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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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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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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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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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May 19, 2011 3:32 AM
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Ziilabs announced the ZMS-20 aimed at Android 3.0 Tablets

Here’s how Ziilabs describes their new dual core processor aimed at tablets running Android honeycomb: The ZMS-20 has been engineered for high-resolution tablet computing and combines ZiiLABS’ StemCell media processing array with...
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April 19, 2011 2:57 AM
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Rockchip RK2918 based Set-Top Box and Laptop

Rockchip RK2919 is apparently being implemented in many tablets such as Arnova 10, but they are also used in STB / media players and Laptops.Rockchip showcased their set-top box reference design at Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2010.
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April 15, 2011 10:26 PM
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Boot Linux in 300 milliseconds - CNXSoft – Embedded Software Development

Boot Linux in 300 milliseconds - CNXSoft – Embedded Software Development | Embedded Systems News | Scoop.it
Minimal Embedded Linux boots in 300ms on Texas Instruments' Beagleboard...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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May 19, 2011 3:33 AM
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Yocto Project: Build Your Own Custom Embedded Kernel Image

The Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that provides templates, tools and methods to help you create custom Linux-based systems for embedded products regardless of the hardware architecture.
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Embedded Linux Quick Start / Tutorial Videos - CNXSoft – Embedded Software Development

Embedded Linux Tutorial Videos ( 3 hours) including a lab session with NXP LPC3250 development kit running u-boot (bootloader) and Linux angstrom (kernel)...
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Mediatek based Low Cost Android Capacitive Smartphone

Here’s a video about an Android 2.2 Capacitive touchscreen phone based on Mediatek MTK6516 processor. By today’s standard, this processor is not very fast (460 MHz), but its price point allows for very low cost smartphones.
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