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WindowsForDevices acquired ... WindowsForDevices' publisher, Ziff Davis Enterprise, has been acquired by a Californian company -- as yet undisclosed, but rumored to be Foster City-based QuinStreet. Future plans for the site have not yet been announced ... Reports: Windows Phone 8 will switch to desktop kernel Windows Phone 8 will move from its current Windows CE kernel to the same Windows NT core that Microsoft employs on the desktop, according to two separate reports. The revamped smartphone operating system will reportedly gain four screen resolutions, microSD support, NFC (near field communication), and more -- but will apparently still run apps written for Windows Phone 7. SODIMM-sized Cortex-A8 module sports CAN bus, onboard flash EMAC announced a SODIMM-sized computer-on-module (COM) that runs Windows CE 6.0 on a 600MHz TI ARM Cortex-A8 processor and can be purchased with a carrier board. The SoM-3517M offers up to 512MB of RAM, 1GB of NAND flash and 4GB of onboard eMMC flash, and I/O including Ethernet, four serial ports, three USB 2.0 ports, and CAN bus. Profile: EMAC SoM3517M EMAC announced a SODIMM-sized computer-on-module (COM) that runs Windows CE 6.0 on a 600MHz TI ARM Cortex-A8 processor and can be purchased with a carrier board. The SoM-3517M offers up to 512MB of RAM, 1GB of NAND flash and 4GB of onboard eMMC flash, and I/O including Ethernet, four serial ports, three USB 2.0 ports, and CAN bus. COM Express module has power-saving, soldered-on Cores Congatec announced a COM Express module that offers a Type 6 pinout -- for VGA, LVDS, and DDI (digital display interface) display support -- and a choice of six soldered-on Intel & Sandy Bridge& processors. The Conga-TS67 offers up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, has eight USB 2.0 ports and four SATA ports, and has multiple PCI Express expansion lanes, according to the company. Profile: Congatec Conga-TS67 Congatec announced a COM Express module that offers a Type 6 pinout -- for VGA, LVDS, and DDI (digital display interface) display support -- and a choice of six soldered-on Intel & Sandy Bridge& processors. The Conga-TS67 offers up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, has eight USB 2.0 ports and four SATA ports, and has multiple PCI Express expansion lanes, according to the company. Multitouch computer works as table or wall-mount display MultiTouch Ltd. announced a Windows 7 PC that can be mounted on a table or as part of a video wall, with a 42-inch screen that supports an & unlimited& number of touch points and users. The MT420W7 has an Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia GPU (graphics processing unit), 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD (solid state disk) storage, and employs infrared tracking as part of its backlighting, the company says. Ruggedized Atom E600 module ships in EMC-proof enclosure MEN Micro announced a ruggedized, EMC- computer-on-module (COM) that uses the rugged ESMini form-factor and supports Intel Atom E600 processors at up to 1.6GHz. The MM2 offers up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, provides expansion options including PCI Express, CAN, and I2C, and supplies I/O including gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, and SATA. Profile: MEN Micro MM2 MEN Micro announced a ruggedized, EMC- computer-on-module (COM) that uses the rugged ESMini form-factor and supports Intel Atom E600 processors at up to 1.6GHz. The MM2 offers up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, provides expansion options including PCI Express, CAN, and I2C, and supplies I/O including gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, and SATA. Eurotech module adopts 32nm Atom Eurotech announced a new member of its Catalyst computer-on-module (COM) family, this time based on Intel's 32nm & Cedar Trail& Atom processors. The Catalyst CV supports clock speeds up to 1.6GHz, DDR3 memory up to 4GB, 10/100 Ethernet, eight USB 2.0 ports, and four PCI Express x1 interfaces, according to the company. Profile: Eurotech Catalyst CV Eurotech announced a new member of its Catalyst computer-on-module (COM) family, this time based on Intel's 32nm & Cedar Trail& Atom processors. The Catalyst CV supports clock speeds up to 1.6GHz, DDR3 memory up to 4GB, 10/100 Ethernet, eight USB 2.0 ports, and four PCI Express x1 interfaces, according to the company. Radisys unveils 'first' ruggedized Core i7 COM Express module RadiSys announced a ruggedized Type 6 COM Express module, featuring industrial temperature support and embedded-specific versions of Intel's & Sandy Bridge& Core i7 processors. The CEQM67HD offers up to 16GB of RAM, multiple video interfaces, four SATA ports, seven PCI Express x1 ports, and a PCI Express x16 interface, the company says. Profile: Radisys CEQM67HD RadiSys announced a ruggedized Type 6 COM Express module, featuring industrial temperature support and embedded-specific versions of Intel's & Sandy Bridge& Core i7 processors. The CEQM67HD offers up to 16GB of RAM, multiple video interfaces, four SATA ports, seven PCI Express x1 ports, and a PCI Express x16 interface, the company says. Intermec spins Windows-on-Atom forklift PCs Intermec announced a pair of Windows computers & designed to integrate with any forklift& and compatible with the company's & Vocollect& voice-directed work software. The CV41 features an eight-inch display, an integral QWERTY keyboard, and a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, while the CV61 has a 12.1-inch touchscreen and a 1.8GHz Atom D425 CPU, according to the company. Profile: Intermec CV41 and CV61 Intermec announced a pair of Windows computers & designed to integrate with any forklift& and compatible with the company's & Vocollect& voice-directed work software. The CV41 features an eight-inch display, an integral QWERTY keyboard, and a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, while the CV61 has a 12.1-inch touchscreen and a 1.8GHz Atom D425 CPU, according to the company. Microsoft ships Kinect for Windows, new SDK Microsoft announced that the version of its Kinect controller enhanced for use with Windows computers is shipping now. Meanwhile, the company added, a new version 1.0 of the relevant SDK (software development kit) and runtime offers multiple improvements, including improved skeletal tracking and the ability to plug four Kinects into one PC. 'Low power' server packs 64 Xeon processors SeaMicro says it has packed 64 Intel Xeon processors into a device it says & uses half the power, takes one-third the space, and delivers twelve times the bandwidth of today's best-in-class servers.& The SM10000-XE has up to 2 terabytes of DDR3 memory, up to 64 SATA hard disks or solid state drives (SSDs), and up to 16 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) or 64 1GbE ports, the company says. Mini PC can use SSD as cache, supports Sandy Bridge CPUs Shuttle announced a mini PC that includes multiple expansion slots and is designed so that an SSD (solid state drive) can augment its hard disk speed. The SZ68R5 supports Intel & Sandy Bridge& Core processors, accepts up to 32GB of RAM in four DIMM slots, has three drive bays (one 5.25-inch, two 3.5-inch), and includes 12 USB ports, according to the company. Profile: Shuttle SZ68R5 Shuttle announced a mini PC that includes multiple expansion slots and is designed so that an SSD (solid state drive) can augment its hard disk speed. The SZ68R5 supports Intel & Sandy Bridge& Core processors, accepts up to 32GB of RAM in four DIMM slots, has three drive bays (one 5.25-inch, two 3.5-inch), and includes 12 USB ports, according to the company. Qseven module sports a TI ARM-plus-DSP chip MSC Vertriebs announced a Qseven module powered by the Texas Instruments (TI) C6A8168 chip, which combines a 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A8 core with a 1.5GHz digital signal processor (DSP). Designed for & demanding image processing& applications, the Q7-TI8168 includes 1GB of DDR3 memory, up to 8GB of flash storage, two SATA ports, six USB ports, and an HDMI/DVI interface, according to the company.