SSDs (Solid-State Drives) are a hot topic right now for a number of reasons; not the least of which being their power to performance ratio. But to better understand SSDs you should first get a grip on how they are constructed and the features/limitations of these drives.

Some big news for device developers flew under most everyone's radar at this year's IDF (Intel Developer's Forum). Linux-aware hardware-assisted debugging for Intel(r) Atom(tm) processors finally arrived.

Home automation may sound like a science-fiction dream, but in reality it is not only commonplace, but relatively simple to get started, especially with Linux.