TechFlash: 21.6 million geeky Americans want Google Glass right now

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21.6 million geeky Americans want Google Glass right now If you find yourself wishing you had gotten your hands on Google Glass when you had a chance, you're not alone. Analysts at Forrester Research estimate 12 percent of the population—roughly 21.6 million Americans—would buy Google Glass if it were available in stores right now. FAA could OK iPads, Kindles throughout flights (Video) OK, good news and bad news. First, it's looking more like you will one day be able to use that iPad from terminal to cruising altitude back to terminal. The bad news: It's going to be awhile before you stop hearing the words, "Please turn off and stow all electronic devices." Oracle, Microsoft to announce alliance on Monday Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are expected to announce a new alliance in cloud computing on Monday. Long acquisition battle holds big risks for Clearwire Last summer, Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch told me his company was "trying to be the fuel for everybody." Google's tricky interview questions were 'a complete waste of time' Google's fiendishly difficult job interview, where prospects are subjected to brain-bending and potentially unanswerable questions such as "How many white cars are there in San Francisco?", is a big part of its company culture. Apple on Amazon antitrust case: If we lose, it will have chilling effect Apple Inc.'s e-book price fixing trial ended Thursday with a warning from the company's top lawyer in the case: If Apple loses, it'll have a chilling effect on e-commerce and digital content distribution, setting a dangerous precedent for the future. Microsoft shelves plans to build Amazon challenger Microsoft Corp. was reportedly planning to build an e-commerce site to rival Amazon.com Inc., but those plans have been shelved. France plans to ban Amazon free book shipping, discounts France is making plans to ban Amazon.com Inc.'s free shipping and discounts of books in that country, claiming the practices result in unfair competition. National Tech News Ebix OKs $100M stock buyback Larry Ellison buys a (second) Hawaii inter-island airline FAA could OK iPads, Kindles throughout flights (Video) Medina: Latin America tech firm meet in Miami Beach gains interest Solar startup Solexel raises $15M Tweeting during takeoff? FAA rethinks restrictions FDA OKs Piedmont Pharmceuticals vet drug What Dish is left with after the past 24 hours Are your customers being sarcastic? This comment-reading software can tell Rackspace, 10gen develop cloud platform for MongoDB

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