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August 19, 2011 10:06 AM
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How to Write and Submit a Linux Kernel Patch

Greg Kroah-Hartman has a very good tutorial about writing and submitting a patch to the Linux kernel. The video is over 1 year old but this is still relevant.

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August 16, 2011 10:09 PM
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HTC Releases Unlock Bootloader Tool

HTC Releases Unlock Bootloader Tool | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it

HTC has finally released its  “Unlock Bootloader” tool, that allows owner of HTC phones to develop software on their smartphone and/or to replace the current Android version by another version.

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August 15, 2011 9:32 PM
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SATA-IO µSSD Standard for Embedded Solid State Drives

The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) recently announced a new standard for embedded solid state drives (SSDs) called “SATA µSSD”.

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August 12, 2011 10:30 PM
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List of Linux Kernel Development tutorials/books

List of Linux Kernel Development tutorials/books | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Books: Getting the basics right : Understanding the Linux Kernel -- Publisher: O'REILLY http://www.google.com/books?q=isbn%3A978-0-596-00565-8 Linux (Great list of Linux kernel development books and online how-tos -
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August 12, 2011 10:28 PM
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Android Scores Last in Open Governance Index

Android Scores Last in Open Governance Index | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it

Vision Mobile recently released a report about different open source projects analyzing their openness via their Open Governance Index.

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August 12, 2011 10:27 PM
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Pandaboard Benchmark: Android (Pandroid) vs Linaro Android

Here’s a video with two Pandaboards (powered by TI OMAP 4) running Android. On the right, there’s Google’s Android, built with the gcc 4.4 toolchain provided by Google and the Pandroid kernel.

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August 9, 2011 10:23 PM
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List of Wireless Standards for Local and Personal Area Networks

List of Wireless Standards for Local and Personal Area Networks | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it

While designing your embedded system, you may have to choose between different wireless standards to match your needs. Here's a list of such standards and corresponding available open source packages.

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August 9, 2011 10:22 PM
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Low Cost Development Board Samsung Origen based on Exynos 4210

Low Cost Development Board Samsung Origen based on Exynos 4210 | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it

Samsung and Linaro announced Samsung Origen, a low cost development board (199 USD) based on Samsung Exynos 4210, that will use Linaro software and related development tools.

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August 5, 2011 9:52 PM
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Wearable Android Development Kit

Wearable Android Development Kit | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
WIMM Labs recently announced a wearable Android-based reference platform and software development kit designed for mobile, sports, health, fashion, finance and consumer electronics applications.
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August 2, 2011 8:37 PM
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Calao Snowball Development Boards Are now Available

Earlier in February, ST Ericsson had announced the availability of development boards running Linaro based on their Nova A9500 processor.4 different development kits based on this platform can now be purchased online on Calao...
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August 1, 2011 9:59 PM
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Is it IPv6 Time ? IPv6 Basics on Linux

The first time I worked on IPv6 was in 2000 in my master’s degree thesis where I started an implementation of Mobile IP based on IPv6 in Linux Redhat.
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August 1, 2011 9:58 PM
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ARM Based Android Set-Top Boxes at China Content Broadcasting Network Exhibition

The 19th China Content Broadcasting Network Exhibition (CCBN 2011) took place on March 23 – 25 2011 at the  China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.
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August 1, 2011 9:58 PM
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NXP to release “Internet of Things” source code

Up to now, mainly people were using the Internet, but now things connect to the internet without human beings intervention for data collection (sensors) in order to improve the efficiency of different systems, this is what is called the...
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August 16, 2011 10:09 PM
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New Revision of C++ Programming Language: C++11

The Final International Draft standard (FCD) was unanimously approved on August 12th, 2011. The standard should be published this year as C++11.

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August 15, 2011 9:33 PM
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Tiny Core Linux Distribution: 10 MB Linux UI Desktop

If you are looking for a small footprint Linux distribution, you may be interested in Tiny Core Liunx. Here’s the description on Tiny Core Linux Website:
Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux GUI Desktop.

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August 12, 2011 10:30 PM
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Linaro Connect videos: achievements, Q&A with management and announcements | Linaro - Open source software for ARM SoCs

Linaro Connect videos: achievements, Q&A with management and announcements | Linaro - Open source software for ARM SoCs | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Videos: Linaro Connect, Cambridge, UK, Aug. 2011 - Achievements during the week, Q&A session with management, and announcements for the next events.
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August 12, 2011 10:29 PM
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OMAP3 / OMAP4 Based Android Reference Designs for Smartphones and Tablets

OMAP3 / OMAP4 Based Android Reference Designs for Smartphones and Tablets | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Elektrobit (EB) announced their Specialized Device Platform (SDP), a reference design based on the Android operating system, targeted to Public Safety, Security and Defense, sectors with stringent compliance and regulatory...
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August 12, 2011 10:28 PM
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5 New Atmel SAM9 Processors: SAM9G15, SAM9G25, SAM9G35, SAM9X25, and SAM9X35

5 New Atmel SAM9 Processors: SAM9G15, SAM9G25, SAM9G35, SAM9X25, and SAM9X35 | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Atmel recently announced five new embedded processors for its SAM9 family all running at 400MHz,  featuring 100mW consumption,  support for DDR2 and NAND flash memory, with some models offering LCD touchscreen support and CAN...
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August 12, 2011 10:27 PM
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HTC Releases OpenSense SDK

HTC Releases OpenSense SDK | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it

HTC recently released OpenSense SDK, a framework encompassing all available HTC SDKs as well as features that will be offered in the future for HTC Sense user interface.

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August 9, 2011 10:22 PM
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Linaro 11.07 Release with Linux Kernel 3.0

Linaro has just released version 11.07, the first version that makes use of Linux 3.0.

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August 9, 2011 10:21 PM
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Skype Adds Video Calling Support for 17 Android Devices

Skype Adds Video Calling Support for 17 Android Devices | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Last week, Skype announced that it is adding video calling support for 17 Android devices that run Gingerbread (Android 2.3).  Previously, mobile video calling with Skype was only available on 4 Android devices namely: HTC Desire...
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August 2, 2011 8:42 PM
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Dvico TViX XROID A1 Specifications, Firmware and Manuals

Back in November 2010, Sigma Designs and Dvico announced the first Android Set-top Box based on SMP8656 series would be available by Q1 2011.
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August 1, 2011 9:59 PM
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Over 40 Percent of Embedded Projects are Behind Schedule

VDC Research has published a research note entitled “Running Behind Schedule: The Crisis in Software & System Development” where they surveyed some embedded and enterprise developers and got the result that over 40% of developers...
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August 1, 2011 9:59 PM
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Compile with ARM Thumb2 to Reduce Memory Footprint and Improve Performance

ARM claims that Thumb-2 instructions (for ARM Cortex cores and all ARMv7 processors) provides performance improvements and code size optimization: Thumb-2 technology is the instruction set underlying the ARM Cortex architecture...
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August 1, 2011 9:58 PM
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Ali M3701G: New MIPS based STB SoC

Ali, a Taiwan company, manufacturer of chips for multimedia devices such as DVD player , Set-top boxes, media player has recently announced a new chipset for DVB STB based on MIPS architecture called the M3701G.
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