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Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says

Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, moves that could bring the Internet to a further billion people.
Proposed law would make reprogramming cellphone IDs a crime

Reprogramming the identification number of a cellphone could be punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years under the terms of a proposed law announced Friday.
Puppet gets a more expressive configuration language

With an update to its namesake configuration tool, Puppet Labs has introduced a programming language designed to give administrators more flexibility in scripting their deployment routines.
Is Google trying to swipe Waze from under Facebook's nose?

Google may be attempting to snap up social mapping and traffic service Waze, despite long-standing rumors that Facebook is already in talks to buy the company for as much as $1 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Public cloud shakeup: VMware in, Dell out, and OpenStack in limbo?

It's been a busy week in the cloud. Dell ditched plans to build its own cloud and instead will work with partners, while focusing on private clouds. In an opposite move, VMware revealed its plans for how it will compete in the public cloud market.
Reports: FTC examining Google's display ads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Google's display ad business amid complaints from rivals that the company is abusing its power in how it sells online-graphical and video ads.
Google, Facebook launch bidding war for Waze

Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook.
Google ready to start shipping Glass to #ifihadglass Explorers

For the 8,000 or so people who signed up this spring to be Glass Explorers, your wait for the computerized eyeglasses may soon be over.
Vanishing into thin [MacBook] Air: Shortages signal WWDC refresh

Apple's lowest-priced MacBook Air was out of stock on Amazon.com as of Friday, hinting that rumors of a refresh in two weeks are on target.
Oracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party support

Oracle and managed services provider ServiceKey have come to a proposed settlement of an intellectual-property lawsuit Oracle filed against the company last year.

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Google Glass breaks into business

Like the tablet market, Google Glass may currently be viewed as a consumer product but it will soon be seen on the faces of IT and mobile employees.
Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert
Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013
Storms test Red Cross' Tornado app
Google's next act: Diversify and conquer
40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids
How to prevent IT department overload
The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety
Chinese hackers master art of lying low
IT's new concern: The personal Cloud

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