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Build Your Own Video Community With Lighttpd And FlowPlayer (Ubuntu 9.10)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:02 +0100 -

Build Your Own Video Community With Lighttpd And FlowPlayer (Ubuntu 9.10)

This article shows how you can build your own video community using lighttpd with its mod_flv_streaming module (for streaming .flv videos, the format used by most major video communities such as YouTube) and its mod_secdownload module (for preventing hotlinking of the videos) on Ubuntu 9.10. I will use FlowPlayer as the video player, a free Flash video player with support for lighttpd's mod_flv_streaming module. I will also show how you can encode videos (.mp4 .mov .mpg .3gp .mpeg .wmv .avi) to the FLV format supported by Adobe Flash.

Striping Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:56 +0100 -

Striping Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

This tutorial shows how to do data striping (segmentation of logically sequential data, such as a single file, so that segments can be assigned to multiple physical devices in a round-robin fashion and thus written concurrently) across four single storage servers (running Fedora 12) with GlusterFS. The client system (Fedora 12 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem. GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several peta-bytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. Storage bricks can be made of any commodity hardware such as x86_64 servers with SATA-II RAID and Infiniband HBA.

Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2010.0 x86_64)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:12:16 +0100 -

Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2010.0 x86_64)

This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses. The resulting Postfix server is capable of SMTP-AUTH and TLS and quota. Passwords are stored in encrypted form in the database. In addition to that, this tutorial covers the installation of Amavisd, SpamAssassin and ClamAV so that emails will be scanned for spam and viruses. I will also show how to install SquirrelMail as a webmail interface so that users can read and send emails and change their passwords.

Installation Of ZendOptimizer And IonCubeLoader Using Lighttpd On CentOS

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:49 +0100 -

Installation Of ZendOptimizer And IonCubeLoader Using Lighttpd On CentOS

This tutorial explains how to enable ZendOptimizer and IonCubeLoader in PHP on a Lighttpd web server on CentOS.

How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin On CentOS 5.4

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:12:35 +0100 -

How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin On CentOS 5.4

This tutorial shows how to harden PHP5 with Suhosin on a CentOS 5.4 server. From the Suhosin project page: "Suhosin is an advanced protection system for PHP installations that was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core. Suhosin comes in two independent parts, that can be used separately or in combination. The first part is a small patch against the PHP core, that implements a few low-level protections against bufferoverflows or format string vulnerabilities and the second part is a powerful PHP extension that implements all the other protections."

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless Fedora 12 Server

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:47:21 +0100 -

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless Fedora 12 Server

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Wireshark Remote Capturing

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:55:38 +0100 -

Wireshark Remote Capturing

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Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Debian Lenny

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:34:10 +0100 -

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Debian Lenny

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Distributed Replicated Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:34:50 +0100 -

Distributed Replicated Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

This tutorial shows how to combine four single storage servers (running Fedora 12) to a distributed replicated storage with GlusterFS. Nodes 1 and 2 (replication1) as well as 3 and 4 (replication2) will mirror each other, and replication1 and replication2 will be combined to one larger storage server (distribution). Basically, this is RAID10 over network. If you lose one server from replication1 and one from replication2, the distributed volume continues to work. The client system (Fedora 12 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem. GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several peta-bytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. Storage bricks can be made of any commodity hardware such as x86_64 servers with SATA-II RAID and Infiniband HBA.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Ubuntu 9.10

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:25:43 +0100 -

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Ubuntu 9.10

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Build Your Own Video Community With Lighttpd And FlowPlayer (Debian Lenny)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:59:10 +0100 -

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How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On OpenSUSE 11.2

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Distributed Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:18 +0100 -

Distributed Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS On Fedora 12

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Using WebDAV With ISPConfig 3 On Ubuntu 9.10

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:58:19 +0100 -

Using WebDAV With ISPConfig 3 On Ubuntu 9.10

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Hosts File On Mac

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:59:01 +0000 -

Here's a great little article on how to edit the hosts file on a Mac:

http://decoding.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/how-to-edit-the-hosts-file-in-mac-os-x-leopard/

