 It's Friday, July 20th, 2012. I'm Adrienne Jeffries, and we're about to spend 90 inglorious seconds on the Verge. Google has acquired Sparrow. The third-party Gmail client was a popular choice for Mac and iPhone users, arguably better than Gmail's own offerings. Sources tell us that the team behind Sparrow will be helping Google bring polish, beauty, and ease to Gmail. The downside to all this is that Sparrow itself will no longer get any new feature updates, and that mythical iPad app will never see the light of day. After about 10 days of feuding, Viacom and DirecTV have finally made nice. 26 channels, including MTV and Comedy Central, have returned to the satellite network. According to Bloomberg, Viacom will receive $600 million a year as part of the long-term agreement. DirecTV customers, meanwhile, will now also be able to watch Viacom programming on tablets, laptops, and smartphones through the DirecTV Everywhere platform. AMC and Dish Network, please, with all this new love in the air, any chance you can make up before Sunday's Breaking Bad? Canon might finally be ready to enter the mirrorless camera market. This morning, images appeared online for a so-called EOS M model. The camera looks light on physical controls, has no viewfinder, and uses an altogether new lens mount. Rumor has it an official announcement is coming Monday. And that's it for today's top stories. Tune in tomorrow when we'll be talking to the first AI voice assistant to be nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.