The goal of a group of photo researchers and developers at Stanford University is to build a camera that runs on Linux and whose open source software is programmable down to the lowest hardware level.

Shuttle has unleashed the Shuttle X500V with pre-installed OpenSUSE 11.1. Linux users can save over $100 when opting for this system as opposed to Vista.

Thin client specialist Igel Technology offers a new installation method: its Universal Desktop Converter (UDC) is a USB stick that installs a homegrown Linux version on thin clients of various manufacturers as well as old PCs.

Montavista now supports x86, ARM 5 and 6 and MIPS as market-specific embedded Linux.

A report on The Register has revealed that Google and Sony have closed a deal to make Chrome the standard browser on all Vaio models.

With the PC-Z1 Netwalker Sharp presents a first mini-netbook based on ARM chips. The device runs with a 5" touchscreen and comes pre-installed with Ubuntu 9.04.

Tuxera, the Finnish company behind the NTFS-3G open source driver, on its own initiative entered into an agreement with Microsoft over exFAT drivers.

Nokia has introduced the N900 as the newest in its line of Linux-based Internet tablets.