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Truck computer runs Windows Mobile — Oct. 06, 2008 — Motorola announced an interesting Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional computer designed for cab mounting in trucks. The VC6096 includes a VGA-resolution touchscreen display, 65-key QWERTY keyboard, GPS, HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, and integrated telematics support, the company says. ...
ETX module targets military apps — Oct. 06, 2008 — Ampro announced a device combining the ETX COM (computer on module) form-factor with an AMD Geode LX800 processor. Targeting "mission-critical military, avionics, and industrial applications," the "ETX 620" runs Windows CE or XP Embedded, supports 1GB of RAM, and has PCI and ISA interfaces, says Ampro. ...
Cross-platform dev tool adds Windows Mobile — Oct. 03, 2008 — Zhmicro announced that its novel technology for creating cross-platform applications is now compatible with Windows CE and Windows Mobile. The "Z47 Virtual Processors" and Z++ Visual IDE (integrated development environment) allow creating apps that run unmodified on Windows desktops, Linux, and Palm devices, the company says. ...
Freescale wants out of cellular business — Oct. 03, 2008 — Freescale Semiconductor announced it is looking to sell its cellular handset chip division. The products it plans to jettison comprise baseband processors, RF transceivers, and power management/audio products for handsets, says the semiconductor firm, and are likely to include its MXC line of "cellphone-on-module" chips. ...
Touch Cruise gets Windows Mobile 6.1 — Oct. 03, 2008 — HTC has released a downloadable Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for its Touch Cruise smartphone. The ROM upgrade provides features such as a task manager and threaded SMS, and also fixes eight bugs, including problems with Bluetooth, FM radio operation, and user interface quirks, according to HTC. ...
Zune software slated for Windows Mobile — Oct. 03, 2008 — Microsoft plans to port its Zune music playing software to Windows Mobile devices, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Zune software and services may become part of the upcoming Windows Mobile 7 operating system, though the company provided no further information. ...
Embedded confab does Windows — Oct. 02, 2008 — Microsoft has announced that this month's ESC (embedded systems conference) in Boston will feature 12 different sessions devoted to Windows Embedded operating systems. The sessions, covering Windows Embedded Standard and Windows CE 6.0, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Wednesday, Oct. 29, according to the company. ...
GPS module sips 1.8 Volts — Oct. 02, 2008 — U-blox, the Swiss provider of GPS technology, has announced two "revolutionary, low-voltage" GPS modules. Said to be the world's first to operate at 1.8 Volts, the "Neo 5D" and "Neo 5G" target mobile devices, reducing power consumption by at least 40 percent, says U-Blox. ...
Windows Mobile phone sports custom interface — Oct. 02, 2008 — Gigabyte Communications is shipping two new mobile phones that run Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and feature a proprietary "Smart Touch II" interface. The GSmart MW702 and MS802 have 2.8-inch touchscreen displays, quad-band GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth, FM receivers, and GPS, according to the company.
Webcast demos "battery-friendly" Windows Mobile apps — Oct. 02, 2008 — Microsoft is offering the latest in a series of webcasts devoted to Windows Mobile 6.1 software development. The webcast, "24 hours of Windows Mobile application development: Developing battery-friendly applications," is viewable on demand now, the company says. ...
Ethernet module runs .NET MF — Oct. 01, 2008 — Digi International has announced .NET Micro Framework (.NET MF) support and an associated "jump start" kit for its ARM9-based Ethernet networking core module. The ConnectCore 9P 9215 expands .NET MF's capabilities into new applications such as networked sensor monitoring, data acquisition, and machine control, Digi says. ...
Speech tech supports Windows devices — Oct. 01, 2008 — Agilingua announced a new version of its SDK (software development kit) for creating user interfaces combining speech recognition and voice synthesis. The Atom Spoken Dialogue SDK, version 2.5, includes a new DSP (digital signal processing framework, plus runtime engines for Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and Linux devices, the company says. ...
Windows Mobile devices attack desktops via ActiveSync — Oct. 01, 2008 — Windows Mobile devices can be used as a tool for hacking into Windows XP computers, a security researcher has warned. Via ActiveSync 4.x, an attacker can take control of an otherwise-secure desktop computer, claims Seth Fogie, chief security officer at White Wolf Security. ...
