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* * * * * WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * * *
AUGUST 23, 2007


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_____________________ * * * TOP STORIES * * * ____________________


ROBOT SOFTWARE PLATFORM SHOOTOUT!
Today's nascent robotics market has engendered about 10 general-purpose
software development frameworks for service robots. This article surveys
seven of them, and sketches the other three, before concluding with an
analysis of market trends likely to shape tomorrow's robotics software
landscape.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21625-0-0-0-1


LINUX SMARTPHONE OFFERS VOICE CALL CONTINUITY
Linux smartphone pioneer E28 says one of its handsets supports VCC 7.0
(voice call continuity) when used with infrastructure equipment from
NewStep Networks. The Linux-based E2832 handset is said to have
completed interoperability testing with NewStep's Converged Services
Node (CSN) equipment for enterprise and carrier networks.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21628-0-0-0-1


GUEST WHITEPAPER: MIXING PROPRIETARY CODE WITH FREE SOFTWARE
This guest whitepaper presents a series of "best practice" suggestions
about how to implement Linux stacks so as to ensure compatibility with
proprietary application software. It was written by three Access
employees, and at times uses the Access Linux Platform (ALP) as an
example of such a stack.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21631-0-0-0-1


VEHICLE-MOUNT COMPUTER RUNS DEBIAN ETCH
AML has announced a sealed, metal computer intended for mounting in
industrial vehicles. The MT7570 clocks its AMD Geode GX533 processor at
400 MHz, includes both Bluetooth and 802.11b/g wireless capabilities,
and comes standard with Debian Linux 4.0 ("Etch").
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21634-0-0-0-1


ARM DEVCON SLATED FOR OCTOBER
The fourth annual ARM Developers' Conference will be held in Santa Clara
from October 2nd through 4th. Show organizers promise a "rigorous 3-day
regimen" with more than 120 technical sessions, along with an expo
showcasing products such as ARM-based SoCs (system-on-chip processors),
embedded boards, and development tools.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21637-0-0-0-1


MOT'S LINUX-BASED RAZR2 V8 PREVIEWED
Motorola's Linux-based Razr2 V8 is "one of the most beautiful phones
ever released," enthuses OSNews editor Eugenia Loli-Queru in an
in-depth, hands-on preview. However, the phone's user interface still
can't compete with Nokia's S60 and touchscreen-based phone UIs, she
suggests.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21640-0-0-0-1


UMPC EXPECTED TO SPAWN FAMILY OF DEVICES
What we know as the "ultra-mobile PC" (UMPC) is going to be one of a
whole family of "ultra-mobile devices" (UMDs), a new report claims.
Market researcher In-Stat says "one ultra mobile device will not be able
to meet all of the different usages and applications."
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21643-0-0-0-1


MASSIVELY MULTICORE PROCESSOR RUNS LINUX
A startup founded by an MIT professor claims to have "solved the
fundamental challenges associated with multicore scalability." Tilera's
first products include a 64-core Tile64 SoC (system-on-chip), PCIe
Express add-in board for networking and video-processing applications,
multicore-optimized Linux libraries, and an Eclipse-based multicore
development environment toolset.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21646-0-0-0-1


IBM TO ACQUIRE WIND RIVER?
IBM may acquire embedded software powerhouse Wind River, according to
rumors originating in the blogosphere, and a statement issued by Wind
River competitor Enea. Wind River stock yesterday rose about a dollar
per share, or 10 percent, in advance of the rumor hitting. Wind River
has denied the rumor, however.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21649-0-0-0-1


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


* Euro embedded Linux devcon solicits papers
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21652-0-0-0-1

* Conference targets portable device developers
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21655-0-0-0-1

* High-availability middleware zeroes in on SAForum specs
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21658-0-0-0-1

* Browser, graphics stack tag-team eyes Linux devices
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21661-0-0-0-1

* Linux V2IP stack ported to DaVinci
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21664-0-0-0-1

* Embedded Linux stack, tools support TI DaVinci
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21667-0-0-0-1

* Mini-ITX PowerPC system includes Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21670-0-0-0-1

* Rugged, fanless vehicle PC runs Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21673-0-0-0-1

* Multi-country roadshow promotes embedded Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21676-0-0-0-1

* 10 from IBM: SSH, JSON, Mylyn, iPhone web apps, Web 2.0...
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21679-0-0-0-1


... and that's not all. Check here for the latest breaking news:

http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21682-0-0-0-1


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* THE LINUX DEVICES SHOWCASE
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* LINUX MOBILE PHONES
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21688-0-0-0-1

* UPDATE ON THE EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-248-2-28-17008-21691-0-0-0-1


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