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Ubuntu phone OS announced, first devices shipping in early 2014

By Vlad Savov on January 2, 2013 12:57 pm + 459 comments

As already teased and promised, today Canonical is taking the wraps off the mobile version of Continue reading…
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Ouya developer kits begin shipping, Dev Portal website launched

By Bryan Bishop on December 27, 2012 01:32 pm + 56 comments

The first developer kits for the highly-anticipated Ouya gaming console are shipping out earlier Continue reading…
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The military's future lies in biohacking and open-source software, retired general says

By Kimber Streams on December 18, 2012 11:11 am + 7 comments

Never mind drones — is an entire cyborg army of "programmable soldiers" in our future? During a Continue reading…
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DreamWorks makes 'Rise of the Guardians' special effects tool open source

By Andrew Webster on November 22, 2012 12:14 pm + 13 comments

Yesterday DreamWorks released its latest animated feature with the holiday-themed Rise of the Continue reading…
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Connect the dots: Valve’s Big Picture could be a Linux game console

By Sean Hollister on November 16, 2012 12:47 pm + 357 comments

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii are nearing their end. As powerful as they have been i Continue reading…
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HP looking for more than 50 developers in webOS hiring spree

By Justin Rubio on October 4, 2012 01:42 pm + 64 comments

When HP announced that webOS would become an open-source platform, the company stated that it would Continue reading…
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Watch this: soldier hacks ex-girlfriend's robot brain in 'Tears of Steel'

By Jeff Blagdon on September 30, 2012 01:08 pm + 40 comments

Smoothing things over with your spurned ex-girlfriend can be arduous in the best cases, but the Continue reading…
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Watch this: Clay Shirky on why the future of government will be open source

By Adi Robertson on September 27, 2012 09:49 am + 22 comments

Author Clay Shirky has made a name for himself by championing the internet as a source of new ideas Continue reading…
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Born from Courier code, Microsoft's Project Austin is a digital journal for Windows 8

By Justin Rubio on September 22, 2012 06:29 pm + 67 comments

A group from Microsoft's C++ team is developing a note-taking app for Windows 8, currently known as Continue reading…
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Safecast to create real-time maps of air quality in Los Angeles

By Amar Toor on September 21, 2012 06:55 am + 1 comments

Earlier this year, the Safecast project teamed up with Chumby co-founder Andrew "Bunnie" Huang to Continue reading…