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Microsoft fixes Windows XP Embedded glitches

News Microsoft on Tuesday released an update to its version of Windows XP for embedded devices. Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1 resolves glitches discovered since Microsoft released the operating system last year and also adds new features to...

23 October 2002, 12:50

New Wi-Fi chips embedded in Samsung laptops

News When technology like this starts getting embedded into devices, then you know it's hitting the mainstream," said Dave Borison, director of product marketing for Airgo. Samsung is set to announce on Wednesday that it will be the first laptop maker...

1 June 2005, 11:31

HP to launch HSDPA laptop

News HP has joined Acer, Lenovo and Dell in offering laptops with embedded Vodafone super-3G technology. The manufacturer announced the move on Thursday, saying the first laptop to include embedded HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) -- or, as...

10 July 2006, 10:40

RFID marks dawn of 'Internet of things'

News We will soon be in the middle of a blizzard of tiny computers embedded into everyday items and constantly talking to each other. The devices could range from a steering wheel with embedded sensors that check if the driver is getting too stressed...

21 November 2006, 10:07

Photos: Ripping up the robot guitar

News At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California, there's a tradition of doing a teardown, or a dismantling, of one of the latest cutting-edge gadgets. Electro-mechanics join with embedded processing to achieve an automatically tuning...

Tags: self, networks, embedded, board

17 April 2008, 10:17

IBM and Pioneer's hands-free GPS system

News The Embedded ViaVoice software, developed in IBM's Research Labs, can understand a total of 14 languages, and has previously been used in smart phones, handheld organisers and other in-car systems. IBM is hoping the spread of its Embedded ViaVoice...

26 October 2006, 10:24

Let the new sound era commence

News Ultimately, the chip could lead to better voice quality on Skype phones embedded in laptops, for example, or sharper, more distinct sound on video captured by digital cameras. Two to four of the chips can be embedded into the bezel of a notebook...

28 February 2006, 8:53

Skype reveals Wi-Fi mobile phones

News Speaking to CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet UK on Friday, Skype's UK manager Alistair Shrimpton said the Internet telephony giant was "currently working with all the major hardware companies such as Motorola and Nokia" to develop GSM/Wi-Fi devices...

24 July 2006, 11:06

Intel prepares massive multicore CPUs

News Intel is also tinkering with ways to let multicore chips share caches, pools of memory embedded in processors for rapid data access. A 64-core chip, for instance, might contain 42 x86 cores, 18 accelerators and four embedded graphics cores.

15 June 2007, 10:21

Intel wants 3G in every laptop

News Embedded 3G connectivity has already caught the interest of laptop manufacturers. Dave Williams, CTO of operator O2, said on Monday that he expects more tier-two laptop makers to release embedded HSDPA offerings this year.

15 February 2006, 10:33

Technology brings motion-sensing to camera phones

News The Wii uses tiny embedded devices called accelerometers that detect motion. The deal with DoCoMo is the first time the company has licensed its technology to be embedded in mobile phones. A company that supplies motion-sensing technology for...

Tags: mobile phones, motion, browsing, embedded

26 April 2007, 13:17

Linux launches operating system at the mobile industry

News Among the 20 OSDL member companies involved are chipmaker Intel and embedded operating system companies MontaVista Software, Wind River Systems and PalmSource. The handset manufacturers' deeply embedded requirements are.not making their way back...

17 October 2005, 9:58

Wearable game weaves clues into clothes

News Clues such as words and symbols embedded in the clothes lead to a Web site and unlock complex elements of the overriding story of Poor Richard and its music. Meanwhile, given that clues embedded into the designs printed on the clothing are subtle...

22 February 2006, 9:45

News.blog: Nokia navigates new Maps

News Nokia announced Monday, the service points users in the direction they are walking by using an embedded compass. Navigator, which has an embedded compass for pedestrian navigation. Nokia pushed its mobile navigation service to the next level on...

Tags: navigation, nokia, maps, beta

12 February 2008, 8:45

Solar energy firms get big-money boost

News HelioVolt specialises in solar cells made with Copper Indium Selenide (CIS), which can be embedded into building materials through the company's own processes. Solar cells are typically embedded into rigid, large and ugly crystalline silicon panels...

21 June 2005, 10:21