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EA plans to scrap Online Pass from existing games, enable access without a code
Posted On 30 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
EA's Online Pass program has been in the news a bit of late, but that'll soon change. The voucher's now set to be phased out completely -- earlier this month the company shared that it won't be including the certificates with new games, but now Ga...
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Google releases code for devs to integrate Chrome with iOS apps
Posted On 07 May 2013 By Alexis Santos. Under: Uncategorized.
If you're jealous of Gmail's newfound talent of opening links directly in Chrome on iOS, Google's released some code that'll help you bake that functionality into your own apps for Apple's mobile OS. By implementing the new OpenInChromeController ...
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Samsung releases kernel source for a trio of Galaxy S 4s
Posted On 19 Apr 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
As Samsung prepares to release its new flagship to the masses, the company is already making moves to accommodate its open source following. Today, the Korean electronics maker served up the kernel source for three versions of the Galaxy S 4. On t...
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JailbreakMe hacker Comex let go by Apple after failing to respond to offer letter
Posted On 19 Oct 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
After developing JailBreakMe, cracking such devices as the iPad 2 or iPhone 4 and finally scoring a paying intern gig with his nemesis, hacker Comex tweeted that he's no longer working at Apple. Also known as Nicholas Allegra, the talented coder's Cu...
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Samsung releases Galaxy Note II source code, gives modders a big fish to fry
Posted On 08 Oct 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
If you've managed to stretch your hands around a Galaxy Note II smartphone already, but were hoping to get a custom ROM on it, there's good news: Samsung has just released the source code. It's now been posted for the international GT-N7100 model, gi...
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Adafruit releases WebIDE alpha for Raspberry Pi, eases beginners into coding
Posted On 05 Oct 2012 By Nicole Lee. Under: Uncategorized.
If you've been intrigued by the Raspberry Pi but were hesitant to get one because you're new to Linux, Adafruit has a solution for you. The team that brought us the Raspberry Pi Education Linux Distro has come up with a special WebIDE (Web Integrated...
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Google releases new Java to iOS source code translator
Posted On 17 Sep 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Developers have their work cut out. Even if we (impolitely) sidestep the likes of Windows Phone, BlackBerry and the rest, those coders often have to pitch their work across web, iOS and Android. Google's trying to make that job a little easier, intro...
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New ‘nano-code’ could help fight banknote forgery by embedding invisible QR-style ciphers
Posted On 12 Sep 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
We've all seen (and probably used) QR codes at some point. And, handy as they are for quick linking to apps, or value added content etc, there's usually not much else going on. Unless you're one of the team at South Dakota School of Mines and Technol...
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Arduino-based SocialChatter reads your Twitter feeds so you don’t have to (video)
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
If you prefer reading your RSS feeds without the backlight, there's hardware for that, and if you'd prefer not reading your Twitter feeds at all, there's now hardware for that as well. Mix an Arduino Ethernet board, an Emic 2 Text-To-Speech Module an...
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Nexus Q repurposed to play Pong, games with your heart (video)
Posted On 13 Jul 2012 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Google's mysterious, if not ominous Nexus Q has already been hacked to launch apps of varied origins, but there's one particular app that stands above all: Pong. Or, Brick Defender -- you know, what's a generic title amongst friends? BrickSimple mana...
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