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President Obama signs executive order requiring agencies to publish 'open data'
President Obama came into office 2009 with a promise to make his administration the most "open" in Continue reading…
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Can new editor for crowdsourced OpenStreetMap project help it beat Google Maps?
The online map wars have taken an interesting turn lately, with Google and its rivals Nokia and A Continue reading…
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Guns want to be free: what happens when 3D printing and crypto-anarchy collide?
Cyberculture icon Stewart Brand’s famous notion that “information wants to be free” has been Continue reading…
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Chrome could soon end the frustration of hunting for noisy browser tabs
Google’s Chrome browser might soon be getting an easy way to tell you which open tabs are making Continue reading…
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White House says government-funded research should be more public, but critics want more
Research paid for by taxpayers should be free and open to the public. That basic concept is behind a Continue reading…
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Student proposes open source alternative to GPS based on seismic waves
Global positioning system (GPS) satellites are great for getting around and looking up directions Continue reading…
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Ubuntu phones coming in October, promising 'a leap' ahead of current interfaces
It's the year of Linux — on mobile, at least. Canonical aims to have its new Ubuntu OS in Continue reading…
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As Obama heads back to office, a battle rages over the tech that got him reelected
The tech team behind the 2012 Obama campaign has probably received more attention than any political Continue reading…
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Chumby platform could die in February as funding for open source project dries up
An avid development community has managed to keep the Chumby platform alive even after Chumby Continue reading…
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The Ubuntu phone has a speed problem, and I'm not talking about lag
As software launches go, yesterday's announcement of Ubuntu for phones was quite the success for Continue reading…
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Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes
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Valve announces 'Robotic Boogaloo,' the first 'Team Fortress 2' update built by the community
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PS4's 'play while downloading' feature arrives on PS3 first with 'The Last of Us'
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Watch lasers track bubbles to the beat of Daft Punk
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Google's potential Nexus Q successor revealed in FCC filing
