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LinuxDevices acquired ...view story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – LinuxDevices' publisher, Ziff Davis Enterprise, has been acquired by a Californian company -- as yet undisclosed, but rumored to be Foster City-based QuinStreet. Future plans for the site have not yet been announced ...... (Embedded)

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Openmoko smartphone reborn as hackable GTA04view story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – German manufacturer Golden Delicious has begun shipping a hackable open source smartphone that runs a variety of Linux software, including a newly optimized Openmoko distro. (Embedded)

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Ruggedized Atom E600 module ships in EMC-proof enclosureview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – MEN Micro announced a ruggedized, EMC- computer-on-module (COM) that uses the rugged ESMini form-factor and supports Intel Atom E600 processors at up to 1.6GHz. The MM2 offers up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, provides expansion options including PCI Express, CAN, and I2C, and supplies I/O including gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, and SATA.... (Embedded)

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Review: Razr Maxx boasts best Android smartphone batteryview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx is a power-packed follow-up to the company's Droid Razr handset, says this eWEEK review. Now available on Verizon Wireless, the 4.3-inch RazrMaxx zips along with a 1.2GHz, dual-core processor and 4G LTE, and positively astounds with its 3300mAh, all-day battery.... (Embedded)

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Samsung's Android tablet/smartphone hybrid will debut in mid-Februaryview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – AT T says it will begin pre-sales of Samsung's Galaxy Note mini-tablet/smartphone on Feb. 17 for $300 plus contract. To be hyped during the Super Bowl via video shot on its own eight megapixel camera, the Android 2.3-based gadget features a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz, dual-core processor, and a stylus.... (Embedded)

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Linux-based home energy gateway supports ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0view story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Digi International announced a ZigBee-based home energy gateway that runs Linux on a Freescale i.MX28 processor. Compliant with the upcoming Smart Energy 2.0 standard, the & ConnectPort X2e for Smart Energy& enables ZigBee devices on a Home Area Network (HAN) to communicate with an energy service provider, says the company.... (Embedded)

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Open source Linux tablet showcases KDE Plasma Active technologyview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Members of the KDE Plasma Active community announced an open source tablet platform that runs the mobile-oriented version of KDE's Plasma UI layer on a MeeGo Linux-based & Mer& operating system. (Embedded)

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WebOS' Enyo 2.0 dev platform goes cross-platform, adopts Apache licenseview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – HP announced a roadmap for its Linux-based WebOS operating system, which will be released under an open source Apache 2.0 license in September. HP also released an Apache-licensed version 2.0 of its Enyo Javascript development framework for WebOS, adding cross-platform app development across Android, iOS, and desktop browsers.... (Embedded)

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Tiny server offers modular designview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Xi3 Corporation announced a 4-inch, & eco-friendly& server it claims will be readily upgradeable, thanks to the use of one board containing the processor and memory and two separate boards containing I/O ports. The & microServ3r& apparently offers a choice of AMD processors, SSD (solid state disk) storage, two gigabit Ethernet ports, two eSATA ports, and a Fibre Channel port.... (Embedded)

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Notion Ink's Adam II tablet will move to OMAP 4 chipview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Notion Ink says it will switch to a Texas Instruments OMAP 4 processor running Android 4.0 for its next generation Adam II tablet. In other tablet news, Pew Research found the percentage of U.S. (Embedded)

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Linux-based flight recorder optimized for dronesview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Ampex Data Systems announced a compact, ruggedized airborne recorder that runs SUSE Linux on a 1.3GHz Intel Atom E660T CPU. The ruggedized TuffServ 40 (TS 40) offers 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 2GB boot disk, an 80GB or 160GB solid state drive, a gigabit Ethernet port, and a -40 to 159.8 deg. F operating range.... (Embedded)

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NSA releases security-enhanced Androidview story

http://www.linuxfordevices.com – The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) released a security-enhanced version of Android based on the hardened SE Linux, featuring stricter access control policies. SE Android restricts the system resources available to an Android app regardless of user permissions, blocking malware such as the & GingerBreak& exploit at six different steps during execution, says the NSA.... (Embedded)