firmware
RSS firmwareEscape Communications Selects Flynn Systems' OnTAP Embedded JTAG Solution
White Paper Escape Communications asked Flynn Systems to help them tackle the challenge of embedding boundary scan tests into their ATB design through the use of readily available, off-the-shelf firmware in order to minimize... [16 May 2009]
Xerox Office Group Security Patch Criticality Ratings
White Paper Xerox has been doing this to provide the customers with the assurance that Xerox takes the security of the software and firmware included in the XOG products very seriously, and that they will proactively address... [01 May 2009]
Migrating From HP-UX 11i V1 Virtual Partitions to a Mixed HP-UX Version Environment
White Paper This is accomplished through a software layer called the vPars monitor which resides between the operating system kernel and the firmware. Virtual Partitions (vPars) is a software solution available on HP 9000 and HP... [01 Apr 2009]
Cupcake sweetens T-Mobile's Android with virtual keyboards
News T-Mobile will push out a major firmware update to users of the G1 Android handset in April, the mobile operator has said. The update will introduce features such as virtual keyboards and stereo Bluetooth support, as well... [13 Mar 2009]
iPhone can't take all the credit for mobile data boom
News Gundotra cited firmware updates on the iPhone and Android which enable the latest W3C standards as a key development in mobile browser evolution. The boom in mobile data consumption is not just down to the likes of... [19 Feb 2009]
Cisco gives routers defence of their very own
News New units of these routers will be HND-capable out of the box; existing routers can upgrade to the latest firmware to get their hands on the system. Cisco has taken a new tack on the perennial problem of keeping security... [18 Feb 2009]
BT's wi-fi router turns biz into hotspots
News According to BT, 20,000 existing customers of the BT Business Total Broadband have already received a firmware update that allows them to enable the hotspot, with another 200,000 set to receive the update in the first... [10 Feb 2009]
Offshore Development of USB Device Firmware and Driver for an Equipment Vendor
White Paper The key requirements of the client were to develop firmware and MS Windows driver for an USB Device. They invited Calsoft Labs to develop the firmware and driver for Renesas, 1653 USB controller. The... [10 Feb 2009]
Bug swallows data on Seagate drives
News According to the company, the issue is caused by a problem with the firmware on the drive, which "is affecting drives from these families manufactured in December 2008". With the statement, Seagate provided details on... [19 Jan 2009]
Hitachi and Intel SSD love-in
News The deal is exclusive, and the jointly developed systems will use Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' experience in drive firmware, qualification and system integration. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are... [02 Dec 2008]
BlackBerry twice as likely to fail as an iPhone
News SquareTrade's study did not take into account software issues handled directly by the retailer or fixed by firmware updates.silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK has requested comment on SquareTrade's report from both RIM and... [11 Nov 2008]
Drive-Independent Data Recovery: The Current State-of-the-Art
White Paper Methods and challenges are discussed for replacing, or "Refreshing," firmware and system area information and for replacing all of the drive's electronics. The term "Data recovery" herein refers to accessing logically... [21 Oct 2008]
Minority Report: Here come the iPhone competitors
Comment At the recent iPod launch Jobs announced the release of a firmware update aimed at resolving these and other glitches - but some still persist and it was clear from the July keynote he's not happy with the delivery of... [01 Oct 2008]
BootX: The Mac OS X Bootloader
White Paper Particular emphasis will be paid to the boot process of Mac OS X (from the firmware up to early kernel initialization) and its bootloader, BootX. The Macintosh has used a more or less unchanged boot mechanism for over a... [30 Sep 2008]
Minority Report: Apple alienating App Store developers?
Comment Presumably this means the developer can't sell the app from its own website for fear it will be deleted whenever the user upgrades the iPhone's firmware, which on current form is every few weeks. These are heady times... [16 Sep 2008]
