Digital piano adds Linux (Linux Devices)
— Sep. 24, 2008 — Yamaha has added embedded Linux to the electronic "player piano" add-on it offers with some models.
For Sale: Used Spy Camera With Top Secret Terror Records (Fox News)
A second-hand camera sold on eBay by a top MI6 agent held secret records used in the fight against Al Qaeda terrorists. Names, snaps, fingerprints and suspects’ academic records were found in the memory of the digital device.
Panel PC runs fanlessly (Linux Devices)
— Sep. 23, 2008 — Arbor Technology announced a fanless panel PC for HMI (human-machine interface) and automation applications.
Industrial networked DVR runs Linux (Linux Devices)
— Sep. 24, 2008 — [Updated: Sept. 25, 2008] -- Sanyan Computer is shipping a Linux-based "NDVR" (networked digital video recorder) aimed at distributed industrial applications.
New worry for mobile phones: malware (The State)
You've been battling malware - viruses, worms, spyware and the like - on your PC for years. Is your phone the next battleground? Security experts think it could be, particularly if it's a smartphone, a handset that has a full operating system and can run applications much like a desktop computer. The more that phones can perform the same functions as PCs, the greater the chance they will have ...