Google plucks Gmail app maker Sparrow from the sky
Google has bought email application maker Sparrow for an undisclosed sum. The Paris-based startup confirmed on Friday that it had been acquired by the advertising and search giant. Sparrow said in a statement announcing the buyout: We care a lot about how people communicate, and we did our best to…
Hands On: Microsoft Office Finally Gets Serious About the Cloud
However unlikely it may seem, Microsoft just announced two new versions of Office, and the new builds aren’t pieces of inscrutable, soul-killing bloatware per the company’s productivity suite tradition. Believe it or not, Microsoft has finally made Office borderline cool. Facing competition from Google Drive and Apple’s iWork/iCloud integration, Microsoft…
Microsoft Closes Yammer Acquisition
Microsoft’s US$1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer has been finalized, less than a month after the companies announced the cash deal. Yammer will become part of Microsoft’s Office Division, which is led by its president, Kurt DelBene. Yammer CEO David Sacks will remain at the helm of the Yammer team. Microsoft…
Street Fighter X Tekken DLC Delayed For Steam, Available For GFWL
published: 2012-07-22 15:29:54 The Street Fighter X Tekken disc-locked content that got Capcom in a wee-bit of trouble earlier this year is now available for gamers who purchase their games from Games For Windows Live. The DLC for Steam users has hit a bit of a hang-up and will be…
Uh Oh: Google Is Buying Sparrow
The inventors of Sparrow created a much-loved application for Macs and iPhones by stripping all the complexity and clutter out of Gmail. Google is apparently among Sparrow’s fans: It’s buying the company. When these deals happen, they usually involve the acquired startup revealing the fabulous news and explaining that its…
July 19, 2012: Today in Weird History DBKP
July 19: Weird and curious happenings on this date throughout history. WAR, CLOAK and DAGGER, DISASTER, JEWS, POLITICS, PROGRESS, IN THE SKY, CORPORATE MEDIA STOOGES, BIG GOVERNMENT LEVIATHAN, HEARTLESS CORPORATIONS, FUN & GAMES, HEARTBREAK!, RELIGIOSITY/CULTS, OCCULT, CIVIL UNREST, CRIME, ABJECT TOOLS, BORN, DIED Today is Thursday, July 19, day 199 WAR! 1862…
Women CEOs in Colorado see Marissa Mayers as role model
When Stephanie Carter started her business 14 years ago, she was the mother of two boys a 3-year-old and a newborn. Her business partner, Lenya Shore, was also a new mom. She was happy to hear that Marissa Mayer, the new chief executive of Yahoo, is six months pregnant and expecting…
Yahoo CEO’s pregnancy revives perennial debate
NEW YORK "Another piece of good news today," tweeted the expectant mom, announcing to her online followers that she and her husband are awaiting a baby boy. Marissa Mayer But this wasn’t just any excited mom-to-be. This was 37-year-old Marissa Mayer, the newly named CEO of Yahoo obviously a huge…
Microsoft Active Directory: Managed Services Opportunity
Want to manage Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Lync for customers? Perhaps managed services providers (MSPs) should focus first on maintaining and optimizing Microsoft Active Directory, the underlying directory service for each of those applications. Indeed, Microsoft is calling on customers to keep Active Directory completely up to date, thereby easing…
Research and Markets: Medical Device Market Opportunities in Brazil, 2012
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xkr3vj/medical_device_mar) has announced the addition of the "Medical Device Market Opportunities in Brazil, 2012" report to their offering. "Medical Device Market Opportunities in Brazil, 2012" Medical Device Market Opportunities in Brazil, 2012 quantifies, analyzes, and forecasts the Coverage…