 Boston Globe | In the shadow of Yahoo CEO's ascent Boston Globe Am I supposed to be impressed that Yahoo's newly appointed, pregnant incoming CEO Marissa Mayer will take only a brief maternity leave and will be working throughout? She has all the financial resources needed to hire a number of service providers to ... CEO's pregnancy reignites debate Mission for Yahoo's new CEO: 'Bring that yodel back' Woo hoo to Yahoo for proving some women can have it all |
 SlashGear | UCLA scientists working on energy-generating windows SlashGear If the research being conducted by folks at UCLA continues, we may some day see buildings that are able to provide what would look like invisible electricity to the naked eye. The university has developed a transparent solar cell that could potentially ... UCLA researchers create highly transparent solar cells for windows that ... New solar cells may bring 'power' windows Transparent Photoelectric Cells Made for Windows |
 The Droid Guy | Elgan: Why the mini-tablet is the children's toy of the year Computerworld Small touch tablets will utterly dominate holiday gift sales to children this year, and will become as much a part of kids' culture as Barbie and LEGO. By Mike Elgan Computerworld - One month before Apple shipped its first touch tablet, I predicted in ... The Interesting Thing About Apple's 035 iPad Prototype Nexus 7 Is A Great Remote New iPad owners increasingly interested in business use |
 New York Times | Microsoft talks Windows 8 app pricing, free trials SlashGear Now that we have a release date for Windows 8, it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty and talk about apps. All of the apps we've seen for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview have been free, but obviously, that won't be the case when the full version of ... Bitdefender's iOS privacy app yanked from the App Store Apple to block in-app purchase hack in iOS 6, offers interim fix Mac Store Asks for Retina-Ready App Icons |
 AFP | Russian hackeer arrested for cyber attacks on Amazon.com Enumclaw Courier-Herald A Russian man who is indicted in the Western District of Washington for cyber attacks on Seattle-based Amazon.com was arrested in Cyprus this week on an international warrant, announced US Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha, 25, ... Russian held over botnet attack on Amazon.com Russian man held in cyberattacks on Amazon, other online retailers Amazon.com DDoS Attacker Busted In Cyprus |
 TIME | 'Sparrow for Windows' was never an official Sparrow client, not even close to ... The Verge By Ellis Hamburger on July 21, 2012 08:17 pm 22Comments We've just heard from sources close to Sparrow that the man behind "Sparrow for Windows," Panos Tsimpoglou, was never hired by Sparrow CEO Dom Leca, and was never officially associated with the ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail Sparrow's acquisition highlights the dangers of closed source First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please |
 The Capitol Column | DOJ: Russian arrested for Cyber attacks on Amazon.com The Capitol Column A Russian man has been arrested for 2008 cyber attacks on Amazon.com, the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington announced Thursday. According to US Attorney Jenny A. Durkan, Moscow native Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha was ... Russian held over botnet attack on Amazon.com Russian man held in cyberattacks on Amazon, other online retailers Amazon.com DDoS Attacker Busted In Cyprus |
 Business Today | Sparrow's acquisition highlights the dangers of closed source OS News Okay, so this is entirely new to me. Sparrow is was an email client for Mac OS X and iOS (and Windows), which brought a decent Gmail experience to these platforms - as opposed to Apple's own not-so-good Gmail support and Google's Gmail iOS application ... Sparrow Bought by Google Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail |
 Globe and Mail | Sparrow Bought by Google TidBITS by Adam C. Engst The minimalist email client Sparrow â€" or, more accurately, its developers â€" has been acquired by Google. Although the company's Mac and iPhone clients will remain available and supported (at least for a while, I can't imagine they'll ... Sparrow for Windows was 'just a few weeks away,' says developer Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow |
Business Today | Sparrow for Windows was 'just a few weeks away,' says developer The Verge By TC Sottek on July 21, 2012 05:02 pm 12Comments A developer who worked with the Sparrow team has divulged his work on a Windows version of the popular email client, and says that a beta was due sometime in the next few weeks â€" that is, until Sparrow ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please |
 AppAdvice | Instagram Allegedly Playing With Expanded Web Profiles PC Magazine By David Murphy We don't mean that it's ugly or otherwise unusable. It's just that… there's nothing you can really do. You get the option to edit your profile, which one can pull up via the iOS or Android Instagram apps, and you can change your ... Is Facebook porting Instagram to the Web? Instagram For The Web Coming Soon? Online 'View Profile' Link Spotted In The Wild Instagram May Be Coming To Desktops Soon |
 ValueWalk | Google Acquires Sparrow To Fill The Gap Left By Mayers ValueWalk By Marie Cabural After the departure of Marissa Mayer, one of the best employees of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), the company immediately began to scout for new talents. The search engine giant acquired Sparrow, developer of Mac and iOS e-mail clients, ... Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow |
