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Ouya Launch Delayed By A Few Weeks To Meet “Greater Than Expected Demand”

Ouya Launch Delayed By A Few Weeks To Meet “Greater Than Expected Demand”

By Zach Walton May 9, 2013

In February, Ouya announced that the little Android console that could would be launching on June 5. That date has been pushed back by just a little, but those interested in the new console will still be able to get …

Showcase Your Knowledge With Mozilla's Open Badges Showcase Your Knowledge With Mozilla's Open Badges
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For the past few years, Mozilla has been working on a project called Open Badges. You can think of the project like merit badges for the Internet. It allows people to prove that they have accomplished something, or are knowledgeable …

Kinect Code Samples Go Open Source Kinect Code Samples Go Open Source
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Kinect for Windows has inspired developers to create some really impressive applications. That’s apparently not good enough, though, as Microsoft is now making Kinect for Windows partially open source to encourage more development on the platform. The Kinect for Windows …

Last.fm Open Sources Moost, A C++ Library Last.fm Open Sources Moost, A C++ Library
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Last.fm may be well known for its Internet radio services, but the company is also breaking into the open source scene. It’s latest release is sure to pleas all the C++ coders out there. Last.fm’s Marcus Holland-Moritz announced today that …

White House Invites Developers To Hackathon White House Invites Developers To Hackathon

To its credit, the Obama administration has been far more tech savvy than any before it. One of its defining moments in this area was the building of the We The People Web site and making the software behind it …

Make Your Own 3D Printed Six-Legged Robot Make Your Own 3D Printed Six-Legged Robot

Have you ever wanted to make a fully autonomous robot? If so, your dreams of kickstarting the robot apocalypse can be fulfilled with just a 3D printer, some simple software and a bit of electrical knowhow. Meet Bleuette, a free …

R2-D2 Is Brought To Life With Linux R2-D2 Is Brought To Life With Linux

I think we can all agree that R2-D2 is one of the most lovable robots ever created. Compared to his more terrifying contemporaries, the little guy just oozes charm. Now one man has made his very own R2-D2 using a …

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Ubuntu For Android Is On Its Way Ubuntu For Android Is On Its Way
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Android is pretty versatile as far as operating systems go. It can be a lot of things, but we still haven’t seen Android take on the PC space in a big way just yet. Ubuntu might just change that. Ubuntu, …

Nvidia Releases New Linux Drivers Nvidia Releases New Linux Drivers

Valve announced today that the closed beta for Linux is now beginning for those lucky few who were selected out of the 60,000 applicants. Those players will be able to start playing native versions of games like Team Fortress 2, …

This Robot's Dance Moves Are Powered By C++ This Robot's Dance Moves Are Powered By C++
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Developers and programmers use a variety of programming languages to get things done. C++ is one of the more complicated languages to learn, but its use can lead to some pretty amazing applications. For instance, the language is being used …

Google Open Sources Supersonic Query Engine Google Open Sources Supersonic Query Engine

Google announced today that it is open sourcing a query engine library called Supersonic, which the company says is “extremely useful for creating a column oriented database back-end.” “Supersonic’s main strength lies in its speed,” says Google’s Supersonic Team in …

Twitter Open Sources The Clutch.io Code Twitter Open Sources The Clutch.io Code

Back in August, Twitter acquired the Clutch.io staff to work with their growth and international teams. Some users were concerned about the fate of Clutch’s tools that enabled many developers to easily create iOS apps. The team said that they …

Google Takes mod_pagespeed Out Of Beta Google Takes mod_pagespeed Out Of Beta

Nearly two years ago, Google unveiled mod_pagespeed, an open source Apache module tool for developers to help make the web faster. Today, Google announced that it has left beta status. It has gone through eighteen different releases to get here. …

Adobe Announces New Fonts For Developers Adobe Announces New Fonts For Developers
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Adobe announced a lot of new Web development tools today at its Create The Web keynote. The company hopes developers and creators will use its newly Edge tools to push the Web forward. Two of the Edge tools announced today …

Twitter Joins The Linux Foundation Twitter Joins The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is one of the best non-profits you can support. You may use Windows or OS X for your computer, but they wouldn’t be half as good as they are if it weren’t for Linux. In short – …

Twitter's Open Source Bootstrap Hits Version 2.1 Twitter's Open Source Bootstrap Hits Version 2.1

Twitter is one of the friendliest companies in regards to the open source movement. They have open sourced much of the software they use to run Twitter on a day-to-day basis with one of the biggest releases being Bootstrap. It’s …

Check Out This Awesome Robot Arm 3D Printer Check Out This Awesome Robot Arm 3D Printer
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3D printers are about to enter the mainstream. Everybody will be able to afford one from manufacturers like Makerbot and the like. Of course, like with PC enthusiasts, true joy comes from building your own 3D printer. Meet Dane Kouttron, …