Moving from hardware to software, a big shake-up at Google could have big implications for the future of Android.

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Second, and arguably more important than an elegant design, Home has the potential to shake up relationships between carriers, mobile software providers, advertisers and consumers by making free mobile VoIP calls as mainstream as Facebook itself.

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Blue Coat Systems shares are trading sharply lower this morning after the Web security and wide-area network optimization software company reduced its earnings outlook and disclosed a management shake-up.

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To emulate Unisys and IBM and establish legitimacy as a "solutions" seller, Nyberg must shake NCR's reputation for pushing only its homegrown technologies, operating systems, hardware, software, the works.

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However, while software will undoubtedly continue to impact, it is hardware that is now taking its turn to shake up the industry and potentially change the working landscape for internet marketers and website owners around the world.

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