Arrow has introduced a develoment board for ST Microelectronics’ new Linux-enabled MCU that combines a 209MHz Arm Cortex-M4 core for real-time processing with dual 650MHz Cortex-A7 cores for the open-source operating system to run a human-machine interface. Called Avenger96 Development Platform and System on Module (SoM), the parts are intended to work within the 96Boards ecosystems. “The SoM, based on ...
Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 16 for IoT, with regular and reliable security updates, and app stores for intelligent connected devices. Ubuntu Core is already in use in top-of-rack switches, industrial gateways, home gateways, radio access networks, digital signage, robots and drones. “Ubuntu Core secures the Internet of Things and provides an app store for every device,” said Mark Shuttleworth, ...
A starter kit for the Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board which can be used by professional embedded system engineers and students is available from RS Components, writes Richard Wilson.
This year's Millennium Technology Prize, the "Nobel" of the technology world, has for the first time been shared between the two nominees. Stem-cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka and Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, will each receive €600,000. Linux underlies Google, Facebook and Amazon, but unlike commercial rivals Windows and Mac OS, Linux is open-source, free, and anyone can improve it. Jacob Aron, of our sister site New Scientist, talked to Torvalds in advance of the prize announcement.
An add-on prototyping kit forRaspberry Pi is available from US-based hobbyists website Adafruit.
Thanks to Steve Bush, our Technology Eduitor, for flagging this amazing graphic. Ever wondered what a document of Linux distros would look like, in graphical form? Wind River has collaborated with developer of Qt for desktop and embedded development Digia to offer platform support for the Qt Commercial development framework on Wind River's VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS).
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which intends to sell its educational computers directly, auctioned 10 of its beta production board on eBay.
Wind River has announced the immediate availability of Wind River Linux 4, Update Pack 2 - with graphics support to the forefront.
Here's an Open Source-related story from our new Android blog, Eyes on Android - Android could be badly bitten by GPL licensing
An interesting Ubuntu-related post on our new low-power design blog, written by Chris Edwards - Linux power: what does changing a register do if the BIOS tells you it isn't there?
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