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

RHEL5 Server Hardening

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:12:58 +0000 -

The National Security Agency publishes a great collection of documents that provide detailed security configuration guidelines. The full index can be found here:

http://www.nsa.gov/ia/guidance/security_configuration_guides/index.shtml

We particularly like the guides for RedHat EL5:

“Hardening Tips For Default Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5”
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/rhel5-pamphlet-i731.pdf

“Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5”
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Setup Alternate MySQL Instance

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:11:19 +0000 -

To setup an alternate instance of MySQL listening on TCP port 3307 on a RHEL5 server follow these steps.

1. Setup a new MySQL config file.

cp /etc/my.cnf /etc/my-3307.cnf


Add a line like this:

port = 3307

to the "[mysqld]" section.

Edit /etc/my-3307.cnf and change:

datadir=/var/lib/mysql


to

datadir=/var/lib/mysql-3307


Change:


socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock


to:


socket=/var/lib/mysql-3307/mysql.sock


Change the following lines:


log-slow-queries=/var/lib/mysqllogs/slow-log
log-bin=/var/lib/mysqllogs/bin-log
log-bin-index=/var/lib/mysqllogs/bin-log.index
relay-log=/var/lib/mysqllogs/relay-log
relay-log-index=/var/lib/mysqllogs/relay-log.index
log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid


to:


log-slow-queries=/var/lib/mysqllogs-3307/slow-log
log-bin=/var/lib/mysqllogs-3307/bin-log
log-bin-index=/var/lib/mysqllogs-3307/bin-log.index
relay-log=/var/lib/mysqllogs-3307/relay-log
relay-log-index=/var/lib/mysqllogs-3307/relay-log.index
log-error=/var/log/mysqld-3307.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld-3307.pid


Change server-id to a unique value:


server-id=2


2. Setup a new service control script.


cp /etc/init.d/mysqld /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307


Edit /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307 and add this line:


MYCNF=/etc/my-3307.cnf


directly after:


# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network


so that you have:


# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

MYCNF=/etc/my-3307.cnf


Next change this function:


get_mysql_option(){
result=`/usr/bin/my_print_defaults "$1" | sed -n "s/^--$2=//p" | tail -n 1`
if [ -z "$result" ]; then
# not found, use default
result="$3"
fi
}


to:


get_mysql_option(){
result=`/usr/bin/my_print_defaults -c $MYCNF "$1" | sed -n "s/^--$2=//p" | tail -n 1`
if [ -z "$result" ]; then
# not found, use default
result="$3"
fi
}


Notice that the change is to add "-c $MYCNF" to the call to "my_print_defaults".

Finally run the following search/replace commands to fixup the program name, add defaults file to mysqld_safe call and set unique pid and subsys files:


replace 'prog="MySQL"' 'prog="MySQL-3307"' -- /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307
replace '/usr/bin/mysqld_safe' '/usr/bin/mysqld_safe --defaults-file=$MYCNF' \
-- /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307
replace 'mysqld.pid' 'mysqld-3307.pid' -- /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307
replace '/var/lock/subsys/mysqld' '/var/lock/subsys/mysqld-3307' -- /etc/init.d/mysqld-3307


3. Setup directories

mkdir /var/lib/mysql-3307 /var/lib/mysqllogs-3307
chown mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql-3307/ /var/lib/mysqllogs-3307
chmod o-rwx /var/lib/mysqllogs-3307


4. Set service to start on boot


/sbin/chkconfig mysqld-3307 on


5. Start the new instance:


/sbin/service mysqld-3307 start


On the first startup you should see some output like this:


Initializing MySQL database: Installing MySQL system tables...
OK
Filling help tables...
OK

To start mysqld at boot time you have to copy
support-files/mysql.server to the right place for your system

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER !
To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands:
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h 244418-web3.www.idtweet.com password 'new-password'

Alternatively you can run:
/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

which will also give you the option of removing the test
databases and anonymous user created by default. This is
strongly recommended for production servers.

