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The post by Erik Hersman raises issues about open source...
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Inveneo Low Power Advantage: 60 Hours of Computing on One Charge!
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Goat*Net: Bleating Edge WiFi Mesh Networking from Inveneo
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Data vs. SMS Revenue for Safaricom: Data Wins!
Here is a very heartening tweet from Ory Okolloh about Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile phone operator:
If in deed, Safaricom broadband modems and their...
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