Absent that, the HTC One Developer Edition seems just as tempting as ever.

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Anyone looking for that kind of access can look forward to DoStudio Developer Edition in the fourth quarter, with full access to scripting, for even more advanced features.

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Most recently they offered a Developer Edition of their XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, but their open source support reaches back to 1999, when Dell rolled out select servers with Red Hat Linux installed.

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For developer and custom ROM enthusiasts, DROID RAZR M and DROID RAZR HD will come in a special developer edition available online only through motorola.com in the U.S. Tweak, tinker and customize the day away by using Motorola's software tools to unlock the bootloader.

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