See the manual for more instructions.

You can start the MySQL daemon with:
cd /usr ; /usr/bin/mysqld_safe &

You can test the MySQL daemon with mysql-test-run.pl
cd mysql-test ; perl mysql-test-run.pl

Please report any problems with the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script!

The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at
http://www.mysql.com
Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://shop.mysql.com
[ OK ]

Starting MySQL-3307: [ OK ]



6. Set MySQL root password.

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -P 3307 -h 127.0.0.1 -u root --password="" password password 'new-password'

And that's it. You now have an new instance of MySQL listening on port 3307.

Remember that you must tell the mysql command line utilities where to find the instance. For example:

mysql -P 3307 -h 127.0.0.1


or

mysql -S /var/lib/mysql-3307/mysql.sock

Also keep in mind that by default any .my.cnf file in your home directory will be used. You may have to override settings in the .my.cnf file and explicitly provide the user and password when connecting.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Turn on PHP register_globals with .htaccess file

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:43:25 +0000 -

It is of course a bad idea to write code that depends on register_globals for security reason, but sometimes when faced with old code it's a necessary evil. You can turn on register_globals for a site or directory by adding the following line to your .htaccess file:

php_flag register_globals on

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Easy Plesk Access Tricks

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:14:15 +0000 -

Plesk is a popular web hosting control panel used by many of our clients. On servers with Plesk, the control panel is located at:

https://yourdomain.com:8443

There are several problems with this URL:

1. It's hard for users to remember the 8443 on the end and the https on the beginning of the URL.

2. Plesk by default uses a self signed SSL certificate that causes warning to be displayed in the user's web browser.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could put Plesk on a friendly URL like https://plesk.yourdomain.com?

Also lets have:

http://plesk.yourdomain.com

automatically redirect to:

https://plesk.yourdomain.com.

Now the your users don't have to remember the https part either.

Now lets get really fancy. Suppose your customer has a domain named acme.com hosted on your server. It would be nice to have the URL:

http://acme.com/plesk

redirect to:

http://plesk.yourdomain.com.

Guess what - it can all be done! Here's how:

1. Get an SSL certificate for plesk.yourdomain.com. A $29 cert from GoDaddy will work just fine. Place the SSL key in:

/etc/pki/tls/private/plesk.yourdomain.com.key

and the SSL certificate in:

/etc/pki/tls/certs/plesk.yourdomain.com.crt

2. Next, create /etc/httpd/conf.d/plesk_proxy.conf with the following contents:

Redirect permanent /plesk https://plesk.yourdomain.com

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName plesk.yourdomain.com
   Redirect permanent / https://plesk.yourdomain.com
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:8444>
   ServerName plesk.yourdomain.com
   ErrorLog logs/plesk_proxy.error_log
   CustomLog logs/plesk_proxy.access_log common

   SSLEngine on
   SSLProtocol all -SSLv2
   SSLCipherSuite ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!LOW:!EXP:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
   SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/plesk.yourdomain.com.crt
   SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/plesk.yourdomain.com.key

   ProxyRequests Off
   <Proxy *>
      Order deny,allow
      Allow from all
   </Proxy>

   SSLProxyEngine On
   ProxyPass / https://127.0.0.1:8443/
   ProxyPassReverse / https://127.0.0.1:8443/
</VirtualHost>

Now just restart Apache and you're ready to go.

Couple of issues to note:

1. You'll need to add the hostname plesk.yourdomain.com to DNS.
2. Depending on your server config, you may need to place plesk.yourdomain.com on a dedicated IP address since each IP address can host only a single SSL site.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

PHP4 and PHP5 On The Same Server

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:50:10 +0000 -

If you have a server with PHP4 installed but need PHP5 on some websites then:

1. Install a custom build of PHP5 to /opt/php5.

2. Add lines like the following to your apache virtual host:

   AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php 
   ScriptAlias /bin /opt/php51/cgi-bin
   Action application/x-httpd-php5 /bin/php5

You might also find the RemoveHandler directive handy to disable PHP4.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

PHP4 on CentOS5/RHEL5

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:46:53 +0000 -

If you need PHP4 on a CentOS5/RHEL5 server then you'll find the RPMs linked below very handy. They install to /opt/php4 and can coexist with a default PHP 5 install.

