Buys into open source to cosy up to tinkerers and robot builders

Smartphone processor outfit Qualcomm has decided it wants a piece of the open source action, announcing plans to buy Arduino, the Italian microcontroller darling beloved by hobbyists and hardware hackers.

32-bit Cortex-M4

Arduino has revised its UNO board and promised "a long-awaited update on performance and possibilities."

400MHz Quark, Arduino compatible