http://www.mail.com/companies/12218-google-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/12218-google-inc.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763836-sprint-offers-21b-rest-clearwire.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint Nextel has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of Clearwire for $2.1 billion in a deal that would give it total control of the flailing company and also more space on the airwaves for data services. Sprint said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it's offering $2.90 per share for the 49 percent of the wireless network oper... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763836-sprint-offers-21b-rest-clearwire.html 2012-12-13T22:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763094-google-maps-return-to-iphone-with-mobile-app.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device's built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the lates... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763094-google-maps-return-to-iphone-with-mobile-app.html 2012-12-13T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764126-stocks-lower-investors-watch-washington.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank most of the day Thursday after more signs of tension emerged in federal budget talks. They recovered some of the loss after a late report that President Barack Obama and the House speaker would meet. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down 74.73 points, or 0.6 percent, to 13,170.72. House Speaker John Boehner, speaking t... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764126-stocks-lower-investors-watch-washington.html 2012-12-13T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763188-us-leads-western-snub-un-telecoms-treaty.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support for provisions interpreted as endorsing greater government control of the Internet. The unraveling of the conference displayed the deep ideological divide at the 193-natio... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763188-us-leads-western-snub-un-telecoms-treaty.html 2012-12-13T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1764912-yahoo-adds-1-director-2-board-members-exit.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is adding a new director and parting ways with two other board members in the latest shake-up of the Internet company's hierarchy. PayPal co-founder Max Levchin joins Yahoo's board while Intuit Inc. CEO Brad Smith and Weather Channel CEO David Kenny step down. The changes announced Thursday pare Yahoo's board to 11 directors. Al... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1764912-yahoo-adds-1-director-2-board-members-exit.html 2012-12-13T19:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762426-review-2-giant-phones-decent-size.html NEW YORK (AP) — Over the past few years, smartphones have gradually gotten bigger and tablet computers have gotten smaller. So it should come as no surprise that devices in between are starting to emerge. These Android devices, informally known as phablets, are better described as giant phones than baby tablets, as they can be used for phone calls. And fo... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762426-review-2-giant-phones-decent-size.html 2012-12-12T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world's attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, millions of people searched the Web to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, and a record-breaking skydiver. Whitney Houston was the "top trending" search of the year, according to Google Inc.'s year-end "zeitgeist" report. Google's 12... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html 2012-12-12T20:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1759004-yahoo-revamps-email-bid-to-catch-up-with-gmail.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is spiffing up and expanding its email service in an attempt to regain some of the ground lost to a Google alternative that lured away millions of users. The changes unveiled Tuesday are meant to make Yahoo's email faster and easier to use on the Web. To cater to the growing audience checking their email on smartphones and table... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1759004-yahoo-revamps-email-bid-to-catch-up-with-gmail.html 2012-12-11T20:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755970-government-investigating-makers-cellphone-apps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Such apps can capture a child's physical location, phone numbers of their friend... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755970-government-investigating-makers-cellphone-apps.html 2012-12-11T00:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755870-top-jindal-aides-use-personal-email-to-strategize.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Top officials in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration used personal email accounts to craft a media strategy for imposing hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts — a method of communication that can make it more difficult to track under public records laws despite Jindal's pledge to bring more transparency to state government. ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755870-top-jindal-aides-use-personal-email-to-strategize.html 2012-12-10T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756138-report-kodak-patent-bid-apple-google.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google, bitter rivals in smartphone technology, have joined up to make a combined bid for a bundle of patents offered by photography pioneer Kodak, according to a published report. Bloomberg News reported Saturday that Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have abandoned competing bids for the portfolio to offer a combined $500 million. The... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756138-report-kodak-patent-bid-apple-google.html 2012-12-10T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755568-deep-divides-dubai-un-talks-internet.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, while a U.S.-led bloc warned against rules that could restrict freedoms in cyberspace. The Dubai conference, which wraps up later this week, is not empowered to bring about ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755568-deep-divides-dubai-un-talks-internet.html 2012-12-10T15:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755020-nbc-sports-partners-with-yahoo-content-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports and Yahoo are taking on the crowded sports media landscape with a partnership that fills in gaps for both companies. NBC brings video and big-name broadcasters and Yahoo adds college coverage and fantasy games in the agreement announced Sunday. They hope their strengths will complement each other and attract more eyes to both as... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755020-nbc-sports-partners-with-yahoo-content-deal.html 2012-12-10T02:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1751500-why-wall-street-losing-appetite-apple.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — This holiday season is shaping up to be a record-breaking period for Apple as shoppers snap up iPhones and iPads. So, why is the world's most valuable company losing its luster with investors? Apple began selling the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21, the same day the company's stock hit an all-time peak of $705.07 per share. Since then, the stock... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1751500-why-wall-street-losing-appetite-apple.html 2012-12-07T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750430-apples-softer-side-emerges-under-ceo-cook.html NEW YORK (AP) — "Those jobs aren't coming back." That's what Steve Jobs reportedly told President Obama when asked at a dinner in early 2011 whether Apple would consider moving some of its manufacturing from China to the United States. Jobs' successor, CEO Tim Cook, might have another response for Obama: Yes, we can. ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750430-apples-softer-side-emerges-under-ceo-cook.html 2012-12-07T15:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749874-calif-sues-delta-airlines-mobile-app-privacy.