This article introduces Analog Devices' VisualDSP Kernel, better known as the VDK, and its use with the Blackfin processor. VDK is provided as part of the VisualDSP++ tool suite. In this article, we ...

Chrome OS includes a variety of accessibility features, such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and voice input, making it ...

Bon Adamson is a writer with a passion for technology and help desk experience, with a particular interest in Apple's product ecosystem. Bon has been writing for the majority of his life. He is ...

However, SeL4 can be used, in theory, as a foundation for Linux and other Unix related operating systems. For example, it was briefly considered for use in Richard M. Stallman's still-born Gnu Hurd ...

A fundamental overview of operating systems (OSes) with an emphasis on practice. Topics covered include: OS structure, OS models, OS abstractions, concurrency sources, concurrency challenges, ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...

Spend enough time around Android, or even PCs, and eventually, you will come across the term, “the Linux kernel.” Android uses the Linux kernel too. In fact, it’s an integral part of the way your ...

Modern CPUs can run in two modes: kernel mode and user mode. When a CPU runs in kernel mode, an extended set of instructions is allowed, as is free access to anywhere in memory and device registers.

While Valve's Steam Deck pioneered the SteamOS handheld experience, third-party manufacturers like ASUS and Lenovo are now jumping aboard the SteamOS train. The Lenovo Legion Go S became the first ...