * *
* Rugged fleet computer runs Linux
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=42159:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* Low-cost ARM9 chip gains Linux development support
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215A:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* 6U CompactPCI SBC runs Linux
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215B:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* PalmOS catalog ported to Android and Moblin
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215C:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* IPTV Soc adds Linux, multi-format video support
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215D:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* Media control point adopts plug-in computer design
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215E:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* Consultancy launches mobile open source practice
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=4215F:170902AE21158A6FBABB82E278384EF3&
* Fanless PC sports triple LAN ports
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