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  • News: iTeleport adds Lion compatibility, wakeup support Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:46PMiTeleport has released an update to its popular desktop remote control application adding compatibility with Mac OS X Lion and introducing the ability to wake remote computers from standby or sleep modes. iTeleport is a VNC-based remote control app that allows iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users to remotely access and control their computer’s desktop anywhere a Wi-Fi or 3G connection is available ...
  • 12.1-inch panel PC has Core power, dual expansion slots Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:09AMAaeon announced a 12.1-inch panel PC that includes a resistive touchscreen and Intel Core i5 or i7 processors.
  • Tiny Wi-Fi device server ships with Linux SDK Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMLantronix is now shipping a wireless device server module with a Timesys LinuxLink software development kit (SDK). The PremierWave EN includes a 400MHz Atmel ARM9 processor, an Ethernet port, and a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n modem, and ships with Linux-based Lantronix firmware -- offering secure tunneling, configuration, diagnostics, LAN bridging, and remote access applications.
  • Windows Phone 7 plugs in remote server management Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:07AMMicrosoft has released software that allows people to connect a Windows Phone 7 handset to Windows Servers in order to...
  • Modular touch-panel systems based on new ARM9 module Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:39PMTechsol released two Linux-ready, computer modules incorporating ARM9-based, 454MHz Freescale i.MX233 and i.MX283 system on chips (SoCs).
  • Amazon's Android tablet's rumored as ad-supported Kindle 3G launches Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:09AMAmazon plans to release a nine-inch Android tablet in October, and will introduce two new Kindle models in the third quarter, including its first touchscreen model, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  • Securing OpenVPN With A One Time Password (OTP) On Ubuntu Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:06AMHowtoForge: "So, you got yourself a nice OpenVPN box. People need to login with their certificates but... if their laptop is stolen anyone could login. Sure, you could add password login but thats a bit outdated. The solution for this is using a OTP (one time password)."
  • Toshiba Thrive tablet offers Android 3.1, full-sized ports Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:24PMToshiba began selling its long-awaited 10.1-inch tablet in 8GB ($430), 16GB ($480) and 32GB ($580) Wi-Fi only versions.
  • RWE, INSYS icom and Cinterion Win 2011 Connected World Gold Value Chain Award Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:12AMMUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RWE, INSYS icom and Cinterion, a Gemalto company, announce winning the Connected World Magazine’s prestigious Value Chain Award for the RWE Smart-Station eCar charging infrastructure.
  • Mini-ITX boards offer multiple Ethernet, serial ports Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:24PMIEI announced a pair of Mini-ITX boards featuring Intel's Atom D425 or D525 processors, both clocked at 1.8GHz.
  • Oracle Awarded the 2011 Silver International Design Excellence Award for Computer Equipment Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:00AMREDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - 07/05/11) - - Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL - News ) News Facts Oracle today announced that it has been awarded the 2011 Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for Computer Equipment from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). Considered "the Oscars of design," the IDEA program fosters business and public understanding about the impact of design ...
  • Child porn filter set to cover 90 percent of Australians Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:25AMAn internet filter based on a Interpol blacklist and designed to block child pornography is expected to cover 80-90 percent of Australians when it is adopted later in 2011 ( ZDNet UK - Compliance )
  • Apple releases second iOS 5 beta Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:24AMThe latest update to the mobile operating system fixes bugs and introduces the Wi-Fi Sync feature, which connects iOS devices and computers running iTunes ( ZDNet UK - Application Development )
  • White space networking tests will kick off in U.K. Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:24PMMicrosoft says it has joined nine other partners in a U.K.-based consortium that will test "white space" networking in and around Cambridge. The wireless broadband technology will initially be trialed by streaming audio and video content to mobile devices in a variety of locations, the company says.
  • Huawei's seven-inch tablet features Android 3.2 Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:09PMHuawei announced a seven-inch tablet that will apparently be the first to include an upcoming Android 3.2 version of Honeycomb -- said to be better optimized for seven-inch designs.
  • Ultrasonic tech's poised to provide alternative to NFC Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 3:39PMA startup called Narratte has released an ultrasonic alternative to near field communication (NFC) short-range transaction technology for Android and iOS devices. The software-based technology uses a device's microphone and speaker, thereby avoiding the need for a special NFC chip.
  • Two-factor SSH authentication via Google secures Linux logins Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:13AMVincent Danen details the steps of setting up Google two-factor authentication for SSH.
