TechFlash: With Ballmer leaving, Microsoft keeps going on reorg plans

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With Ballmer leaving, Microsoft keeps going on reorg plans With Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer leaving within a year, company officials are reassuring employees that Ballmer's executive realignment plan will continue. Mobile commerce sales top $10B in first half of 2013 Commerce transactions in the U.S. on smartphones and tablets totaled $10.6 billion in the first half of this year, according to a comScore estimate, AllThingsD tech news site reports. Switch: NWEN exec to GeekWire; former GeekWire exec to NWEN In an interesting switcheroo, Daniel Rossi is leaving his role as executive director of the Northwest Entrepreneur Network to be chief business officer at tech news site GeekWire. Taking over for him at NWEN will be Rebecca Lovell, GeekWire's former chief business officer. Amazon Web Services opens another office in D.C. area Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com's cloud services division, has officially opened its new Herndon, Va., office. The 12900 Worldgate Dr. facility expands Amazon's already sizable infrastructure in the Northern Virginia part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 3 stealthy buys (one in Seattle) are key to Intel TV push Three previously undisclosed startup purchases are reportedly playing a key role in Intel's rapid entry into pay TV. Facebook leads Google in U.S. government data requests The U.S. government has requested more data from Facebook Inc. than any other foreign government for the first half of 2013, submitting 11,000 requests affecting an estimated 20,000 accounts. Use an app to buy direct from Amazon Amazon.com Inc. said it's making it easier for users of apps to buy directly from the company with the introduction of its Mobile Associates API for Kindle Fire and other Android devices. National Tech News Atlanta's "innovation culture" drew AT&T Foundry development center Hawaii's TruTag Technologies joins 'Technology Pioneers' Google, Kickstarter Mobile commerce sales top $10B in first half of 2013 Brandery grad wins national IT competition Facebook leads Google in U.S. government data requests Here's Rep. Connolly talking cloud at Amazon Web Services (Video) Integrated Device Technology CEO resigns How a wearable camera may help consumers find Garmin again Report: AllThingsD valued at $35M-$60M in sale talks Seattle Science Foundation cuts red tape out of medical research

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