Roboteq launched a Kickstarter project to build an I/O add-in card for robotics navigation that stacks atop a Linux-based Raspberry Pi board. The RIO (Raspberry IO) is based on a 32-bit STM32 microcontroller, and includes a 3A DC/DC converter, several serial interfaces, a CAN interface, 21 GPIO, and an optional...

Mozilla released its first fully-baked simulation engine for Firefox OS, while the first Geeksphone “Keon” development phones for the open source Linux-based mobile operating system remain sold out. Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 adds rotation and geolocation API simulations, faster boot-times, and a push-to-device feature that lets users transfer apps to...

With the introduction of the HP Slate 7 (a pretty decent Android tablet for very little money), HP has firmly kicked off the race-to-the-bottom on Android tablet pricing. But that could be good news for Microsoft...

Mobile PC shipments are expected to hit 762 million by 2017, thanks to demand for tablets and touchscreen-enabled notebooks, according to NPD DisplaySearch. [Read more]    ...