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• 20 May 2013

• News: 40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

  Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.

• News: Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

  Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses.

• News: Jolla announces first Sailfish-based smartphone

  Finnish startup Jolla has announced its first smartphone, which shows off its Sailfish OS on a 4.5-inch screen.

• News: Microsoft's $300M Nook investment hasn't paid off -- yet

  Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets.

• News: Canadian Tire forgoes BYOD, issues BlackBerries to workers

  Canadian Tire began issuing thousands of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to corporate employees in Toronto after rolling out Z10 models weeks earlier.

• News: Shrinking chips challenge Moore's Law

  Intel will continue to fulfill Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but the challenge of keeping up with it is growing as chips get smaller, says a company executive.

• News: Why don't risk management programs work?

  When the moderator of a panel discussion at the recent RSA conference asked the audience how many thought their risk management programs were successful, only a handful raised their hands. So Network World Editor in Chief John Dix asked two of the experts on that panel to hash out in an email exchange why these programs don't tend to work.

• News: Samsung launches $800,000 app contest for Galaxy S4

  Samsung will host a US$800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface.

• News: US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks

  Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems.

• News: Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen

  Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.

• News: After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation has resumed accepting bitcoins donations, saying some of the legal ambiguity around the virtual currency has disappeared.

• 19 May 2013

• News: Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

  Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion [b] in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• News: Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide

  Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.

• News: Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

  Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion [b] in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• News: Bitcoin developer talks regulation, open source and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto

  With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinion. Most people would put Jeff Garzik in the former camp.

• News: Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

  Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion [b] in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• News: Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington

  Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet.

• News: Bitcoiners crave coders to cope with demand

  Bitcoin is not going away, the digital currency's developers say, and they're craving more technically savvy people to support its use.

• 18 May 2013

• News: Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride is not slowing down

  More bumps in the road are probably in store for Bitcoin. The virtual currency has seen some massive swings in value over the last several weeks, but that volatility is not likely to end soon, its lead developer suggested on Saturday.

• News: Google Glass Explorer edition pops up on San Francisco Craigslist for $6500

  A lot of people were confused at the seeming randomness of who Google picked for the privilege of paying $1500 to get their heads into the Google Glass Explorer edition. But for those who can't wait until Google decides to release Glass to the masses early next year, the Internet has come to the rescue.

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