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PuzzlePhone: An open

Circular Devices It was only a matter of time before a competitor for Google’s Project Ara reared its head. PuzzlePhone is the work of Finland-based Circular Devices, and its guiding principle is one it shares with Ara: to be a sustainable smartphone designed to last longer thanks to upgradeable parts, rather than a device that’s entirely replaced when something newer, …

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Scientific papers take a step outside Nature’s paywall

Using technology from ReadCube, subscribers can grant others free access to scientific papers in Nature and 14 other journals. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET One of the most prestigious scientific journals, Nature, has embraced the share button to liberalize access to research papers that previously were available only to those who paid. The journal’s publisher, Macmillan Science and Education, announced Tuesday …

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