In embedded software design it is common to want to have the code footprint as small as possible. Therefore, it is fairly common when using the GNU C++ compiler to use the -O2 option which includes the -O optimization flags plus a whole slew of others. You would think that the best optimization is always [...]
If you have a Windows Mobile based cell phone you can now convert it into a laptop. Celio Corp is selling a product called Redfly that is basically a laptop shell that runs off of the cell phone itself. It comes in a 7″ version and an 8″ version and for now it only supports [...]
I just read this article about how the annual Software Development Conference has been obsoleted. Earlier this year, TI cancelled one of it’s major annual conferences as well. Of course these are all probably a sign of the current economic situation where people just can’t afford to pay for a conference. Companies can’t afford the [...]
