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Dec 30, 2013, 10:13 AM

Google’s Eric Schmidt: Mobile has officially won — and now it gets interesting

As we start looking forward to the new year, Eric Schmidt thinks that there are going to be big changes… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 9:29 AM

Chromebooks top holiday laptop charts at Amazon, beating PCs and Macs

Looks like Microsoft is going to be ordering more “Scroogled” ads. Amazon revealed this morning that two Chromebooks – the… Read More

Dec 24, 2013, 9:40 AM

Dueling Santas: Google and Microsoft square off over St. Nick

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means it’s time to watch the event everyone has been waiting for: the Duel of… Read More

Dec 21, 2013, 7:46 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon at $400, favorite gadgets of 2013, and the new world of airplane tech etiquette

We have a lot to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show, starting with Amazon’s gravity-defying share price,… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 9:51 AM

Pendrell subsidiary sues Apple, Amazon and more over alleged DRM patent infringement

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of Bellevue-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corporation, announced today that it has filed a massive patent infringement… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 10:24 AM

Google, HP recall Chromebook 11 chargers after 9 overheat and melt

Google and HP announced today that they will be recalling all of the chargers for the HP Chromebook 11 after… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 10:22 AM

iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, PS4 all make Google’s top 10 trending searches of 2013

According to Google, 2013 was all about Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker and the iPhone 5. The search giant released its… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 8:28 AM

Google hires key Microsoft architect Blaise Agüera y Arcas

Google has made a big hire from Microsoft, bringing aboard Blaise Agüera y Arcas, the well-known software architect and designer who was… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 12:16 PM

Seattle-based Landesa wins Google Global Impact Award

Landesa, in partnership with Frontline SMS, has been named one of the recipients of Google’s Global Impact Award, which celebrates… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 8:59 PM

Tech employee survey: Twitter is the best place to work, LinkedIn 2nd, Facebook falls to 3rd

Twitter trumps Facebook — at least in employee approval ratings. That’s just one of the findings from Glassdoor’s sixth annual Employees’… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 10:06 AM

Google Chromecast gets 10 new apps, including RealPlayer Cloud

Google this morning announced 10 new apps for Google Chromecast, including support for RealPlayer Cloud, the new video player and… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 5:34 AM

Google wants to crowdsource images of hard-to-reach areas for Street View

While Google’s Street View cars have mapped the world’s roads, the company has had a harder time reaching places that… Read More

Dec 8, 2013, 10:16 PM

Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech rivals urge Obama, Congress to curb snooping

While they’re usually fierce competitors, an octet of leading technology companies have banded together to ask the U.S. to take… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 10:56 PM

Report: Google prepping Nexus TV set-top box

According to a report by Amir Efrati at The Information, Google is working on a set-top box called the Nexus… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 1:07 PM

Microsoft takes to the street to bash Google Chromebooks

It almost seemed like we could make it a week without another Microsoft ad attacking Google. Well, no. It’s another… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 9:09 AM

Eric Schmidt says consumers shouldn’t have drones, even though Google wants to use them

In an interview with the Guardian, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said that consumers shouldn’t be able to keep drones… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 4:32 PM

Microsoft launches preview of Bing Maps, showing what its Google Earth rival can do

Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 3:01 PM

ComScore: iOS, Android and Windows Phone gain share as Blackberry continues to slip

The latest numbers released by comScore show that the smartphone market seems to be in a state of figuring out… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 10:25 AM

Why this author thinks Google is positioned to prevail over Apple

Technology journalist Fred Vogelstein, a Wired magazine contributing editor, spoke to us this week on an iPhone 5, his third… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 9:32 AM

NORAD picks Microsoft over Google again for help with Santa tracking

Maybe Google was naughty again. For the second straight year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has picked Microsoft… Read More

Nov 29, 2013, 5:24 PM

Low-cost Moto G now available for pre-order, ships December 2

Motorola said that the low-cost Moto G would be coming to the U.S. in January. Well, it seems like they’ve… Read More

Nov 26, 2013, 3:54 PM

Google launches new Chrome extension that lets you search with just your voice

If you need to Google stuffing recipes while you’re elbow-deep in your Thanksgiving turkey, a new browser extension is here… Read More

Nov 26, 2013, 2:16 PM

Microsoft taps ‘Pawn Stars’ guys to bash Chromebooks in new ‘Scroogled’ ad

After offering up a bunch of novelty gift items promoting its “Scroogled” campaign, Microsoft has fired another salvo. This time,… Read More

Nov 26, 2013, 12:25 PM

Now on Google Street View: Museum of Flight, LeMay’s vintage cars, airport terminals

If you’re interested in taking your friends and family on a virtual vacation this Thanksgiving, Google Maps has you covered… Read More

Nov 21, 2013, 9:35 AM

HBO GO adds Chromecast support

Google announced today that it’s now possible to stream popular shows like Game of Thrones and The Newsroom to its Chromecast… Read More

Nov 20, 2013, 2:16 PM

Surprise: YouTube is coming to the Xbox One after all

One of the things that was keping the media atwitter with the Xbox One nearing its launch was the continued… Read More

Nov 20, 2013, 2:15 PM

Microsoft selling t-shirts and coffee mugs that rip Google’s privacy policies

Need some new clothes and hate Google’s privacy policies? Well, Microsoft has you covered. The “Scroogled” campaign, which Microsoft created… Read More

Nov 20, 2013, 10:39 AM

Google launches Newsstand app for Android, adding NYT and WSJ subscriptions

Google announced today that it is merging Currents, its Flipboard-like aggregator for interesting stories, with all of the periodical subscriptions… Read More

Nov 18, 2013, 5:42 PM

Google app for Windows Phone adds better voice recognition, sign-in

While Google and Microsoft really haven’t seen eye-to-eye on the Windows Phone YouTube app, that hasn’t stopped the search engine… Read More

Nov 18, 2013, 10:44 AM

Google forks over $610K to Washington state for Safari browser tracking settlement

Google paid $610,600 to Washington state today after the Mountain View company reached a $17 million settlement with 37 states… Read More