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Everyone's curious to see how Ubuntu Edge is going to turn out

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Everyone's curious to see how Ubuntu Edge is going to turn out
Canonical's IndieGoGo launch yesterday of the Ubuntu Edge, a slick, powerful device meant to double as a desktop PC replacement, made waves in the world of open-source and provoked both admiration and a healthy dose of skepticism from some experts. Read More




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How ambitious is Canonical's $32 million Ubuntu Edge crowd-funding campaign?
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has launched a crowd-funding project to build the ultimate, cutting-edge phone and PC convergence device: Ubuntu Edge. There's a lot going on there. Let's break this down, piece-by-piece. Read More

Android app takes photos from your phone, tweets them to the NSA
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