  • TI makes its ARM-plus-DSP processor more secure Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 2:54PMTexas Instruments (TI) announced that its TMS320C6748 digital signal processor (DSP) and OMAP-L138 DSP/ARM processor now offer security boot and upgrade features.
  • Qseven module doubles down on HD video Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 1:39PMHabey USA says its new Qseven module can stream two HD videos simultaneously, while using no more than 5.5 Watts. The SOM-6670 includes a choice of Intel Atom E6xx processors, 512MB of soldered-on memory, and an optional Mini-ITX baseboard, according to the company.
  • Cloud security case study: Inavero Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:26PMBy now, many people understand that the cloud is not one thing but a variety of possible architectures and options. Nathan Goff, operations director and partner at Inavero, can attest to the truth of that. Goff is using a wide range of cloud offerings from Rackspace, including its IaaS, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and managed-host offerings. read more
  • Cloud security case 3: Inavero Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:17PMBy now, many people understand that the cloud is not one thing but a variety of possible architectures and options. Nathan Goff, operations director and partner at Inavero, can attest to the truth of that. Goff is using a wide range of cloud offerings from Rackspace, including its IaaS, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and managed-host offerings.
  • Linux plug computer sold with USB touchscreen monitors Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:09PMMimoMonitors.com announced a Linux-based, Marvell SheevaPlug mini-PC, now usable as a desktop PC via one of the company's USB touchscreen displays.
  • Reportlinker Adds Global Cyber Security Industry Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:33AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
  • Chromium on Fedora Linux is closing in on Firefox Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:15AMVincent Danen is becoming a fan of Chromium on Fedora Linux and here he shows a few tweaks that he's made that get it a little closer to nudging out Firefox.
  • Bluetooth 4.0 health monitors will arrive later this year Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:09PMThe Bluetooth SIG is releasing new, health-oriented specifications for version 4.0 of its popular wireless technology. As a result, power-saving blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, and other devices should be available by the end of the year, the organization says.
  • Tiny CompactFlash computer gains USB carrier board Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 10:55AMC Data Solutions announced a carrier board for its tiny CompactFlash-based Compact Computer (CoCo) that enables expansion via third party USB devices.
  • Rugged industrial computer goes dual-core Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:24AMAdlink announced the availability of a $672 fanless industrial computer, equipped with a dual-core, 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 processor and said to be resistant to extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration.
  • Mini PC uses Via's dual-core Nano Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:54PMZotac announced a mini-PC featuring Via's recently announced, dual-core Nano X2 processor. The latest in the company's "Zbox" line, it features four USB ports, an Ethernet port, both HDMI and DVI/DisplayPort video outputs, and an eSATA port, according to the company.
  • Startup claims its CMOS tech cuts power consumption by half Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:54AMA newly unveiled startup says it has devised a CMOS platform that can cut the active power consumption of "a wide range of integrated circuit products" by half, and leakage power consumption by up to five times.
  • Asus, System76 launch Ubuntu-ready netbooks Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:09AMUbuntu sponsor Canonical says that Ubuntu 10.10 is now available pre-loaded on three Asus Eee PC netbooks: the 1001PXD, 1011PX, and 1015PX. Meanwhile, System76 announced a dual-core Intel Atom N570 version of its Ubuntu 11.04-powered Starling netbook, as well as a new 15.6-inch "Pandolin" laptop that runs Ubuntu on an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor.
  • AMD poised to reveal Z-Series tablet processors Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:54PMThough it came late to the growing tablet space, AMD is apparently about to announce a set of Z-Series ("Desna") chips for this market. The announcement, expected at a June 1 press conference, follows the May 27 leak of a company slide show on the Android Community website.
  • Skype ends support for open source Digium Asterisk Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:39AMSkype has terminated its partnership with Digium, effectively killing Skype for Asterisk, which integrated Skype's VOIP service with the open source PBX/telephony platform.
  • So many users, so many devices, so many problems Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 4:04AMMeeting desktop needs Mobile users are different to the home worker and they're all different to a branch worker, so how do you find out what they need and give it to them effectively.…
  • Ice Cream Sandwich Nexus devices to offer quad-core Tegra 3 Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 6:07PMNvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang confirmed his company is building quad-core Tegra 3 processors for new Nexus tablets or smartphones running the upcoming Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system.
  • Mono Project Founder Launches New Company: Xamarin Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 4:18PMFollowing a layoff by Attachmate -- which acquired Novell -- the Novell-sponsored Mono project team, led by Miguel de Icaza, has moved to start a new company known as Xamarin.