The included conf.d/php4.conf file includes sample lines to run it as a CGI or as a module.

RPMs are here:
http://repo.conforge.com/conforge/CentOS/5/i386/RPMS/
http://repo.conforge.com/conforge/CentOS/5/x86_64/RPMS/

See this URL for details to add the yum repo:

http://wiki.conforge.com/wiki/Linux-PHP4cgiAndPHP5on+CentOS5

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Compress Whitespace With tr Shell Command

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:26:35 +0000 -

To replace all whitespace with single spaces pipe the text through:

tr -s [[:space:]] " "

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NAS devices run Linux on dual-core Atom D510

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Linux summit dissects MeeGo

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Fanless PC has two PCI slots

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Nettop taps Ion 2 GPU

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Embedded Linux keynotes to grapple with Android

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Shoebox PC's built around COM Express module

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CompactPCI boards adopt Pineview Atoms

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N900 gains VoIP service -- and will soon offer MeeGo

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:50:48 -0500 - MEN Micro announced a COM (computer-on-module) employing its own ESMexpress format along with Intel's Atom Z5xxP or PT processors. The XM1L has up to 2GB of soldered-on RAM plus a SATA port, uses less than seven watts, operates from -40 to 185 deg. F, and withstands shocks up to 15G, the company says....

Networking appliance taps Freescale's QorIQ processor

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:44 -0500 - Portwell announced a network appliance using Freescale's PowerPC-based, 45nm-fabricated QorIQ system-on-chip. The Linux-ready, 1U rackmount & CAK-2000& offers a dual-core QorIQ P2020, clocked to 1.2 GHz and equipped with an integrated security engine, and also provides up to 4GB DDR3 RAM and six gigabit Ethernet ports....

Rugged COM Express board serves up soldered Core 2 Duo

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:19:26 -0500 - GE Intelligent Platforms announced a rugged COM Express module with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. The Linux-ready bCOM2-L1100 offers soldered processors and memory, shock and vibration protection, an extended temperature version, RAID support, and an optional carrier board, the company says....

3.5-inch SBC offers dual-core Atom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:47 -0500 - Avalue announced a 3.5-inch SBC (single board computer) using Intel's dual-core, 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510. The ECM-PNV accepts up to 1GB of DDR2 RAM, has CompactFlash and Mini PCI Express slots, includes six serial ports, and has two SATA interfaces, the company says....

Linux-ready plug-in enables IPv6 traffic over IPv4 nets

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:59:44 -0500 - Access subsidiary IP Infusion announced a new Linux-ready & stateless tunneling& product that enables the coexistence of IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Based on the IETF's & 6rd& (IPv6 rapid deployment) specifications, ZebOS Rapid Deployment forwards IPv6 traffic though existing IPv4 networks, enabling carriers to more easily transition to IPv6, says IP Infusion....

Carrier-grade distro supports HP BladeSystem

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:25:04 -0500 - Wind River announced that its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) operating system, development tools, and build system now supports HP BladeSystem carrier-grade and enterprise server blades. Wind River Linux 3.0 is the first registered CGL 4.0 distribution supported on HP ProLiant server blades for the HP BladeSystem, claims Intel subsidiary Wind River....

DIN-rail PC runs Linux on 150MHz SoC

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:26 -0500 - Advantech has announced a box PC intended for DIN-rail mounting that uses the company's x86-compatible EVA-X4150 SoC (system-on-chip). The Linux-ready UNO-1140 has CompactFlash storage, two USB 2.0 ports, two 10/100 Ethernet ports, a VGA output, and either four or eight serial ports, the company says....

