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July 21, 2012, 12:50 AM

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Dom Leca / Sparrow:
Sparrow and Google  —  We're excited to announce that Sparrow has been acquired by Google!  We care a lot about how people communicate, and we did our best to provide you with the most intuitive and pleasurable mailing experience.  Now we're joining the Gmail team to accomplish a bigger vision …
Thomas Houston / The Verge:
Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring ‘beauty’ to Gmail  —  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 for a while …
Rethink Digg:
v1  —  As betaworks and Digg both announced on their blogs, we are taking over Digg and turning it back into a startup.  What they didn't mention is that we're rebuilding it from scratch.  In six weeks.  —  On August 1, after an adrenaline and caffeine-fueled six weeks, we're rolling out a new v1.
Ryan Whitwam / Geek.com:
Video: Nexus 7 touchscreen defect  —  As Nexus 7 pre-orders start filtering out into the world, users are finally getting acquainted with Google's 7-inch slate.  There is a lot to like about the device; it's fast, solidly built, and has great software.  I should say, these things are true in most cases.
Ed Burnette / ZDNet:
Nexus 7 sees “incredible demand”, sells out at major retailers  —  Summary: The Nexus 7 has already sold out at retailers such as GameStop, Staples, and Costco.  Here's how you can get one.  —  Ed Burnette  —  Follow @eburnette  —  Introduced 3 weeks ago at Google I/O 2012 …
Barack Obama / Wall Street Journal:
Taking the Cyberattack Threat Seriously  —  In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military supremacy on the battlefield might seek to exploit our computer vulnerabilities here at home.  —  Last month I convened an emergency meeting of my cabinet and top homeland security, intelligence and defense officials.
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Tokyo, Seoul, and Paris get faster, cheaper broadband than US cities  —  Tokyo is one of the world's leading cities for high-speed Internet access.  —  Kondo Atsush  —  A new study from the New America Foundation suggests that the United States is lagging in the broadband speed race.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Intelligent, Context-Aware Personal Assistant App “Friday” Makes Its Public Debut  —  How appropriate.  That crazy Android personal assistant app called Friday is debuting today, on a Friday.  Marketing genius!  Friday comes from a startup called Dexetra, the same folks who previously launched the Siri-like Android app Iris.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple says iOS 6 to fix in-app-purchase fraud, gives developers a temporary fix  —  Apple has responded to the recent App Store in-app-purchase bug and fraud with an email and temporary solution for registered iOS developers.  This email includes a link to a new Apple developer web document …
John Cook / GeekWire:
VCs pump $2.1 billion into early-stage startups, biggest haul in more than a decade  —  Venture capitalists are pumping more money into early-stage companies.  And that, say some industry watchers, is very much a good thing.  According to the MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers …
Opera Software:
The State of Mobile Advertising, Q2 2012  —  Executive Summary In our first edition of the State of Mobile Advertising report, we take an in-depth look at the monetization of mobile advertising from four perspectives within the ad delivery value chain: Devices, Publishers, Ad Networks and Advertisers.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Kim Dotcom Sings: Are You Going to Fix This Mr. President?  —  “The war for the Internet has begun.  Hollywood is in control of politics.  The Government is killing innovation.  Don't let them get away with that.”  —  These are the opening words of Kim Dotcom's newly released track ‘Mr. President’.

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