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Ubuntu On Your Phone, Raspberries In Your Pocket
Dean Howell
February 21, 2012
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Canonical announced today their intent to make Ubuntu available on Android. Yes, on Android. So, what does that mean? We’ve all probably seen Ubuntu booting on a mobile device before, but this is completely
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Meg Whitman’s New Smokescreen: Android To Become Closed-Source?
Dean Howell
February 16, 2012
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Wild speculation has been rampant as of late, and HP is no exception. Meg Whitman, who is undoubtedly doing something great right now, has tried to stir the proverbial pot with this statement: I think
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Motorola Announces Ice Cream Sandwich Updates, But Not Really
Tom Nardi
February 16, 2012
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Motorola has been kind enough to provide us with a timeline for when it’s devices will be getting the much anticipated update to Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”…sort of. Motorola has indeed updated their timetable
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NSA Android Phone To Invade Privacy, Violate Rights?
Dean Howell
February 15, 2012
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Thanks to reader and friend of +The Powerbase +David Smith for tipping us off to this bit of news. What Is It? Should I Be Scared? Now first, I’d like to point out that
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LibreOffice 3.5 Available, Huge Feature List
Dean Howell
February 15, 2012
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Libre Office 3.5: The Best Free Office Suite Ever LibreOffice 3.5 is now available and is over-flowing with features and fixes. No, you won’t find any Citrus in this release but you will find
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Google Screenwise: Your Privacy Is Worth $25.
Dean Howell
February 8, 2012
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“If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming disregarded masses, eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be
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Chrome For Android Beta Released, Torments Gingerbread Users
Tom Nardi
February 7, 2012
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It’s been blogged about, hinted at, and begged for, and now finally it’s here: today Google has released Chrome for Android. Unfortunately, it probably doesn’t run on your phone. In a move that’s more
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Kubuntu Dead? Not Really…
Dean Howell
February 7, 2012
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In a world of tabloid news– FOSS-focused news sites not-withstanding– it’s easy to sensationalize Canonical’s move to break financial ties with it’s first, and arguably most famous, derivative work Kubuntu. Well, before you light your torches,
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Google Pulls Support For CDMA Devices, Including Galaxy Nexus
Tom Nardi
February 4, 2012
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Somewhat concerning news is coming in that Google has removed all references of CDMA hardware from their developer pages. Not only has all information regarding CDMA devices been removed from the documentation, but the
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Petition To Expand US Government Use of Free Software
Tom Nardi
February 2, 2012
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A petition has recently been put up on “We the People” that suggests the US government looks to expanding their use of free and open source software in an effort to cut spending. “We
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