  • Android Open Accessories gains third party support Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:51PMGoogle's Android 3.1 Open Accessories initiative for connecting Arduino-based gadgets via USB has attracted third-party support.
  • Nethogs, Iptraf - for network statistics Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 5:46AMLinuxaria: "Another thing these two programs have in common is that they are text-based programs that you can use within the terminal, so you can use them at home on your desktop or on a server at work."
  • Google adds note-taking to Android image recognition app Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 5:51PMGoogle has added features to its Google Goggles visual recognition software for Android intended to make it more user friendly. Google Goggles 1.4 for Android adds note-taking capabilities, offers improved search history, and has better business card recognition, the company says.
  • Dual-core Cortex-A9 SoC offers Mali GPU, video accelerator Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 5:06PMSTMicroelectronics (ST) announced a new member of its dual-core Cortex-A9 SPEAr1300 SoC (system on chip) line that adds a 2D/3D-accelerating ARM Mali 200 graphics processing unit (GPU). The SPEAr1340 also includes a hardware video accelerator, supporting up to 1080p at 30fps, and it can handle multiple concurrent video flows for surveillance applications, says the company.
  • New quad-core, 1.5GHz SoC appears in UTM networking appliance Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 10:51AMFreescale Semiconductor announced a faster, 1.5GHz version of its quad-core QorIQ P2040 processor called the QorIQ P2041, claimed to deliver up to 10Gbps performance and ship with a Linux BSP. The P2041 system-on-chip (SoC) is available in a newly announced, 1U MR-630 networking appliance from Lanner called the MR-630, equipped with 12 or 16 gigabit Ethernet ports and aimed at the unified threat ...
  • Tough SBC offered with dual-core Atom and PCI Express expansion Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 3:36PMKontron announced a PCI/104-Express SBC (single board computer) with Intel's single-core Atom D425 or dual-core D525. The Microspace MSM-LP includes up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, one IDE port and two SATA ports, LVDS and VGA video, four serial ports, six USB 2.0 ports, and two gigabit Ethernet ports, the company says.
  • Hosting virtual desktops: Tips for a successful outcome Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 12:52PMIf you've already virtualized the servers in your data center, desktop virtualization may seem like the next logical step. But businesses are finding that the benefits of hosted virtual desktop technologies are more nuanced. The advantages may be harder to quantify and harder to justify based purely on traditional ROI calculations. So, how do you calculate and quantify those advantages, choose ...
  • Wind River releases secure Linux distro and updated Simics simulator Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 10:51AMA day after celebrating its 30th anniversary, Wind River announced the availability of Wind River Linux Secure -- said to be the first commercial embedded Linux platform to achieve EAL4+ certification using the GP-OSPP profile.
  • Geek Alert: Free Development Server Software XAMPP Helps Run Web Sites Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 5:18PMEffortlessly install a development server running Apache, MySQL, and PHP with XAMPP for Windows.
  • Fanless industrial PC has Core 2 Duo, four expansion slots Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 3:06PMAaeon has added to its line of fanless embedded controllers with a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo-based model. The AEC-6924 has two DVI-I video outputs, two Ethernet ports, a CompactFlash slot, four RS232/422/485 serial ports, plus Mini PCI, PCI and PCI Express x1 expansion slots, the company says.
  • Rugged, Atom-powered handheld runs Linux Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 3:06PMAmrel announced the availability of Linux on a ruggedized, military-focused handheld PC that includes a five-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen.
  • Nearly 8 out of every $10 spent on operating systems goes to Microsoft Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 2:21PMThat's not just PCs but servers, too. Today Gartner offered a refreshing perspective on operating systems, carving up the market by revenue share rather than units. By that measure, Windows combined PC and server OS share was 78.6 percent in 2010, up 8 percent year over year.
  • LAN appliance has quad-core Xeons, up to 21 ports Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 2:06PMLanner announced a modular 1U network appliance that supports Intel's recently announced Xeon E3 CPUs. The FW-8865 includes from five to 21 gigabit Ethernet ports, up to 16GB of RAM, one or two hard disk drives, a CompactFlash slot, and a front-panel character display, the company says.
  • ARM processor shipments -- and profits -- are booming Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 1:36PMBuoyed by sales of smartphones and tablets, ARM Holdings reported a 35 percent increase in year-over-year profits. The company added that shipments of processors based on its designs were up 33 percent, while 39 different licensees signed up during the first quarter of its financial year.
  • Android now most desired smartphone OS in U.S., study says Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 10:51AMNielsen reports that 31 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers said they would prefer Android for their next phone, compared to 30 percent for the iPhone.