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TC Roundup: Google Glass aims to entice travellers with new TripIt, Foursquare and OpenTable integrations; BlackBerry opens its OS to mobile device management companies

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Google Glass aims to entice travellers with new TripIt, Foursquare and OpenTable integrations: A day after Google announced that it will sell Google Glass to anyone in the United States, the company is unveiling some new "Glassware" (basically, Google Glass apps) that's supposed to be particularly useful for travelers. This isn't the first travel-related Glassware. The company announced Word Lens for Glass last fall, so if you saw a sign written a language that you didn't understand, Word Lens could superimpose the translated text, as if you were reading a sign in your native language. Plus, the new Glassware isn't only useful when you're travelling — you might just want to find a restaurant near your house. (Techcrunch)

BlackBerry opens its OS to mobile device management companies: Embattled smartphone maker BlackBerry is opening its operating system BlackBerry 10 to mobile device management (MDM) companies to get a stronger foothold in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. IoT is an evolving space with billions of devices being connected on the go and consumers looking for information from connected devices, equipment and infrastructure. (The Hindu BusinessLine)

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe: The Open Internet Project, which includes 400 players in Europe's digital markets, lodged a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against what it alleges are new anti-competitive abuses by Google In a submission, the group accused the US Internet giant of abusing its "insurmountable" 90 percent market share to abuse competitors and illegally using data to squeeze out rivals. (The Economic Times)

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