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Hoping to bring together disparate teams to make beautiful software music, IBM’s Rational division is expected to release the first commercial products from its Jazz collaborative software development project on June 30.

A team of researchers has proven that with enough time, energy, and expertise a pacemaker can be hacked, though there is currently little to no risk for patients with pacemakers.

Linux kernel development is funded mostly by "enterprise" interests; yet, Linux is the top OS in devices and embedded systems.

Update: NASA set up a lab May 25 on Mars to analyze polar ice in an effort to determine if the Red Planet can support life. A shovel will chop terrain the consistency of granite. Video and podcasts included. Full Story

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If embedded Linux champions are saying that embedded Linux is terrible, why would anyone want to risk their products or their company on it? A not so unbiased article by Green Hills.