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Here’s how you turn a USB charger into a little Linux machine

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by on March 18, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, hack, How-To's, makers, USB charger

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Remember Chris Robinson over at NODE? He was the guy who built the handheld Raspberry Pi-powered Linux terminal we wrote about back in January. Now he’s back with an even smaller Linux project for you to make – one built into the body of a USB charger. The design uses the Raspberry Pi compatible ODROID-W development board, running Raspbian OS, combined with a USB charger with US, UK and EU attachments so you can use it internationally. Robinson warns that you obviously need to be pretty careful disassembling the charger but he gives thorough instructions on what you’ll need to have…

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Tech5 UK: YPlan named the UK’s fastest growing tech startup

Mar18
by on March 18, 2015 at 1:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Congratulations to event organizing network YPlan on being named the fastest-growing startup in the UK. Speaking about the win, Rytis Vitkauskas, CEO and co-founder of YPlan said: We’re thrilled to have won this award, the competition was tough so it’s a real achievement for us to have been selected. We’re very much looking forward to appearing on stage at The Next Web’s 10th anniversary conference. With such a fantastic line up whether we’re crowned Europe’s fastest growing start-up or not, it’ll certainly be a rewarding experience. TNW and Adyen hosted the UK awards event last week in London’s ICEBAR where the…

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HTC’s UH OH Protection will replace your damaged HTC One M9 for free

Mar18
by on March 18, 2015 at 1:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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HTC has introduced a new program in the US called UH OH Protection, which will replace your One M9 if it is damaged in the first 365 days, no questions asked. That’s right – HTC is giving you insurance against accidental damage for free. There are limitations on the UH OH Protection though – it will only be active for 12 months from the date of purchase and it doesn’t mean that you can break your phone and get a new one every week. The process for getting a replacement is very straightforward – you dial a toll-free number and…

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The skills gap is widening – but here’s how you can close it

Mar18
by on March 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, coding, How-To's, Insider, skills gap

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Rosie Allabarton is a writer who lives in Berlin. Her journalism specializes in technology, education, employment and women in technology. She works as a tech writer and content manager for CareerFoundry, an online educational platform that provides training in web development and UX design, providing career changers with the skills they need to launch themselves onto the tech scene. In the last couple of years we’ve all heard scare stories of the ‘tech skills gap’, in particular, a skills gap in programming, that threatens to forestall current progress in technology and leave millions out of work. Stories of graduates leaving university unable to land…

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge available to pre-order in the UK from Friday

Mar18
by on March 18, 2015 at 12:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

Samsung has confirmed that buyers keen to pre-order the company’s latest flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge devices will be able to reserve a handset from April 20. While it’ll be available to order from a range or retailers –  Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse, Three, EE and O2, among others – customers who pre-order from the Samsung Experience Store or directly from Samsung.com will get their handsets a day earlier than everyone else, on April 9. Everyone else will have to wait until the following day. Unfortunately, exact pricing hasn’t yet been revealed for each retailer, but you can expect it…

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