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California sued Delta Airlines Inc. on Thursday, alleging the Atlanta-based company is breaking state law by not warning users that the airline is collecting sensitive information each time customers contact the company on its "Fly Delta" mobile application. Attorney General Kamala Harris filed the suit in San Francisco Superior ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749874-calif-sues-delta-airlines-mobile-app-privacy.html 2012-12-07T00:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1744666-psys-riches-gangnam-style.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As "Gangnam Style" gallops toward 1 billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten richer click by click. So too has his agent and his grandmother. But the money from music sales isn't flowing in from the rapper's homeland South Korea or elsewhere in Asia. With one song, 34-ye... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1744666-psys-riches-gangnam-style.html 2012-12-06T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1745484-25-top-rated-facebook-games-2012.html Games can be both a welcome and an annoying diversion on Facebook, the world's most popular online social network. This year, Facebook crossed a big milestone — reaching 1 billion active users. Game companies such as "FarmVille" creator Zynga Inc. and Rovio Entertainment Ltd. of "Angry Birds" fame seek to tap into that vast base of users to gain more players for their games.... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1745484-25-top-rated-facebook-games-2012.html 2012-12-05T16:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1742664-yahoo-buys-mobile-expertise-latest-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet computers. Tuesday's acquisition of OnTheAir follows Yahoo's recent purchase of a mobile startup called Stamped. In both cases, Yahoo was drawn more by the engineering talent working at the st... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1742664-yahoo-buys-mobile-expertise-latest-deal.html 2012-12-04T22:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743334-askcom-adds-mobile-apps-to-search.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You're apt to discover more useful apps for your smartphone or tablet computer at Ask.com beginning Tuesday. At least that's the thinking behind a licensing agreement that Ask's search engine has forged with Silicon Valley startup Quixey, which has spent the past three years refining a technology to analyze the services offered throug... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743334-askcom-adds-mobile-apps-to-search.html 2012-12-04T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740250-europe-takes-tech-giants-their-tax-havens.html PARIS (AP) — A storm is brewing in Europe as nations try to force Internet powerhouses like Google and Amazon to pay more in taxes. Governments, hungry for money to prop up their struggling economies, are accusing the technology giants of incorporating themselves in low-tax countries so they can avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars to countries su... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740250-europe-takes-tech-giants-their-tax-havens.html 2012-12-03T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1738984-clashes-internet-rules-to-mark-dubai-meeting.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N.'s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dubai, but any attempts for major Web regulations will likely face stiff opposition from groups led by a high-powered U.S. delegation. The 11-day conference, seeking to update codes last... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1738984-clashes-internet-rules-to-mark-dubai-meeting.html 2012-12-03T12:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730606-greater-email-privacy-wont-hinder-law-enforcement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person's emails or other electronic communications. The bill passed Thursday makes it slightly more difficult for the government to access the c... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730606-greater-email-privacy-wont-hinder-law-enforcement.html 2012-11-29T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1731122-rim-stock-rises-goldman-sachs-upgrade.html TORONTO (AP) — Research In Motion rose Thursday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the phone maker's shares, saying there's a "30 percent chance" RIM's much-delayed BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be a success. THE SPARK: Goldman Sachs analyst Simona Jankowski lifted RIM to "Buy" from "Neutral," the latest analyst to voice a slightly more optimistic view for the... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1731122-rim-stock-rises-goldman-sachs-upgrade.html 2012-11-29T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1729902-microsoft-windows-8-selling-well-despite-pc-slump.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft believes the latest version of its Windows operating system is off to a great start, but it's going to take more than that to prove the revamped software will win over enough people to revive the slumping personal computer market. About 40 million licenses to Windows 8 were sold in its first month on the market, according to... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1729902-microsoft-windows-8-selling-well-despite-pc-slump.html 2012-11-28T23:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1728456-microsoft-ads-deride-google-bad-place-to-shop.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine. The attack started Wednesday with a marketing campaign focused on a recent change in the way Google operates the part of its search engine devoted to shopping results. The revisions require mer... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1728456-microsoft-ads-deride-google-bad-place-to-shop.html 2012-11-28T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1724532-yahoos-stock-hits-19-1st-time-2010.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo's shares touched $19 Monday, the first time they have traded that high in more than two and half years. The latest gains extend a rally that has been gaining momentum in recent weeks as Yahoo Inc. buys back its own stock and more investors bet on CEO Marissa Mayer's ability to turn around the long-struggling company. ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1724532-yahoos-stock-hits-19-1st-time-2010.html 2012-11-26T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1723938-google-buys-wi-fi-provider-icoa-400.html NEW YORK (AP) — Google has bought an operator of Wi-Fi hotspots in high-traffic locations such as airports, hotels and fast-food restaurants. Google Inc. is paying $400 million for ICOA Inc., a Warwick, R.I., company, as part of the search company's efforts to diversify its portfolio. ICOA owns or operates Wi-Fi wireless access services in 40 states. It a... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1723938-google-buys-wi-fi-provider-icoa-400.html 2012-11-26T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1723240-web-access-battles-brew-un-conference.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An upcoming U.N. gathering about Internet oversight is raising alarms from a broad coalition of critics, including the U.S., tech giants such as Google and rights groups, concerned that changes could lead to greater efforts to censor Web content and stifle innovation in cyberspace. Among the issues on the agenda at next ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1723240-web-access-battles-brew-un-conference.html 2012-11-26T05:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1712280-review-gift-guide-to-smaller-tablets.html NEW YORK (AP) — The tablet computer is without a doubt the gift of the season — just like it was last year. But if you resisted the urge in 2011, now is the time to give in. This season's tablets are better all around. Intense competition has kept prices very low, making tablets incredible values compared to smartphones and PCs. The first step in the buyi... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1712280-review-gift-guide-to-smaller-tablets.html 2012-11-23T12:53:00Z