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Android fragmentation not so serious, says study 4 Feb 2012 | 06:47 am
Android is regularly blasted for fragmentation, but most Android smartphones and tablets use similar builds, screen sizes, and resolutions, according to a study by app analytics firm Localytics. Curre...
SODIMM-sized Cortex-A8 module sports CAN bus, onboard flash 3 Feb 2012 | 01:13 pm
EMAC announced a SODIMM-sized computer-on-module (COM) that runs Linux 2.6 or 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 t...
Sprint's seven-inch tablet is just $100 on contract 3 Feb 2012 | 12:51 pm
Sprint says it will offer a seven-inch tablet featuring a dual-core Snapdragon processor, 3G, and Wi-Fi for just $100 -- with a two-year service agreement priced at $20 to $80 per month. The ZTE Optik...
COM Express module has power-saving, soldered-on Cores 3 Feb 2012 | 11:21 am
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& proce...
HTC announces fix for Android Wi-Fi security flaw 3 Feb 2012 | 10:15 am
HTC announced a fix for a vulnerability that lets hackers view and access Wi-Fi security information on nine of its Android phones. The fix is available via an automatic software upgrade, though some ...
Defunct email service offers handhelds to hackers 3 Feb 2012 | 09:48 am
Peek has discontinued its low-cost, email-and-texting service but is challenging hackers to & build something great& with the leftover handhelds, according to The Verge. The Peek devices include a 2.5...
Openmoko smartphone reborn as hackable GTA04 3 Feb 2012 | 08:22 am
German manufacturer Golden Delicious has begun shipping a hackable open source smartphone that runs a variety of Linux software, including a newly optimized Openmoko distro. The Openmoko GTA04 is avai...
Ruggedized Atom E600 module ships in EMC-proof enclosure 2 Feb 2012 | 01:57 pm
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, p...
Eurotech module adopts 32nm Atom 2 Feb 2012 | 01:52 pm
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, DDR...
Radisys unveils 'first' ruggedized Core i7 COM Express module 2 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pm
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 ...
