Techmeme: Et Tu Bedier? Why PayPal is Suing Google, Execs (GigaOM)

10:05 AM ET, May 27, 2011

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PayPal Sues Google, Saying It Misappropriated Trade Mobile-Payment Secrets — PayPal Inc., the fastest-growing unit at online marketplace EBay Inc. (EBAY), sued Google Inc. claiming it misappropriated trade secrets from PayPal's mobile-payment business. — Osama Bedier, a former PayPal executive …

GigaOM:

Et Tu Bedier? Why PayPal is Suing Google, Execs — PayPal, the e-payments subsidiary of eBay has sued two of its former executives — Stephanie Tilenius and Osama Bedier — who defected to Google and have helped the search giant ramp up its mobile payments offering including its newly announced Google Wallet NFC platform.

Discussion: SAI, parislemon, PhoneArena, New York Times and Tools

Amanda Pires / The PayPal Blog:

PayPal files lawsuit to protect trade secrets: A reason worth fighting for — Spending time in courtrooms is generally not our thing. We prefer to compete and innovate, serving our customers by offering the best way to pay and be paid. That's how you really win.

Discussion: Android and Me, Electronista, TechCrunch, Daring Fireball and @fredericl

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:

Special Stickers Will Bring Google Wallet To Android Phones That Lack NFC — We're here at Google's NFC payments announcement, where the search giant has announced a new, important product called Google Wallet (see our comprehensive post on the announcement here).

Business Week:

Apple's Deals May Transform Digital Music — The company's plan for “digital lockers” is winning over the major music labels — Compared with buying e-books, building a digital music collection is a hassle. E-books zip directly to reading devices like the Kindle and Nook and are backed up …

Thomas Ricker / Engadget:

Apple's iCloud music service will automatically mirror your iTunes library using ‘high-quality’ tracks? — There's been so much chatter about Apple iCloud that you'd think the streaming music service had already been announced and the deals inked. But it's still just a rumor until …

Zohair Hyder / Gmail Blog:

Introducing the people widget — (Cross-posted on the Google Enterprise Blog) — Email is just as much about the people you communicate with as it is what you communicate about. We think it can be helpful to view relevant information in context, which is why over the next two weeks we're rolling …

Discussion: Search Engine Land, Google Watch, The Next Web, Softpedia News, Geeky-Gadgets, VentureBeat, L.A. Times Tech Blog, TechCrunch, CNET News and Mashable!, Thanks:steverubel

New York Times:

Facebook Is Developing Ways to Share Media — Facebook is developing features that will make the sharing of users' favorite music, television shows and other media as much a part of its site as playing games or posting vacation photos. — The company is in discussions with several online music services …

Discussion: Disruptors

Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:

Google Gives Everyone $10 to Try New Google Wallet...but There's a Catch … Google's NFC-enabled mobile wallet was announced this morning in partnership with mobile operator Sprint, issuing bank Citi and payment network MasterCard. But did you know that you don't have to be a Citi card holder to try the service?

Discussion: Search Engine Land, MediaPost, Softpedia News and @graywolf

The Official Google Blog:
Coming soon: make your phone your wallet

Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:

How Yelp Crushed Citysearch & Yahoo Local ... & Why Google Is Stealing Yelp's Playbook — A fascinating study published last year compares the reviews and reviewers at three local business websites: Yelp, Citysearch and Yahoo Local. And, in explaining how Yelp overtook the other two …

Paul Boutin / Gadgetwise:

If Twitpic's New Deal Troubles You, Here Are Some Options — Word got out this week that Twitpic, the most popular service used by Twitter users to upload and post photos, had struck an exclusive partnership with World Entertainment News Network, a news and photo agency that specializes in celebrity stories and pictures.

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Now You Can See Twitter The Way I See Twitter — Twitter has just rolled out a nifty little feature. Now on anyone's profile, when click on the “Following” link, you'll be able to see exactly how they see Twitter. In other words, you can see the same timeline of tweets that they see when they're looking at their main feed.

Discussion: @twitter, The Next Web, ReadWriteWeb, WebProNews, The Business Insider and Mashable!

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Twitter adds a “stumble” button to shuffle through people's timelines

Discussion: AllTwitter

Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:

No More Offline Gmail in Google Chrome — Chrome 12, the upcoming version of Google's browser which is likely to be released today, removes a useful feature: the built-in Gears plugin. While most Google services dropped support for Gears and removed offline access, Gears is still being used in Gmail.

