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Gov't receives 2,200 broadband stimulus applications; FCC to take long, hard look at wireless industry

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Gov't receives 2,200 broadband stimulus applications

The federal agencies in charge of awarding broadband stimulus funds say that they've received roughly 2,200 applications for the $4 billion worth of grants available for broadband projects in the United States. Read full story

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FCC to take long, hard look at wireless industry
The Federal Communications Commission today approved an inquiry that could lead to sweeping changes in how the commission evaluates the wireless industry.

Worst co-workers ever
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your co-workers. The guy (or gal) sitting across from you might have some odd behaviors that you might not appreciate. A new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,600 hiring managers detailed some of the oddest complaints they've received from employees. Here are our favorites.

Web attacks across globe appear linked, security researcher says
Three significant waves of SQL injection attacks appear to be under the control of the same source, according to one security researcher.

Pentagon reviews Stealth encryption prototype
The Stealth encryption prototype from Unisys has been accepted by the Pentagon for review in a technical-evaluation program as a required first step that could, if successful, make Stealth a candidate for future use in secure IP-based communications across the military.

FTC rules outlawing those annoying robocalls hit Sept. 1
FTC says few things annoy consumers more than the billions of commercial telemarketing robocalls they receive every year

Software can direct cell phones to shoot video coverage of events
Cell phones can monitor the goings-on at parties and shoot video highlights using software developed by researchers at Duke University.

Microsoft's new OneApp: turning feature phones into smarterphones
Earlier this week Microsoft unveiled some new code, and a new approach, that lets basic feature phones -- with limited RAM and processing power -- use a much wider array of mobile apps.

Google's Competitors may not be who you think
When I worked at Google, I think many of us were surprised by how often people outside the company would talk about Microsoft as a competitor. Inside the company though, we rarely talked about Microsoft.

Enterprises say they are already doing cloud computing
Cloud computing is already in the enterprise, says a study of 250 companies commissioned by F5 Networks.

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