http://www.linuxfordevices.com – Samsung plans to combine the emerging MeeGo Linux-based Tizen operating system with its own home-grown Bada OS in a new Linux-based platform, a Samsung executive told Forbes. This year, however, it appears the platforms will stay separate -- as many as two Samsung devices will likely ship with the HTML5-focused Tizen this year, says the report.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – GarrettCom announced a ruggedized industrial computer that has been & hardened& for use at power substations, featuring compliance with IEC 61850 and IEEE 1613 standards. (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – Kontron announced two rugged 6U CompactPCI compliant with PICMG 2.16, based on Intel's & Sandy Bridge& Intel Core i7 processors. The air-cooled Kontron CP6003-RA and even more rugged, conduction-cooled Kontron CP6003-RC, support up to 16GB of soldered DDR3 and up to 32GB of ruggedized NAND flash memory, and offer a wide range of I/O from gigabit Ethernet to HDMI.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – IBM Research demonstrated what it claims is the world's smallest memory bit, using only 12 atoms. IBM's & atomic memory& prototype, by tapping the alternating magnetic spin of antiferromagnetic atoms, is said to achieve storage that is 100 times denser than today's hard disk drives and solid state memory chips.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – MEN Micro announced a rugged, PowerPC-based & XM51& computer-on-module (COM) featuring Freescale QorIQ processors -- including the eight-core, 1.5GHz P4080 -- and up to 16GB of DDR3 SDRAM. In other QorIQ news, Freescale and Mentor Graphics will jointly deliver high-speed simulation platforms for QorIQ based on Mentor's Vista virtual prototyping package.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – Axiomtek announced a rugged, fanless DIN-rail computer with dual CAN 2.0 A/B interfaces, redundant components, and SNMP-based & AXView& remote management software. The rBOX103 is equipped with the extended-temperature Intel Atom Z510PT and Z520PT processors, dual isolated Ethernet ports, and dual power paths accepting from 12 to 48VDC, says the company.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – The Linux Foundation posted a calendar of its 2012 conferences, starting with the Android Builders Summit Feb. 13-14, co-located in Silicon Valley with the Embedded Linux Conference, Feb. 15-17. The Linux Kernel Summit will be held Aug. 26-28 in San Diego, where it will be co-located with the larger LinuxCon North America event and the Linux Plumbers Conference, both held Aug. 29-31.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – TI (Texas Instruments) used this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to demonstrate its freshly minted OMAP 5 processor, which it claims will be the first ARM Cortex-A15 product on the market. Shown off on an Android 4.0 smartphone reference platform, the SoC (system on chip) will support both tablets and thin-and-light notebooks, the chipmaker promised.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – Google launched an & Android Design& website that offers an in-depth style guide for Android 4.0 app developers. Explaining how to create apps for both smartphones and tablets across multiple vendors and devices, the guide gets down and dirty on details such as themes, notifications, typography, navigation, multi-pane layouts, and much more.... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – Parrot announced three new versions of its Android-based Asteroid in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platform: a 3.2-inch Asteroid CK Bluetooth hands-free system, a five-inch Asteroid Nav navigation system, and the Asteroid 2DIN multimedia car radio. (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – At CES, ViewSonic announced a seven-inch ViewPad E70 tablet that runs Android 4.0 on a 1GHz processor and costs a mere $170. The company also unveiled a 9.7-inch ViewPad 10e tablet for $270, a 10.1-inch, dual-boot Windows/Android model (the $849 ViewPad 10pi), and a 3.5-inch ViewPhone 3 (Latin America-bound with Android 2.3).... (Embedded)
Email this pagehttp://www.linuxfordevices.com – Intel announced the fifth generation of its reference platform for education-focused portable PCs. The Classmate now features a dual-core Atom N2600 processor, delivering battery life of up to 12 hours, plus optional capacitive multitouch functionality, according to the company.... (Embedded)
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