New controller chip sets stage for color e-readersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:56PMWhile Amazon announced a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle e-reader today, the device still has a monochrome-only screen. Color E Ink displays are on the way, however, as today's announcement of a relevant controller chip -- the Epson S1D13524 -- made clear.
GNOME renews embedded push with LiMo dealMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:26PMLiMo Foundation and GNOME Foundation announced a partnership to collaborate on further extending GNOME's open source tools to LiMo (Linux Mobile) compliant devices.
SBC gears up for tough travel dutyThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:41PMMen Micro is taking orders for a rugged, display-oriented single board computer (SBC) for vehicles equipped with Intel's heat-resistant Intel Atom XL Z520PT processor.
Wind River ships testing framework for AndroidTuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:11AMWind River announced the availability of an automated software testing solution for Android-based devices.
Linux-ready COM Express module uses QorIQ SoCsFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 3:56PMEmerson Network Power is shipping what it claims are the first COM Express modules based on Freescale Semiconductor's multicore, PowerPC-based QorIQ processors.
Android -- and mobile web -- usage keeps growing, say reportsThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 6:26PMAndroid has continued to gain smartphone OS market share this spring, gaining four percentage points from February through May to take 13 percent of the market, says ComScore.
Novel Ion Trap With Optical Fiber Could Link Atoms And Light In Quantum NetworksThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 2:07PMPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fiber that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically charged atoms), allowing quantum information stored in the ions to be measured. The advance could simplify quantum computer design and serve as a step toward swapping information between matter and light in ...
MIPS64-based module supports 40Gbps network processingThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:11AMNetLogic Microsystems announced a Linux-based hardware/software development kit it says is the first fully deterministic networking solution that concurrently processes Layers 2-7 at 40Gbps wire-speed.
Novel ion trap with optical fiber could link atoms and light in quantum networksThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 10:29AMPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fiber that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically charged atoms), allowing quantum information stored in the ions to be measured. The advance could simplify quantum computer design and serve as a step toward swapping information between matter and light in future ...