Analyst smashes the Intel Atom
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| Atom may prove to be a little faster, writes Kenton Williston, but ARM chips
| are cheaper, more power efficient, smaller -- and they're here now.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5492118276.html
Linux is even taking over the mobile Intels.
Celeron-based SBC runs Linux
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| The fanless, Linux-compatible AR-B5020 can be expanded with an optional
| daughterboard that adds PC/104 and PCI-104 expansion slots, says the company.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9888854185.html
Related:
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| Around 98% of the world's CPUs manufactured are used in embedded systems.
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http://www.digitaltippingpoint.com/?q=node/132
Four billion embedded systems shipped in '06
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3686249103.html
PCs being pushed aside in Japan
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| The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly
| on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act
| like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles,
| digital video recorders with terabytes of memory.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_hi_te/bye_bye_pcs
Linux to grow 278% in embedded/mobile/real-time apps
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| Linux use in "next" embedded, mobile, and real-time projects will grow 278
| percent over that in "previous" projects, suggests a recent survey by Venture
| Development Corp. (VDC).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7115758310.html
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