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* * * * * WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * * *
JULY 26, 2007


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BUILDING THE ULTIMATE LINUX-BASED MUSIC SERVER
This article by LinuxDevices senior editor Henry Kingman describes how
to build your own silent, fast, eco-friendly Linux-based PC for use in
the living room. The PC is based on a high-end Via mini-ITX board,
passively cooled Serener case with heatpipe cooling, Debian Linux, and a
little creative embedded elbow grease. Kingman's how-to article is
entertaining, highly detailed, and loaded with photos showing the
required bits and pieces.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20938-0-0-0-1


LINUX POWERS PDA FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED USERS
Levelstar used embedded Linux to create a PDA for visually impaired
users. The "Icon" has a custom hardware design with built-in 30GB hard
drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, and USB, and comes with a full complement of
"life managing software." Learn more about this interesting Linux-based
device by reading our complete device profile.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20941-0-0-0-1


LINUX DEVICE OFFERS FREE PHONE CALLS FOR LIFE
A startup is readying an interesting new Linux-based device promising to
deliver free domestic calls (in the U.S.) for life, with no ongoing
charges. Ooma's hub uses P2P networking, with each user's landline
serving as a potential local termination point for all other users.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20944-0-0-0-1


SILICON WAFER TEST SYSTEMS SWITCH TO LINUX
A vendor of high-end test and measurement equipment for the
semiconductor fabrication market has switched to Linux. Keithley
Instruments said its S600 Series Parametric Test Systems are more stable
and have a longer service life, now that their embedded control computer
runs Linux instead of Solaris.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20947-0-0-0-1


INTEL OPENS MULTICORE THREADS LIBRARY
Intel has released a multicore development library under the "GPLv2 with
runtime exception" license. Intel Threading Building Blocks is a
cross-platform, portable library aimed at improving the performance of
C++ applications on multicore processors, without requiring deep
developer understanding of parallel programming theory.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20950-0-0-0-1


LINUX KERNEL GAINS VIRTUAL SAN DRIVERS
The mainline Linux kernel will gain new support this quarter for
virtualized SANs (storage area networks). Emulex says its LightPulse
virtual HBA driver gives each virtual machine (VM) on an enterprise
storage server independent access to the SAN peripheral, through a
shared HBA (host-bus adapter).
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20953-0-0-0-1


HP BUYS NEOWARE, EYES VIRTUALIZED CLIENT COMPUTING
HP on July 23 announced plans to acquire thin client specialist Neoware,
in a deal valued at $214 million. HP expects the acquisition to boost
its thin client Linux software, and help it compete in the emergent
market for virtualized client computing.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20956-0-0-0-1


_____ * * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK * * * _____


* 3G cellphone reference designs target Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20959-0-0-0-1

* Network equipment vendor group bulks up
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20962-0-0-0-1

* Device software test/debug tools rev'd
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20965-0-0-0-1

* DIY embedded Linux service adds PowerQUICC parts
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20968-0-0-0-1

* CG Linux adds ATCA blade, PrPMC module
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20971-0-0-0-1

* Tiny PC sips power, runs Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20974-0-0-0-1

* Nano-ITX motherboard drives dual LVDS displays
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20977-0-0-0-1

* Nokia N800 gains a Mozilla-based browser
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20980-0-0-0-1

* Linux thin clients support virtualization
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20983-0-0-0-1

* Linux device gains UPnP stack
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20986-0-0-0-1

* Book looks at multi-core C++ libraries
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-239-2-28-17266-20989-0-0-0-1


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