Industrial PC gets 3G, dual-core Atom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:42:48 -0500 - Lanner announced a fanless industrial PC with available GPS and 3G cellular capacities, plus a dual-core 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 CPU. The LEC-7100 has a CompactFlash slot and 2.5-inch HDD (hard disk drive) bay, two gigabit Ethernet ports, VGA and DVI-D video outputs, and digital I/O, the company says....

Motorola Android phone launches with Yahoo search

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:01:44 -0500 - AT T launched its first Android phone, the Motorola Backflip, for $100 after rebate -- and with Yahoo as the default search engine. Meanwhile, at our sister publication, eWEEK, analysts sort through the impact of Apple's Android-related patent lawsuit against HTC, suggesting Palm or even Microsoft could be the next targets....

Dual-display e-reader offers Android telephony

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:05:13 -0500 - 1Crosstech demonstrated a dual-display Android MID and e-reader device at last week's CeBit show, says ARMDevices.net. The MIDHybrid offers a 6-inch E Ink monochrome display on one side and a 3.2-inch HVGA display on the other, and provides 3G telephony, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a VGA webcam, according to the story....

ARM9 SoC gains lower-cost sibling

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:13:32 -0500 - Fujitsu announced an ARM9-based SoC (system on chip) including the company's & Coral PA& 2D/3D graphics controller. The MB86R03 & Jade L& is clocked at 320MHz, supports dual displays with resolutions up to 1024 x 768 pixels, and costs less than existing Jade SoCs, the company says....

IP set-top features secure USB key

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:35:45 -0500 - AccessKey IP is shipping a Linux-based IP set-top box (STB) and related secure USB key for viewing encrypted IPTC broadcasts. The AccessKey Home STB offers a security-enabled HD IPTV service that can be combined with digital terrestrial, satellite, or cable reception, while the USB key can bring the same secure IPTV service to PCs, the company says....

SODIMM module upgrades to Marvell PXA300

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:43:24 -0500 - -- E-con Systems announced a SODIMM-sized processor module based on Marvell's 624MHz PXA300 processor. The Linux-ready eSOM300 offers up to 256MB of RAM, up to 1GB of flash storage, an optional touchscreen controller, and a & local bus expansion header,& according to the company....

Industrial computer debuts Em-ITX format

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:45:00 -0500 - Via Technologies announced an embedded industrial computer based on uts Em-ITX form factor. The fanless, ruggedized ART-3000 is built around Via's EITX-3000 main board, which is equipped with a 1.3GHz Via Nano processor, and supports up to three displays and two independent video content streams, says Via....

Mini PC includes Ion 2 graphics, dual-core Atom

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:22:11 -0500 - Zotac announced a mini-PC incorporating Intel's dual-core Atom D510 and Nvidia's & Ion 2& GPU (graphics processing unit). The Zbox HD-ID11 includes both HDMI and dual-link DVI graphics outputs, wired and wireless networking, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port, and a bay for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive....

Hypervisor supports Linux guests

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:51:32 -0500 - Enea announced a multi-core-focused & Enea Hypervisor,& which is based on its OSE real-time operating system, but supports Linux clients via its Linx inter-process communication protocol. Meanwhile, Enea announced that its Android Competence Center has been chosen by mobile anti-malware firm Fatskunk to develop an Android proof of concept....

Android on MIPS platform gains virtual emulator

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:57 -0500 - MIPS Technologies announced the availability of new debug and development tools for its Android on MIPS development platform. MIPS is now offering the open source QEMU emulator, as well as Viosoft's Arriba development tools for QEMU, and has added a compiler and development GUI to its Android Native Development Kit (NDK)....

Rugged railroad computer runs Linux

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:16:47 -0500 - Kontron is readying an Intel Atom Z530-based box computer designed for rugged railway applications. The MicroSpace MPCX28R Railway Box PC is protected for railway use with EN50155 certification, TX compliance, extended temperature support, 1.5kV isolated power, and M12 connectors for Fast Ethernet, USB, and power, says the company....

Android comes to landline phones

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:43:06 -0500 - At CeBIT this week, Motorola demonstrated an Android-based & HS1001& cordless IP phone manufactured by Binatone and built around the DSP Group's DECT-compatible XpandR chipset. Meanwhile, DSP Group showed its own Android-based IP phone reference design based on the XpandR II chipset....

