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Kindle for Android app ships, but Froyo roll-out hits snag

30.06.2010 19:28 Amazon released its Kindle app for Android, while announcing a multimedia version for the iPhone and dropping the price of the Kindle, says eWEEK. Meanwhile, Android 2.2 rolled out to Nexus One users, but Sprint suspended its own rollout to the Evo 4G, says eWEEK, and Samsung announced plans for a Froyo update to its Galaxy S....

Mobile development framework rev'd with native mapping

30.06.2010 17:47 Rhomobile announced a new version of its cross-platform smartphone app development framework, supporting BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian, WebOS, the iPhone, and the iPad. Now available for free under the open source MIT license, Rhodes 2.0 adds native mapping across devices, a metadata framework for applications with changing underlying schema, and faster sync, says the company....

Thin client supports dual displays

30.06.2010 15:37 The U.K. firm Netvoyager announced a thin client that runs Linux and provides dual-display support, with both VGA and DVI outputs. The Neterm LX1032, as well as the similar Windows-based XP1032, offer Via C7 or Eden processors respectively, as well as 1GB of DDR2 RAM. 1GB of flash, a gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 2.0 ports, plus smart-card reader and Wi-Fi options, the company says....

Cisco unveils Android-based mobile collaboration tablet

29.06.2010 23:54 Cisco announced an enterprise-focused tablet based on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, using Intel's upcoming x86 Android port. Due in the first quarter of 2011, the Cius offers a seven-inch touchscreen, 32GB of flash, 3G and 802.11 a/b/g/n communications, a 720p-capable front-facing videocam, a five-megapixel still camera, plus an optional HD audio docking station equipped with a telephone handset....

Mini-ITX board targets 64-bit industrial apps

29.06.2010 22:13 Via announced a Mini-ITX board with 1GHz or 1.3GHz versions of its embedded-oriented Nano E-Series 3000 processor. The Via Epia-M840 offers support for dual LVDS displays, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, and a PCI Express x4 expansion slot, the company says....

MeeGo tablet unveiled in China

29.06.2010 22:02 Red Flag Software has demonstrated a 10.1-inch tablet running its new MeeGo Linux version of Midinux 3.0 on an Intel Moorestown Z6xx processor, says Tech.qq. Equipped with Wi-Fi and 3G, the NPad tablet will go on sale in the third quarter, says the report....

Snapdragon-based Android 2.1 tablet goes on sale

29.06.2010 21:12 Expansys UK has begun selling a seven-inch WVGA Android 2.1 tablet from Huawei, making it one of the first available Android tablets. Priced at 300 Pounds without a memory card or 370 Pounds with 32GB, the Huawei S7 offers a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 802.11n wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.1, and a two-megapixel camera....

Multicore PowerPC networking SoCs gain Linux support

29.06.2010 18:13 Wind River announced a multi-year collaboration with LSI to co-market tightly integratedLinux-ready hardware and software for LSI's PowerPC-based, multicore Axxia Communication Processors . Targeting telecommunications and networking infrastructure, the partners' solutions will include Axxia-optimized board support packages for Wind River Linux, VxWorks, Wind River Workbench, and Workbench On-Chip Debugging, says the company....

Netbook has 14-hour battery life, Bluetooth 3.0

29.06.2010 15:31 Samsung announced a netbook claimed to offer up to 13.8 hours of battery life. The N230 also offers Fast Starttechnology, Bluetooth 3.0, a 250GB hard disk drive, a 10.1-inch display, and a choice of Intel's 1.66GHz Atom N450 or 1.83GHz N470 processors, the company says....

Rugged server supports six-core Xeons

29.06.2010 00:18 Kontron announced a ruggedized server designed to operate in temperatures from 32 to 122 deg. F . The KISS 4U KTC5520 features single or dual Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 processors, up to 96GB of DDR3 memory, four drive bays, plus PCI and PCI Express expansion slots, the company says....

Samsung spreads Galaxy S phones across America

28.06.2010 23:55 Samsung announced new versions of its high-end Galaxy S Android phones for Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Like the original Samsung Galaxy S, which will be sold under that name at U.S. Cellular, the Verizon Fascinate and T-Mobile Vibrant are keyboard-less phones, whereas Sprint's WiMAX-enabled Samsung Epic 4G mimics the recently tipped Galaxy S Pro design, which adds a slider keyboard....

Intel prepping x86 port for Android 2.2

28.06.2010 20:11 Intel is working to port Android 2.2 to the x86 platform, says APC. Meanwhile, Sprint said it will soon upgrade the Evo 4G to Android 2.2, and Google disabled two Android apps on Android Market, says eWEEK....

MontaVista and Bosch team up on in-car infotainment

28.06.2010 18:01 MontaVista Software and Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH announced a multi-year partnership for developing Linux-based software for Bosch products, starting with in-vehicle infotainment systems. The initial IVI system will comply with the Genivi Alliance open source middleware standards for IVI, and future jointly developed Bosch/MontaVista projects are expected to include instrument clusters, say the companies....

Signage PC has three video outputs, surround sound

26.06.2010 00:19 Ibase announced a signage PC that's available with AMD Athlon, Athlon X2, and Sempron processors. The CM1200-952F includes DVI-I, DVI-D, and HDMI video outputs, six 3.5mm jacks for 7:1 surround sound, six USB ports, and a 2.5-inch drive bay, the company says....

Atom box accepts wide range of DC inputs

25.06.2010 21:50 Axiomtek announced an Atom-powered industrial computer that accepts input power ranging from 9 to 36VDC. The compact, fanless eBOX-621-831-FL includes a 1.6GHz Atom N270, memory expansion to 2GB, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, plus both hard disk and CompactFlash storage, the company says....