Ten years of Ubuntu: How Linux’s beloved newcomer became its criticized king
Linux observers sensed there was something special about Ubuntu nearly from the start. However, while a Linux OS that genuinely had users in mind was quickly embraced, Ubuntu’s ten-year journey since is a microcosm of the major Linux events of the last decade — encompassing everything from privacy concerns and Windows resentment to server expansion and hopes of convergence.

October 23, 2014 at 07:35AM
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Here Are Some Robots We Could Use To Fight Ebola in Africa
The White House is exploring ways robots can help combat Ebola in West Africa.

October 23, 2014 at 07:35AM
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A Full-Body Mouse: Click With Your Leg, Scroll With Your Hips
In the Dynamic Chair, surfing the web is like attending a new-age Pilates class.

October 23, 2014 at 12:06AM
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In Palo Alto, Even the Hummus Guy Has an E-Commerce Startup
Walking down University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, you pass a bustling little hummus shop called Oren’s. “Ah,” you might think, “here is where someone named Oren makes hummus.” Nope.

October 22, 2014 at 08:17PM
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BofA Customers Double-Charged in Apple Pay Snafu
About 1,000 Bank of America debit transactions made using Apple’s new mobile-payment system were mistakenly duplicated.

October 22, 2014 at 03:49PM
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IPad Air 2 and Mini 3 Review: One Thumb Up, and Another Down
So these are fantastic tablets. The question is: Do you need a fantastic tablet?

October 22, 2014 at 02:31PM
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Will Your Next Best Friend Be A Robot?
Robots can already vacuum your house and drive your car. Soon, they will be your companions.

October 22, 2014 at 02:31PM
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Twitter’s Audacious Plan to Infiltrate All Your Apps
Fabric is the foundation for Twitter to transform a business based purely on a single product — tweets! — into a diversified service aimed at every person and company that makes mobile apps.

October 22, 2014 at 01:17PM
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Inbox is a total reinvention of email from Google
Imagine if Google Now ran your email.

October 22, 2014 at 01:17PM
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The Autonomous Car May Never Happen
There is a surprisingly long list of the things the car can’t do, like avoid potholes or operate in heavy rain or snow. Yet a consensus has emerged among many technologists, policymakers, and journalists that Google has essentially solved — or is on the verge of solving — all of the major issues involved with robotic driving.

October 22, 2014 at 12:05PM
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