If you comfortable working with 8-bit microcontrollers, the thought of moving to a hardware platform running embedded Linux may be a bit daunting. After all, there’s a lot going on between you and the ...

Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

Companies selling Linux for embedded devices such as set-top boxes took one step back and one forward Tuesday as Motorola agreed to acquire once-hot Embedix, formerly called Lineo, and Toshiba ...

The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but a pioneer in operating systems for computing devices other than PCs still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success. MontaVista ...

The system virtual machine can be used to make Linux-based applications faster and more responsive and secure. Here's a primer to get you started. Linux is rapidly becoming the operating system of ...

The good folks at Linuxdevices.com obviously have way too much time on their hands — how else can you explain the Great Gadget Smack-Down, which aimed to find out once at for all which embedded OS ...

Charles Darwin, in his Beagle Diary that led to the book Voyage of the Beagle, wrote while in Peru, “On the hills near Lima, at a height but little greater, the ground is carpeted with moss, and beds ...

New 32-bit ARC HS38 processor core is based on the extensible ARCv2 architecture and is optimized for growing number of embedded applications running Linux Delivers more than 4200 DMIPS in typical ...