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Chromecast news: Google releases open source code, hackers working on root

Google’s Chromecast is a $35 device designed to let you stream music, videos, and other content from the internet to your TV. That’s all it’s supposed to do at the moment. But the Chromecast has the guts of a cheap Android or Linux computer, and hackers are hard at work trying to teach the new device […]

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Android 4.3 source code released, custom ROMs coming soon

Google has released the source code for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, along with factory images for the latest Nexus phones and tablets. And that means independent developers can start tweaking, modifying, and otherwise using the code. It also means that new builds of popular custom ROMs are on the way. The CyanogenMod team has already […]

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XBMC running in Linux on a TV box with an Amlogic AM8726-MX chip (video)

The folks behind the XBMC media center application have made a lot of progress porting the software to run on Android. But if you’d rather have a small, low-power XBMC box that runs on Linux, new options might be available soon. Pivos Technology’s XIOS box can run Android or Linux, and there are XBMC builds […]

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Jolla’s first Sailfish smartphone coming this year for about $500

Jolla Mobile has unveiled the first smartphone designed to run the company’s open source Sailfish operating system. It’s expected to ship in some European markets by the end of the year for â‚¬399, which is about $513 US. Sailfish is a Linux-based operating system that picks up where MeeGo left off… or rather where Nokia left […]

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Arduino Robot kit makes building, programming robots simple(r)

Folks have been using the popular Arduino DIY computing platform to build robots and all sorts of other simple computing devices for a while. Arduino boards are inexpensive and relatively easy to use devices with support for a range of sensors and motors. Now there’s an official Arduino Robot kit which makes it even easier […]

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Sony bring stock Android to Xperia Z smartphone with AOSP Project

Sony has introduced an AOSP project for the company’s Xperia Z smartphone. AOSP stands for Android Open Source Project, and basically what this means is that you can run Google’s stock version of Android on Sony’s phone if you’d prefer not to use the Sony-customized version of the software. Unfortunately at this point you’ll have […]

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GCW-Zero $159 Linux-based retro gaming handheld coming in May

The GCW-Zero is a portable gaming device designed for playing retro games — basically anything up until the era of the original PlayStation. It packs a 3.5 inch display, a 1 GHz MIPS processor, and and an open source Linux-based operating system called OpenDingux. Thanks to that operating system, you’ll be able to run a […]

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Crazyflie Nano quadcopter is a $173 open source, programmable flying machine

Can’t wait to get your hands on a MeCam flying camera in 2014? You might be able to build your own… or something even cooler, using the Crazyflie Nano quadcopter development kit. You can pre-order one now for $173, and kits are expected to start shipping April 25th, 2013. The kit features a flying machine […]

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Etnaviv Project working on open source drivers for Vivante GCxxx graphics

A number of ARM-based processors including Freescale’s i.MX6, Marvell’s Armada 1500, and the Rockchip RK2918 use Vivante GCxxx graphics. The Freescale chips are particularly interesting to open source developers, since Freescale provides documentation necessary to run Linux and other open source software on the chip. But the Vivante GC2000 graphics processor that’s paired with Freescale’s […]