NAS reference platform builds on Pineview Atoms

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:42:30 -0500 - Intel announced a SOHO-oriented network-attached storage (NAS) reference platform based on its D410 and dual-core D510 & Pineview& Atom processors and 82801R I/O controller. NAS vendors LaCie, LG Electronics, Qnap, Synology, and Thecus will incorporate the Linux-compatible platform in upcoming NAS devices, starting with the Blu-ray burner-equipped LG N4B2, says Intel....

COM Express modules offer new Intel CPUs

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:05:52 -0500 - Kontron announced two COMs (computer on modules) sporting recently introduced Intel CPUs. The 95 x 95mm microETXexpress-PV offers Intel's & Pineview& Atom N450, D410, or D510, while the 125 x 95mm ETXexpress-AI comes with 32nm Core i5 or i7 CPUs clocked at up to 2.53GHz, the company says....

Intel's netbook/tablet adds Pineview chip, e-reader support

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:06 -0500 - Intel has redesigned its Classmate convertible netbook and tablet PC with an Intel Atom N450 & Pineview& processor, says eWEEK. Other new Classmate features are said to include a higher-capacity 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD), a higher-resolution, water-resistant screen, and new e-book reading software....

LiMo joins mobile app standard effort

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:30:18 -0500 - The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation has endorsed a new Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) industry group established by mobile carriers to devise a common app format. The WAC format will build upon two web-based mobile widget standards: the Open Mobile Terminal Project's BONDI and the Joint Innovation Lab's JIL initiative....

Intel and Orange partner on MeeGo

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:10 -0500 - Intel and European mobile operator Orange announced an agreement to deliver Orange multimedia services for Intel Atom-based devices running the new Linux-based, Intel/Nokia MeeGo mobile OS. The partnership aims to develop a common MeeGo-based software framework across multiple devices, say the companies....

Cortex-A8 dev kit runs Linux

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:38:41 -0500 - Digi International says it is shipping a development kit targeting development of wireless multimedia applications using Freescale's i.MX515 SoC (system on chip). The ConnectCore Wi-i.MX51 Digi JumpStart Kit includes an ARM Cortex-A8-based module, a baseboard, a seven-inch touchscreen, and a BSP (board support package), the company says....

ARM9-based Android tablets to sell for under $200

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:33:59 -0500 - Archos announced two low-cost, WiFi-enabled tablets that run Android on a 600MHz ARM9 processor. The Archos 7 Home Tablet offers a seven-inch touchscreen and is designed for mobile use, while the eight-inch Archos 8 Home Tablet is designed for fixed kitchen-computer and digital picture frame (DPF) duties, says the company....

Tiny x86 COM format blessed by SFF-SIG

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:41:21 -0500 - The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) has adopted Lippert's CoreExpress specification for computer-on-modules (COMs). The group says version 2.1 of the 2.6 x 2.3 inch (65 x 58mm) format adds DisplayPort support, plus reserve pins to enable future support for USB 3.0....

Subsystem combines COM Express with FeaturePak I/O board

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:26:30 -0500 - Diamond Systems announced an embedded-ready subsystem combining a choice of COM Express modules with a versatile I/O board. The Magellan comes with either a 1.1GHz Atom or a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo, and includes FeaturePak, PCI-104, and SUMIT expansion interfaces, according to the company....

Atom-based SBCs offer multimedia and PoE+ daughter-cards

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:16:46 -0500 - ADI Engineering announced a line of 3.46 x 4.33-inch single board computers (SBCs) with PoE+, multimedia, and DVI/VGA video expansion daughtercards. The Cinnamon Bay SBCs are built around Intel's Z5xxP- and -PT Atom processors and offer Arium’s microSD-bootable AE Linux distro....

