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Google Wallet: Doomed?

Google Wallet: Doomed?

Tom Nardi February 14, 2012 1

One of the biggest new features of both Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” and the Galaxy Nexus was improved support for Near Field Communication (NFC). One of the most touted applications for NFC technology

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Tivoization: A Necessary Evil

Tivoization: A Necessary Evil

Tom Nardi February 11, 2012 16

Tivoization is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to refer to what they believe is a violation of the GNU Public License’s (GPL) spirit, if not its actual

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Android, Tizen and the End of Java

Android, Tizen and the End of Java

Dean Howell February 2, 2012 19

I wanted to call this piece Life, the Universe and Everything.  If you’re an avid sci-fi reader, or you’ve at least read Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, then those words might mean something to

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OG Droid: One Foot In Your Pocket, One Foot In The Grave

OG Droid: One Foot In Your Pocket, One Foot In The Grave

Tom Nardi January 29, 2012 0

If you own an Android smartphone and keep up with technology, you know all too well how fleeting the feeling of having a top of the line Android phone really is. Say what you

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Open Source Versus Free Software

Open Source Versus Free Software

Tom Nardi January 25, 2012 5

While open source software and protocols have been an important part of the Internet since their inception, today we’re seeing an explosion of open source projects entering the mainstream conciousness. From web browsers such

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Getting Root:  A Paper Map

Getting Root: A Paper Map

Eric Pfister January 11, 2012 2

ightening rips across dark clouds.  The flickering glow fades as a 4g logo slips into view.  The ominous advertisement spells out just how archaic your phone is and your heart bleeds while you wish you

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The Linux Marketshare Myth

The Linux Marketshare Myth

Tom Nardi January 10, 2012 0

A recent report from NetMarketShare has made a bit of a stir by claiming that Linux’s userbase has finally broken 1% of the desktop market. Some of the reporting on this news has put a tongue

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Ubuntu On Mobile:  A Mirror Image

Ubuntu On Mobile: A Mirror Image

admin January 6, 2012 1

CES Will Be Huge! ES 2012 is just 4 days away.  Like any other year, there will be plenty of fluff, but a couple of awesome keynotes will also be thrown in the mix.

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5 Editorials You Missed in 2011

5 Editorials You Missed in 2011

Dean Howell January 3, 2012 0

Hello 2012! If you were looking for 2011′s Best of, click here. We’ve already done a recap of our most trending pages of 2011, but there were some great pieces that got lost in

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Best of 2011:  A Mini-memoir.

Best of 2011: A Mini-memoir.

Dean Howell January 3, 2012 0

Welcome 2012!  The end of 2011 has been a strange one.  We started this magazine in October, so we are only a couple of months old, yet we are starting to chip away at

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