Electro-ramblings

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"The rising popularity of open source Linux for desktop and server computing is well documented, but in the electronics space the mobile implementation of Linux is gaining increasing attention..."

So begins the Electronics Weekly guide to Mobile Linux, which has now been made live.

When it comes to processor news, it's all gone quad-core...

AMD has finally released its long-awaited native quad-core "Barcelona" (check out the news article) with the 2.0 GHz, 55- and 75-watt, Quad-Core AMD Opteron server chips.

Talking of microprocessors, as I was yesterday, x86 is not the full picture of course. Other companies than Intel, AMD or VIA dominate outside mainstream computing fields.

ARM dominates in wireless telecom applications, for example, MIPS in wired telecom apps and Texas Instruments' DSPs in digital signal processing...

ElectronicsWeekly.com becomes Web 2.0 compliant, with a Google Maps mashup involving Electronics Weekly jobs.

Don't forget to check out the Products section of EW.com - www.electronicsweekly.com/products

Updated daily, it features the latest product release announcements straight from vendors, letting you keep an eye on the latest technology developments, from software kits and microcontrollers to power supplies and ceramic capacitors...

If you are thinking about your training needs, for the electronics industry, you need to check out the courses available...

Cue the helpful ElectronicsWeekly.com URL: www.electronicsweekly.com/courses