Apotheker says they are already in the private cloud space, and will offer platform-as-a-service, including some vertical market applications.

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B2B applications, including some that will allow its Office suite of programs to be closely integrated with e-commerce activities.

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He has 17 applications pending, including some that he describes only as having something to do with annoying phone calls.

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Many of the winning applications had some kind of social networking feature, including Life360, a location-based system that, among other things, allows users to form social networks with others in their neighborhood.

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Facebook also appeared to have shut down some applications the Journal found to be transmitting user IDs, including several created by LOLapps Media Inc.

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Google executives have said they're looking for applications that make good use of some of Android's unique capabilities, including location-based services, accelerometers that can sense motion and direction, and always-on social networking.

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His remarkable feats have not gone unnoticed by the world -- Nadav has held meetings with Google executives and has been invited to speak about mobile applications and the internet at some of the biggest technology events in the continent, including the Tech4Africa conference.

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Some of the high-speed computers used in this program are being used for civilian applications, including climate control, health, crime and the environment.

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