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March 2, 2015, 12:15 PM

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
David Besbris no longer running Google+, replaced by longtime VP of Product Bradley Horowitz  —  Bradley Horowitz Is Now Running Google+  —  More changes afoot at Google+.  TechCrunch has learned, and now confirmed with Google, that David Besbris has left his role as the head of the company's social and identity product.
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Google+ divided into Photos and Streams, with new boss  —  Google's social network gets a new leader in Brad Horowitz, and likely will see the Hangouts communication service stand alone, too.  —  BARCELONA — Google is taking another pass at energizing its Google+ social networking service …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sundar Pichai: Google Will Give Details Of Its U.S. Mobile Network ‘In The Coming Months’  —  While Google continues to build out “cell towers in the sky” in the form of balloons and solar-powered airplanes, it's also gearing up to launch an experimental mobile network in the U.S. Today …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Tim Cook says Apple Watch will be available outside U.S. in April  —  Speaking at the Berlin flagship Apple Store last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees that the Apple Watch will not be exclusive to the United States in April, according to employees in attendance.
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
On its 20th anniversary, Marissa Mayer talks about turning around Yahoo  —  On Yahoo's 20th Anniversary, its CEO presents a progress report on how she's turning around—and maybe transforming—an Internet icon  —  It is sunset in Sunnyvale, but Marissa Mayer's day is far from over.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL are budget phones with free Office 365  —  Microsoft is looking to Office to tempt consumers to buy a Windows phone.  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, the software maker is unveiling two new low-cost Lumia smartphones complete with a free version …
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
HP to acquire Aruba Networks in a deal valued at $3B to bolster wireless networking capability  —  HP confirms Aruba Networks purchase, eyes bulked up networking unit  —  Summary:The deal, valued at $3 billion and $2.7 billion net of debt and cash, gives HP more heft to tackle campus networks and wireless technology.
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Qualcomm announces Spandragon Sense ID fingerprint sensor, uses ultrasound to scan 3D images  —  Qualcomm's new fingerprint sensor should be better than Touch ID  —  Ever since the iPhone 5S came out in 2013, Apple has had one feature no one could match: Touch ID.
Matthew Miller / ZDNet:
MWC 2015: Cyanogen announces Qualcomm partnership and company rebranding  —  Summary:Cyanogen made a couple of announcements at MWC today.  One is a partnership to reach more people with Cyanogen OS and the other focuses on the company's look.
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Cybersecurity company Veracode files for IPO, plans to go public in May  —  Exclusive: Veracode files for IPO  —  Cybersecurity company Veracode is planning to go public in May, Fortune has learned.  —  The Burlington, Mass.-based company already has filed confidential IPO documents with the SEC …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Livestream's Broadcaster mini is a $295 HDMI dongle capable of streaming 1080p video  —  Livestream Revamps Its Hardware Lineup With Smaller, Cheaper Broadcaster Mini  —  Livestream is planning to make it even easier and more affordable to (you guessed it) livestream video with the launch of a new product called the Broadcaster Mini.
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Sony announces Xperia Z4 tablet with a 10-inch 2K display launching globally in June  —  Sony's VAIO replacement is the ultrathin Xperia Z4 Tablet  —  Announced at Mobile World Congress a year ago, the 10-inch Xperia Z2 Tablet remains one of the thinnest and lightest tablets around …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
The state of Linux gaming in the SteamOS era  —  After 14 months in beta, where does Valve's new platform push stand?  —  For decades after Linux's early '90s debut, even the hardest of hardcore boosters for the open source operating system had to admit that it couldn't really compete in one important area of software: gaming.
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