What Google’s Larry Page really said about Microsoft

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There were so many zingers and (and cease-and-desist orders) flying around between Microsoft and Google yesterday that it might have been hard to keep track. And some errant quotes in the live blogs from Google I/O conference didn’t help. So what did Google CEO Larry Page actually say about Microsoft during the question-and-answer session at… Read More…

Google debuts music service, unlocked Galaxy S4 as stock tops $900 for first time ever

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Lots of news flowing from the Google camp as the tech giant is holding its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco. The conference runs throughout Friday and lots of the announcements are geared toward developers, but here are some of the more newsworthy bits so far today: Google debuted a subscription-based streaming music service… Read More…

College grads would rather work at Microsoft over Amazon, Facebook

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Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive charitable organization. Whatever the reason, college grads seem to want to work at Microsoft over places like Amazon and Facebook. That’s the finding from Universum USA, a global research and advisory company for employers that… Read More…

Microsoft cites progress on Yahoo search ads, says it’s still committed to providing an alternative to Google

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Microsoft’s search advertising group says it’s starting to wring more revenue out of the Internet search ads that it’s serving as part of its partnership with Yahoo — despite recently needing to extend, for another year, its commitment to cover revenue shortfalls experienced by Yahoo under the arrangement. The news follows a report by the Wall Street… Read More…

How to type Cantonese in a web browser: Seattle Googlers help make it possible

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` Albert Wong had spent his whole life trying —and failing — to type Cantonese characters on a computer. But now, thanks to time allowed by Google’s 20-percent projects, some terrific teamwork and a whole lot of effort, he’s helped build an answer. A year’s worth of work has come to fruition today, as Google just… Read More…

Klout Experts: A new Q+A platform that appears atop Bing search results

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Social media metrics company Klout is making a move into the social question-and-answer space and is getting some distribution help from Bing to make it happen. Klout, a platform which measures your social media influence, today introduced Klout Experts. Here’s how it works: Klout “experts,” or those who have heavy influence in certain areas like technology and food,… Read More…

Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry

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At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead said today that the Windows Phone has received good traction with OEM’s and thinks both Windows and Blackberry will play a crucial role in the mobile industry. Mead added that there needs to be more… Read More…

Tech Moves: Amazon vet joins Relaborate; MG Siegler leaves CrunchFund; Jawfish; and more

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Last week, we noted how difficult it is for startup companies to compete against Amazon.com and other tech giants in the region for software engineers. Well, here’s a counterexample. Relaborate, a new technology  startup, just tapped software developer Grant Gavares as chief technology officer. Gavares most recently spent three years at Apptio, and before that… Read More…

Microsoft to cover Yahoo search revenue shortfalls in U.S. for another year

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Microsoft and Yahoo will give their search partnership more time to meet their financial expectations. Microsoft has agreed to extend, for another year, its commitment to cover revenue shortfalls experienced by Yahoo in the U.S. since turning over its underlying search technology and related advertising to be operated by Microsoft. The extension, disclosed in Yahoo’s… Read More…

Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft stays stagnant in 4th place

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Apple continues to gain market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone saw its share of the smartphone market in the U.S. jump from 36.3 percent to 39 percent for the 3-month period ending March 13. Google’s Android saw its share drop 1.4 percentage points to 52 percent,… Read More…