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* * * * * WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * * *
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007


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KDE PORTED TO NOKIA'S LINUX-POWERED WEB TABLETS
A community developer has ported Linux's KDE desktop environment to
Nokia's Internet tablets. The port appears to run on both the N800 and
-- with the addition of an RS-MMC card upgrade -- the older 770 tablet.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22105-0-0-0-1


SOURCE RULES AMONG EMBEDDED DEVELOPERS
Access to source code is the "primary motivating factor" in Linux
adoption among embedded systems developers, suggests Evans Data Corp.
The research firm found that two-thirds of developers surveyed deem
source access "very" or "extremely" important, while only five percent
thought it "not" important.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22108-0-0-0-1


PRICE UP, SPECS DOWN FOR LOW-COST LINUX NOTEBOOK?
As its ship date nears, the price is rising and the specs dropping on
Asus's ultra-low-cost, flash-based Linux notebook, according to reports.
The EEE PC (3ePC), introduced at Computex, Taipei in June, is now
expected to start at about $250, rather than the $190 originally targeted.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22111-0-0-0-1


EMBEDDED OS VENDORS THRIVE DESPITE LINUX
The overall market for embedded operating systems increased more than 20
percent in 2006, according to a new study of the global marketplace by
Venture Development Corp. (VDC). However, operating system suppliers are
under increasing pressure from Linux, the research firm says.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22114-0-0-0-1


LINUX TABLET DELIVERS IP-TV, OTHER SERVICES OVER WIFI
A European vendor of multi-service broadband gateways has used Linux and
a handful of Texas Instruments (TI) silicon to build a neat-looking WiFi
tablet capable of delivering IP-TV wirelessly throughout the home.
Thomson's "WiFi Tablet" can deliver a range of other advanced services,
as well.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22117-0-0-0-1


QNX FREES NEUTRINO MICROKERNEL SOURCE
QNX has finally succumbed to growing desire among developers for open,
modifiable source code, and opened up the source code for its "Neutrino"
RTOS (real-time operating system). Access to the code is free, although
commercial deployments will require royalties, and commercial developers
will continue to pay for Momentics development seats.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22120-0-0-0-1


LINUX-BASED SLUG SPAWNS HIGHLY HACKABLE NAS
Cisco's consumer products division is shipping a successor to the
Linux-based NSLU2 (aka "SLUG") consumer NAS (network-attached storage)
appliance, one of the most-hacked devices ever. The NAS200 has room for
two internal SATA drives, supports FAT32-formatted external USB 2.0
drives, and comes with UPnP media-sharing software.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22123-0-0-0-1


LF ANNOUNCES OPEN SOURCE LEGAL SUMMITS
The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to
accelerating the growth of Linux, announced today that it will hold two
legal summits over the next 12 months for leading attorneys from open
source-oriented companies and the community. Read more at Linux-Watch.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22126-0-0-0-1


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


* Linux-powered PS3s run conference signage
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22129-0-0-0-1

* 65nm "STB-on-a-chip" runs Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22132-0-0-0-1

* 2.5-inch flash drive holds 461 GB
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22135-0-0-0-1

* Intel set-top-box chip gains browser port
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22138-0-0-0-1

* DIY remote control, gaming console runs Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22141-0-0-0-1

* "Real-time" Linux to support new PowerPC SoCs
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22144-0-0-0-1

* ARM11 dev board comes with Linux, ITBOK
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22147-0-0-0-1

* MicroTCA systems come with CG Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22150-0-0-0-1

* AMD opens Radeon GPUs to open source development
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22153-0-0-0-1

* CTOs mull multicore issues at Power.org devcon
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22156-0-0-0-1

* Linux phone stack vendor touts OSiM keynote
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22159-0-0-0-1

* RTOS vendor joins telecom standards group
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22162-0-0-0-1

* ARM invests in Chinese embedded development firm
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22165-0-0-0-1

* Intel divests modular communications platforms
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22168-0-0-0-1


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

http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22171-0-0-0-1


______ * * * FREQUENTLY UPDATED EMBEDDED LINUX GUIDES * * * _____

* THE LINUX DEVICES SHOWCASE
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22174-0-0-0-1

* LINUX MOBILE PHONES
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22177-0-0-0-1

* UPDATE ON THE EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-254-2-28-17266-22180-0-0-0-1


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