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NASA’s lunar probe gets to work studying moon’s atmosphere

Scientists hope to use data to learn more about other moons, asteroids and Mercury

Foxconn invests US$40 million in Pennsylvania to tap research, talent

Foxconn wants to develop a high-end manufacturing base in the U.S.

AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages

Verizon Wireless is also winding down its premium messaging business

CIOs Must Learn the Politics of No

Only half of large companies have strong mobile strategies

IBM survey of 600 companies in 29 countries found just a handful with effective mobile commerce, worker efficiency strategies

FCC proposes allowing in-flight cellular use on airplanes

The plan would let users connect via mobile networks, but airlines could still ban voice calls

Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins

The company also extended the document-sharing options in the suite's SharePoint Online component

One out of seven people use social networks, study shows

Nearly 30% of world population uses sites like Facebook, Instagram, Google+ each month

Mozilla banked $274M in ’12 from Google-Firefox search deal

Google kicked twice as much to browser rival in 2012 than the year before

SDDCs doubling every year

Firm boosts CAGR from 69% from 2013-2018, to 98% from 2014-2018