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Linux OS Hercules eCafe Netbook Does 13 Hours Per Charge
The Hercules brand isn’t exactly a household name, but it is better known for the line of speakers than “real” computer equipment. Even so, they’re already onto the next generation of computing with...
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Sony Once Officially Supported Homebrew on PlayStation
When the PS3 first hit the scene, one of the cooler features was being able to run Linux on it. Sony killed that with the release of the PS3 Slim in 2009, thanks to fears of piracy, but it also killed...
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$25 Raspberry PI Computer Trumps OLPC
A UK developer has taken the wraps off his project to change the world learns. We saw it once with OLPC, where affordable laptops that could be used in schools around the world to educate less...
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Linux getting ported to A4 iPhone and iPad, Android next up?
Let the hackery begin! We’ve already heard about people getting Android onto the HP TouchPad, but what about all the iDevices that are already out there? Well, it looks like the old penguin has...
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HP TouchPad Triple Boots Android, WebOS, and ArchLInux
The HP TouchPad is a curious device, to say the least. It is hard to call it anything other than a failure, but it has certainly managed a fairly successful life after death, thanks in part to 2011...
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Live Your Geeky Fantasies With Real Working Star Trek Tricorder
Granted, this still isn’t quite as advanced as what our science fiction counterparts have, but what Dr. Peter Jansen has created is a real functioning version of the Tricorder made famous on Star...
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Raspberry Pi Microcomputer Gets First Raspbian SD Card Image
The Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer that’s not much bigger than a credit card, but it can be used to perform many common PC functions like spreadsheets and basic games. This fascinating little project...
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Does Firefox OS Have What It Takes To Compete In The Mobile OS Space?
Today’s mobile environment is largely dominated by two operating systems, Android and iOS, although there are many more options such as Blackberry (and its upcoming B10), Windows Phone and Bada. With...
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Dell Unveils Powerful Linux Ultrabook for $1,449
Earlier in 2012, Dell announced Project Sputnik. The main goal of the project was to build a great Linux laptop out of Dell’s XPS13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu 12.04. Yesterday, Dell came forward announcing...
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Raspberry Pi Gets An App Store of its Own
App Stores are where it is at. Google has one, Apple has two, so does Microsoft. Even Firefox has a marketplace. Now the ultra-small Raspberry Pi motherboard kit has one too. The Pi Store is...
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Canonical Begins Countdown to New Touch Features for Ubuntu
There tends to be varying opinions about what Canonical has done in the Linux world over the last few years. Some users love the easier to use and more “pretty” design of Unity, the UI behind the...
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Canonical Unveils Ubuntu Phone OS, Plans to Show It Off At CES
Yesterday we reported that Canonical had a count-down to a new version/feature for Ubuntu. The banner hinted that the news had something to do with touch. Now we have official word, the news is that...
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Ubuntu Phone OS Image for Galaxy Nexus Set to Arrive Late February
Last week we introduced to you the Ubuntu phone OS, and that has left us yearning for the ability to test drive it for ourselves. The good news is that Alan Pope, engineering manager on the product,...
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Canonical Asks Community to Create 12 Default Ubuntu Phone Apps
The whole thing with Linux and Ubuntu is that it’s supposed to be free and it’s supposed to be supported by the community. The same kind of approach is now being taken by Canonical in its creation of...
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Ubuntu for Tablets Officially Unveiled
Today Canonical unveiled their Ubuntu for tablets interface, and it looks every bit as intriguing as what they are attempting to do with Ubuntu for Phones. The new UI is capable of supporting touch...
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Intel Obsidian UI Leaked (Video)
We will see smartphones running Tizen OS starting to hit the market in the coming months. The OS is backed by the Linux Foundation, Samsung, and Intel. Now it seems the chip maker has been busy...
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“Hand of Thief” Trojan Invades Linux Computers, Steals Bannking Info
Aside from those of us who dabbled in Linux during the early days of netbooks, I only know of a couple of people who actually use Linux on their desktop computers today. And it is largely because of...
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Happy Birthday Android
Google’s Android operating system, which was announced on the 5th of November 2007, is now seven years old.Just in case you were busy with a few things back then, this is what happened on that day. The...
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Earlier in 2012, Dell announced Project Sputnik. The main goal of the project was to build a great Linux laptop out of Dell's XPS13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu 12.04.
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App Stores are where it is at. Google has one, Apple has two, so does Microsoft. Even Firefox has a marketplace. Now the ultra-small Raspberry Pi motherboard kit has one too.
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