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Google eyes emerging markets networks: report

25 May 2013 : Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said Friday.
Mobile app to help fight against racism in France

25 May 2013 : A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.

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Apple has 50 billion app downloads
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Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages
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Android trumps Apple in smartphone sales: survey
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British children's on-screen reading overtakes books
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New Zealand Supreme Court to hear Kim Dotcom appeal
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Twitch TV launches on Xbox 360
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