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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 9:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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If you spent this weekend relaxing with friends and family (or climbing a mountain, or windsurfing, or…) there’s a pretty good chance you had other things on your mind than tech news. That’s OK, we understand. Luckily for you though, we were paying attention while you were dozing on the beach. So make a coffee, put up your feet and catch up on all the latest tech news and features you missed over the last two days from The Next Web and beyond. News from The Next Web over the weekend Google Releases Hangouts Extension For Microsoft Outlook WhatsApp Pulled…

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Open source laptop Novena raises nearly three times its crowdfunding target

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 9:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, novena, Open source, Product Updates

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Last month, we wrote about what could be the world’s first open source laptop, Novena. Developed by Andrew ‘Bunnie’ Huang, an American who’s best known for hacking the Xbox, and a partner Sean “xobs” Cross, the laptop is built for and by hackers, developers and engineers, not merely for casual Web consumption. Now the laptop has been successfully funded on Crowd Supply, raising $701,870 from 1,015 pledges — nearly three times the targeted amount of $250,000. This is proof of the demand that exists among developers who want the freedom of doing hardware experiments. After all, open source software has already been widely adopted in…

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Celebrate the Rubik’s Cube’s 40th anniversary with this fully functional Google Doodle [Updated]

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 8:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Shareables

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Update: If you’ve had some fun with the Rubik’s Cube on Google’s homepage, you should venture to the Chrome Cube Lab next. The site explains some of the technology running the virtual incarnation, as well as access to the relevant code and links to some whacky user-generated experiments. “I can’t wait to see people learn about three-dimensional objects through their browsers and to test the limits of what is possible when the Cube gets re-jigged using cutting edge web technologies,” Professor Ernő Rubik said. “Cube on!” The Rubik’s Cube is an iconic combination puzzle that tests your skill and patience…

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