Discussion: The Register, Computerworld and Macworld

Bloomberg:

Sony Chief Stringer Blindsided by Hackers — Sony Corp. (6758), besieged by hackers since April, considered its PlayStation Network an unlikely target even after threats by the online collective Anonymous and three separate security incidents in 2008. — The hacker group declared in April …

Discussion: New York Times, TechEye, VG247, Kotaku and Eurogamer

Arnold Kim / MacRumors:

Lodsys Also Targeting Android Developers with Patent Infringement Claims — Patent holding firm Lodsys made news two weeks ago when they sent patent infringement notices to several small iOS developers over the use of In-App purchases and upgrade links in their apps.

Discussion: Electronista, SlashGear, Android Community, Appletell, 9to5 Google, The Next Web and everythingiCafe

Bill Rigby / Reuters:

Microsoft board backs Ballmer over Einhorn — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's board stood behind Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday, defending its longtime leader after influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn touched off a debate by calling for his dismissal.

Discussion: thinq_, TechEye, Mashable!, SlashGear, Electronista, The Microsoft Blog, ITworld.com, MediaFile, Guardian, VentureBeat, TG Daily, GeekWire and DealBook

Ryan Block / gdgt:
It's time for Bill Gates to come back to Microsoft.

Discussion: SAI, SAI, The Microsoft Blog, Technologizer and Communications …, Thanks:rockbandit

Mary Ann Azevedo / bizjournals:

Microsoft confirms move to Moffett — It's official. After weeks of speculation, Microsoft has signed a lease for 237,000 square feet at Moffett Towers in Sunnyvale. — The tech giant will be taking space at 1020 Enterprise Way, which is part of phase one of the development, in January 2012 …

Discussion: WinRumors

Joel Falconer / The Next Web:

Flickr now stores your photos for 90 days after you've deleted your account — Flickr today announced that it has implemented a change to its policy on deleted accounts, saying it will keep photos and associated content for 90 days before erasing them for good.

Discussion: Softpedia News, Photography Bay, Neowin.net and Flickr Blog

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:

Why it's harder to make money on Android than on Apple's iOS — Out of 72,000 paid apps in Google's Android Market, only two have sold more than 50,000 copies — 80% of Android paid apps have sold fewer than 100 copies. Source: Distimo — The Utrecht-based analytics company Distimo generated …

Discussion: gigaom.com, AllThingsD, Inquirer and Electronista

Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:

Amazon launches Mac Download Store — Amazon already has a mobile App Store, but the company on Thursday launched the Mac Download Store. — Competing directing with Apple's Mac Store, Amazon says its store has 250 of the biggest software and game titles available for Mac.

Discussion: Computerworld, Digital Trends, Geek.com, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, TUAW, Technologizer, CNET News, ZDNet, GeekWire, BGR India, 9 to 5 Mac, WebProNews, AllThingsD, RazorianFly, TiPb, FT Tech Hub and MacStories, Thanks:kakanturing

Marketwatch:

Obama to name Twitter CEO to advisory committee — LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The chief executive at social media site Twitter is among the technology sector executives U.S. President Barack Obama plans to appoint to an advisory committee, according to a statement from the White House late Thursday.

Discussion: Pocket-lint

Miguel Helft / Bits:

Facebook Slams Man Who Claims Ownership — Facebook on Thursday answered the New York wood pellet salesman who claims he owns a good part of Facebook. And it doesn't mince words. — On the heels of the Winklevoss twins, who have claimed for years that they came up with the idea for Facebook …

Discussion: SAI, Techdirt, Pocket-lint, L.A. Times Tech Blog, VentureBeat, The Not-So Private Parts, Mashable! and Pulse2

Electronista:

HTC confirms: Android bootloaders will stay unlocked — HTC tonight followed up on its policy rethink with an official statement on Facebook that it would no longer lock bootloaders on its phones. CEO Peter Chou acknowledged criticism and vowed that customers could more easily modify Android devices' firmware from now on.

Discussion: Inquirer, Engadget, ZDNet, BGR, This is my next and Softpedia News

Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:

Apple exploring improved outdoor LCD viewing with sunglasses-friendly screens — Apple has shown interest in creating an improved LCD display for devices like the iPhone and iPad that is not distorted when viewed by a user wearing polarized sunglasses outdoors.

Discussion: O'Grady's PowerPage, 9 to 5 Mac, PadGadget, MacStories, TG Daily, TUAW and RazorianFly

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