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• "Chanj" wonders if recent Internet-related patent lawsuits hurt - or help - technology growth?
• Readers share their experiences with Web TV.
• Readers weigh in on Junko Yoshida's skeptical take on Internet TV.
• Henry Davis considers how the infrastructure bits and pieces of media players are every bit as important as the CODECs.
• When it comes to software development, Jack Ganssle says "I desperately need stinkin' requirements."
• A reader asks, with current communications technology where does the residential phone go?
• Mike Keeley of Spirulent considers why designing mobile devices for LTE is very different from previous mobile design efforts.
• Dave Kleidermacher reflects on comparing Linux with genomes on his Embedded Security blog.
• Henry Davis looks at software to make a real-time Ethernet-based industrial control system function.
• Maury Wright considers some examples of EPIC SBCs and why they may make a good choice for video-capable embedded systems.
• Maury Wright suggests why design teams looking to develop a platform or system with long life yet that can still be upgraded with the latest in Intel Architecture technologies should consider COM Express.
• Not everyone agrees with how Jack Crenshaw writes software.
• Phoenixdave wonders how many "smart" mobile devices does it make sense to own?
• Readers express some concern over NASA's prediction of solar flares disrupting electronic devices in 2013.
• Maury Wright considers how COM Express is a bit different from other small-form-factor modular standards.
• Rick Merritt speculates on the nature of smart Internet-connected mobile devices and why they may be much more than just a convenient way to deliver information to your fingertips.
• Tom Austin, of research firm Gartner, predicts that the nature of work will witness 10 key changes through 2020.
• Dave Kleidermacher cautions that there is a plethora of ways for embedded developers to innocently misuse systems software and expose connected devices, placing their resources, missions, and attached networks at risk.
• John D'Ambrosia argues that the Ethernet community needs to get beyond the RJ-45 connector and expand its perspective and look at other application spaces.
• Manuel Muro needed a good book to help him develop his first Android application, and found it in "Professional Android 2 Application Development."
• Intel's Joel Hoffmann asks "what does GENIVI's selection of MeeGo mean?"
• Peter Matz argues that the time is ripe for new server systems to be designed to help make data centers greener, powerful, and easier on the bottom line.
• Stewart Christie concludes his coverage of the Intel Cup Embedded System Design Contest in Shanghai with a look at the winning project - "The Art of Shadow Puppet, The Stage of Atom."
• Maury Wright considers how mainstream Intel processors are capable of handling wire-speed packet-processing tasks.
• A reader has somes questions about digital signage.
• Convinced that Twitter is an "undiscovered gold mine" for engineers, Eric Mantion offers 6 Simple Steps to Getting Started with Twitter.
• Stewart Christie reviews some highlights - and some lowlights - from his trip to Shanghai Jiao Tong University to be a judge in the 2010 Intel Cup Embedded System Design Contest (follow #esdc2010 on Twitter for updates).
• Readers weigh in on the prospects for Microsoft's survival (or not) in the post-PC era.
• The "BIOS Guy" answers a question about the TianoCore project - the open source components of Intel's implementation of EFI.
• Brian Richardson - the "BIOS Guy" - asks "Where does the BIOS fit into the world of tablet computing?"
• Kenton Williston looks at the new features in Intel AMT 6.0.
• Kenton Williston offers an overview of some low-cost HD-video digital signage solutions based on the Intel Atom platform.
• Reports of the death of BIOS, says Brian Richardson (the "BIOS Guy"), are greatly exaggerated.
• Kenton Williston is impressed by a new server that packs 512 Atom processors in a 10U chassis.
• Maury Wright considers how the Intel GM45 and GS45 Express Chipsets - each with a lineage to the notebook market - also suit fan-less embedded applications.
• Kenton Williston looks at some memory performance and inter-processor bandwidth benchmarks in the latest Intel Architecture processors.
• American Megatrends' Brian Richardson explains why it's important for embedded developers to keep OS portability in mind.

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