Netbook deluge rains new Atoms, too

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:59 -0500 - Asus has reportedly used the CeBit show in Germany to launch five netbooks, some of which employ Intel's Atom N455 and N475 CPUs, previously unannounced processors that support DDR3. Meanwhile, Intel added the previous N450, D410, and D510 to its embedded roadmap, touting seven-year availability....

FeaturePak standard for I/O modules debuts

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:20:36 -0500 - Diamond Systems and seven other companies announced a new expansion standard that employs a single low-cost connector and expansion modules & three-fifths the size of a credit card.& Supporting any host form factor and processor, FeaturePak is intended mainly for SBCs (single board computer), COMs (computer on modules), and other embedded products, but could come to future netbooks and notebooks, too....

Android 2.1 to be available everywhere?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:12:23 -0500 - All Android phones sold in the U.S. will be eligible for an Android 2.1 update, although some older phones may need to be wiped first, says an industry report. Meanwhile another report says Google's Nexus One is heading to Verizon on Mar. 23, and an AdMob study explores Android users....

Mobile data optimization tool supports Android

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:24:54 -0500 - WindSpring, Inc. announced a data analysis, compression, and data tuning tool-suite for mobile devices. DMTools 5.0 is designed to optimize application data on Android, iPhone, Windows CE, and Symbian-based devices, and runs on Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows desktops, says the company....

Intel bumps Pineview Atom to 1.83GHz

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:03 -0500 - Intel announced the fastest in its & Pineview& series of Atoms, the 1.83GHz N470. Intended for use in high-end netbooks, the CPU has already been adopted in HP's Linux-ready Mini 5102/2102 netbooks....

WebOS 1.4 adds video capture

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:47:45 -0500 - Sprint and Verizon Wireless have released Palm's upgraded 1.4 version of the Linux-based WebOS for Palm Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones. Offering much-anticipated video capture and editing functionality plus improved messaging features, WebOS 1.4 arrives shortly after Palm announced lowered investment guidance due to disappointing smartphone sales....

IDE targets ARM Cortex-A development

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:45:53 -0500 - ARM has released a tool-suite meant to simplify the development of Linux and Android native applications for systems based on ARM Cortex-A cores. Keil Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Application Edition comprises an Eclipse IDE, plus a compiler, debugger, and simulator, and offers support for TI's OMAX35x-based Evaluation Module and BeagleBoard....

Cortex-A8 SoC integrates e-reader controller

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:39:39 -0500 - Freescale Semiconductor announced an ARM Cortex-A8 system-on-chip aimed at e-readers, along with a Linux- and Android-compatible reference design. The i.MX508 integrates an 800MHz Cortex-A8 core with a display controller from E Ink, improving performance, screen resolution, and battery life, while halving cost compared to earlier i.MX-based e-reader designs, says the company....

Trio of devices uses Intel's dual-core Atom D510

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:30:32 -0500 - IEI announced three new devices using Intel's dual-core, 1.66GHz Atom D510 CPU. They include the PM-PV-D510 PCI-104 SBC (single board computer), the PICOe-PV-D510 PCI Express CPU card, and the IBX-300 video-capturing box PC, the company says....

Adobe's Flash bypassing Android 1.x?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:29:54 -0500 - Adobe's upcoming Flash Player 10.1 may bypass devices running Android versions prior to 2.0. The software will also require that phones have ARM Cortex-A8 processors, according to recent posts by Antonio Flores, identified as a Flash product manager on Adobe online forums....

Dell netbook gets accelerated video

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:38:23 -0500 - Dell announced an & Performance Plus& version of its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, including a 1366 x 768 display, a Broadcom & Crystal HD& media accelerator, and a six-cell battery. The Ubuntu-ready Mini 10 also gets up to 9.5 hours of battery life, the company says....

Linux-ready ARM SoCs target diverse markets

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:14:30 -0500 - STMicroelectronics says it is now shipping four Linux-ready SoCs (system on chips), based on similar ARM926EJ-S cores but targeting different market segments. The SPEAr300, 310, 320, and 600 have single or dual cores, run at up to 400MHz, and sell for as little as $7 in production quantities, the company says....

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