 NEWS.com.au | New lab working on security shoe sole to ID people, experts say it raises ... Washington Post PITTSBURGH â€" High-tech security? Forget those irksome digital eye scans. Meet the biometric shoe. A new lab is working to perfect special shoe insoles that can help monitor access to high-security areas, like nuclear power plants or special military ... New lab working on security shoe sole to ID people |
 Mobile & Apps | Google Buys Sparrow Email Client: What's Up with Gmail? Mobile & Apps By Alexandra Burlacu | July 21, 2012 1:19 PM EDT Google announced on Friday, July 20, that it has acquired Sparrow, the French startup behind the popular Sparrow email client for iOS and OS X, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of the ... Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow Google Acquires Email Management Software Provider Sparrow Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... |
 The Hindu | Google Nexus 7 Display Problems Reported PCWorld By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Jul 21, 2012 8:19 AM Google's Nexus 7 has been flying off the shelves, but not everyone is completely satisfied with the user experience. The culprit? Problems have cropped up with the tablet's display, according to some ... Turn a Nexus 7 into a Kindle Fire Nexus 7 Arrival Incites 7-Inch Tablet Brawl Nexus 7 holds up better than iPad in drop, water-dunk tests |
 ZDNet | US Charges Russian With Launching DoS Attacks Against Amazon.com eWeek A Russian man was arrested in Cyprus this week on charges the he carried a number of denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com in 2008. Officials at the US Department of Justice announced that a Russian man has been arrested in Cyprus in connection with ... Russian held over botnet attack on Amazon.com Russian man held in cyberattacks on Amazon, other online retailers Amazon.com DDoS Attacker Busted In Cyprus |
Business Today | Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow eWeek The search giant, which will bring Sparrow's five employees into its Gmail group, reportedly paid less than $25 million for the company. Google is buying software maker Sparrow to help build up its email capabilities. How the search giant will leverage ... Google Buys Sparrow to Refresh Gmail Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please |
Globe and Mail | Google Buys Sparrow to Refresh Gmail PCWorld No significant upgrades to the Mac and iOS e-mail client Sparrow are planned; team will work on new projects, Google says. By Lex Friedman, Macworld Software developer Sparrow, maker of the popular Mac and iOS e-mail clients of the same name, ... Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... Google buys Sparrow for improvements to Gmail Google buys startup known for Apple apps |
 Sky News Australia | Google buys Sparrow for improvements to Gmail GlobalPost A Google logo is seen through the window in San Francisco during Google's annual developer conference on June 28, 2012 in California. (Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty Images) Google announced on Friday that it had acquired Sparrow, the popular email ... Google Buys Sparrow to Refresh Gmail Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail |
 New York Times | Can a former Clinton spinmeister make Microsoft cool? CNET Political operative Mark Penn helped Bill and Hillary Clinton; Tony Blair; and Bill Gates. Can he do as much to help Microsoft? by Charles Cooper On the surface, it looked like another routine personnel move with a new corporate suit moving into the ... Don Baer heads B-M; Mark Penn to Microsoft Microsoft Hires Former White House Advisor Mark Penn Microsoft names Mark Penn VP of special projects |
 The Hindu | Why Marissa Mayer should be left alone CNN International (blog) (CNN) â€"The newly appointed CEO of Yahoo is finding out something expectant moms quickly learn â€" you get a lot of unsolicited advice. All manner of well-meaning people have jumped on twitter and blogs to tell Marissa Mayer how she is going to feel after ... Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer could earn as much as $100 million The week in tech: 5 must-know things Yahoo to Pay Mayer $100 Million Over Five Years |
TIME | Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... The Verge By Thomas Houston on July 20, 2012 01:15 pm 383Comments Today, Sparrow's Dom Leca announced that his third party email client company had been purchased by Google, and we just talked to sources familiar with the situation. The talks have been ongoing ... Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail Google acquires Apple-focussed startup Sparrow First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please |
 ZDNet | Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad Forbes For once, an Apple product isn't the hottest piece of hardware on the scene. This week, at least, that highly enviable status goes to Google's new Nexus 7 tablet. According to reports, several retailers are sold out of the 7-inch tablet, ... Does the Nexus 7 Have Quality Problems? Nexus 7 sees "incredible demand", sells out at major retailers Nexus 7 Arrival Incites 7-Inch Tablet Brawl |
 AFP | Google Buys Sparrow To Lift Gmail InformationWeek By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Google on Friday said it had acquired Sparrow, the startup behind the well-regarded Sparrow email client for iOS and OS X, for an undisclosed amount. Google already distributes a native iOS client for Gmail, ... Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty ... Google Acquires Sparrow - I No Can Haz Push Notifications or iPad App? First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please |
