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Embedded development testing benefit moves to Linux

Embedded development testing benefit moves to LinuxThe biggest abusers of the GPLare the embedded Linux people. Try to get a copy of Linux for your Palm pilot, or internet appliance - you have one choice really - MonteVista. These guys are VERY tight lipped about "free" stuff, and you won't...

Tags: UNIX, Embedded Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Embedded Development, Montevista, benefit

Discussion threads 2005-12-23

PalmSource moved further into oblivion

PalmSource moved further into oblivionChances of updates for Palm Owners?I'd say zero. Time to buy that new PocketPC device I guess.A couple of things[.NET (now, the official app dev environment for PocketPC/Windows Mobile)]WHAT!?!?! Why would something called "net" be THE environment for something that is NOT "net" handhelds. It...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Pocket PC, PalmSource Inc., Linux, Montevista, Transmeta Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-09-10

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First batch of LiMo mobile Linux devices readied for battle against Microsoft, Nokia

The LiMo Foundation is making steady progress on its goal to make Linux a popular mobile operating system. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, several key LiMo vendors including Motorola, Samsung, NEC and Panasonic announced as promised the first set of LiMo-compliant handsets while...

Tags: LiMo Foundation, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Palm can't execute; The downside of Centro

Palm can't execute; The downside of CentroPalm can't execute...........And I agree...they haven't innovated for years. A number of other non-Windows platforms are actually getting attention and advancing mobile technology. Symbian, MonteVista and even the new kid Android seem to have the potential to move the market forward.It may...

Tags: PDAs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Linux, Handhelds, Palm Inc., Centro

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Linux gets its 'Moto' running

Linux gets its 'Moto' runningChina open to open sourceit's a great thing. Tibet, Linux, lunch, let the free role on.Wish the US market was tooIts good that they are more open to trying something other than M$. I wish the US market was the same.HOIATLLinux + ipod...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, phone

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Mobile phone companies join forces on Linux

Mobile phone companies join forces on LinuxMuch like you just did[i]oncept of the high-end, critical domains in which Linux is the de facto choice of OS. [/i]Sorry its not, that is Solaris.DeFacto Standard?Again, Linux is a Unix derivative. Unix was designed for mission critical and secure computing in the 70s,...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Loverock, Linux, mobile, cell phone

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

Linux firm MontaVista seeks new CEO

Linux firm MontaVista seeks new CEO1 NT.Uh huh!Sorry to disappoint you but thats the way I read this article. He stepped down because he knows linux isn't worth continuing. Why is that when a Windows exec steps down its because Microsoft is some rotten place, but when a...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, WinDriver, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-01-09

Look for a Linux distro face-off in the embedded space

Embedded software developers put Baskin-Robbins to shame when it comes to dishing up a large variety of operating systems flavors. The swirl of Linux permutations alone puts a rocky road in front of those seeking a smooth ride for reuse and modularity of device code.Yet the use of and preference...

Tags: Wind River Systems, embedded Linux, Linux

Blog posts 2005-09-26

Look for a Linux distro face-off in the embedded space

Embedded software developers put Baskin-Robbins to shame when it comes to dishing up a large variety of operating systems flavors. The swirl of Linux permutations alone puts a rocky road in front of those seeking a smooth ride for reuse and modularity of device code. ...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Wind River Systems Inc., embedded Linux

Blog posts 2005-09-26

Year of wireless

A lot of people will call this the Year of the Blog. But it's really the Year of Wireless.As the year ends we can see mobile phones becoming a big part of the computing mainstream, with all the power of a PC and broadband Internet access as well.So it's no...

Tags: Linux, telephone

Blog posts 2004-12-03

A new direction for Linux for gadgets

A new direction for Linux for gadgetsThe Joy of GPLHereby demonstrating some of the advantages that GPL software has in the world:[b]*[/b] MonteVista can make their changes for their customers even if Linus doesn't like the way they do it -- or even doesn't like the fact that they've done...

Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Workstations, Linux, interupt, hardware interupt, kernel, hardware

Discussion threads 2004-10-11