Trolltech and Qtopia rev'd and renamed — Sep. 30, 2008 — Nokia-owned Trolltech announced a new name for both itself and the latest version of its Qtopia development platform for Linux consumer electronics devices. Trolltech is now "Qt Software," named for the cross-platform development framework upon which Qtopia (now called Qt Extended 4.4) is based. ...
Atom-based module trims COM Express — Sep. 30, 2008 — Advantech announced an Atom-based computer module using the company's new "SOM Express Micro" form factor. The SOM-6760 has an Intel Atom Z500 processor, up to 1GB of DDR2 memory, has 10/100 Ethernet, 8 USB 2.0 ports, EIDE, and a PCI Express interface, the company says. ...
MID runs Windows XP on Atom — Sep. 30, 2008 — Aigo is shipping what appears to be the first available MID (mobile Internet device) based on the Intel Atom. The Aigo P8860D is said to feature an Atom Z500 clocked at 800MHz, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 512MB RAM, a 4GB SSD (solid state disk), and dual cameras. ...
PND sports "Knight Rider" interface — Sep. 30, 2008 — Mio is now shipping a PND (personal navigation device) targeting fans of the original Knight Rider television series. The "Knight Rider GPS" runs Windows CE 5.0, has a 4.3-inch display, includes 1GB of flash memory, and announces routings via voice synthesis and flashing LEDs, says Mio. ...
Slate-style tablet PC runs Windows — Sep. 30, 2008 — Fujitsu Computer Systems added a new device to its long-running "Stylistic" series of slate-style tablet PCs. The ST6012 features a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, a 12.1-inch touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera, up to 320GB of storage, and optional HSUPA (high speed uplink packet access) networking, says Fujitsu. ...
Windows device records meeetings, presentations — Sep. 29, 2008 — Qumu has announced a Windows-based appliance designed to record presentations and business meetings. The "Capture Studio" has a quad-core Intel Core 2 Q6600 processor, eight video inputs and four audio inputs, integral A/V switcher and mixer, and creates video in multiple formats simultaneously, the company says. ...
Toshiba samples 256GB notebook SSD — Sep. 29, 2008 — Toshiba upped the ante for 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSDs), sampling a device packing 256GB of MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash storage. The "THNS256GE8BC" has a 3.0 Gb/sec. SATA interface, and is joined by 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB SSD modules aimed at lower-cost devices, says Toshiba. ...
EPIC SBC targets graphics-intensive apps — Sep. 29, 2008 — [Revised, Oct. 13] -- Axiomtek is shipping an EPIC format single-board computer (SBC) for digital signage, digital video recorder (DVR), point-of-sale (POS), and gaming applications. The Windows-compatible EP840 supports Intel's Core 2 Duo and Celeron M processors and has a Mobile Intel GME965 chipset, says Axiomtek. ...
Windows Mobile chat tomorrow — Sep. 29, 2008 — Microsoft has scheduled another of its "live chats" devoted to Windows CE and Windows Mobile. The event, scheduled for tomorrow, Sep. 30, will answer "tough technical questions" about the tools and technologies used to develop devices based on the operating systems, according to the company. ...
x86 SBCs run Windows XP Embedded — Sep. 29, 2008 — Sanyan is shipping an Intel-based ATX motherboard and an AMD-based single-board computer (SBC), both of which run Windows XP Embedded. The T601 ATX board has a Core 2 Duo clocked to 1.6GHz, and the T502 SBC offers an AMD Geode LX clocked to 500MHz, says Sanyan. ...
CPU module has FPGA onboard — Sep. 26, 2008 — TQ Components released a 2.95 by 2.4 inch computer module with an i.MX31 SoC (system on chip) and Altera FPGA (field programmable gate array). The TQMa31 runs Windows CE, with 256MB of RAM, 1 GB of flash, plus CAN, I2C, SPI and serial interfaces, says TQ. ...
Multi-core API debuts — Sep. 26, 2008 — The Multicore Association has released a standardized application programming interface (API) for inter-core communications on "closely distributed" multi-core systems. The new Multicore Communications API (MCAPI) attracted plaudits from Freescale Semiconductor, which posted a publicly available source code example, and from VirtuaLogix, which says its VLX virtualization products will support it. ...

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