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Oct 11, 2013, 9:43 AM

Google can use your face in ads starting next month

If you really liked the latest Drake album that you bought on Google Play, there’s a chance the whole world… Read More

Oct 10, 2013, 11:51 AM

Adult app store MiKandi builds workaround to launch the first third-party Chrome app store

Adult app company MiKandi has worked around Google developer restrictions — again. The Seattle-based startup made headlines this past summer after releasing the… Read More

Oct 8, 2013, 10:08 AM

HP unveils new Chromebook 11, as Google takes aim at low-priced Windows PCs

The Chromebook army marches on, and it’s headed straight for the low end of Microsoft’s consumer Windows PC business. HP… Read More

Oct 7, 2013, 5:15 PM

Microsoft rolls over for Google, reverts to web player for YouTube on Windows Phone

It’s been a long road for Windows Phone users wanting to watch YouTube videos in a native app on their… Read More

Oct 4, 2013, 3:20 PM

Q&A: Robert Scoble on ‘Age of Context,’ Google, Microsoft and the ‘freaky factor’

Writer, interviewer and tech evangelist Robert Scoble was back in Seattle this week, with his ever-present Google Glass, to promote the… Read More

Oct 4, 2013, 1:43 PM

Stats: iPhone gains on Android, even before launch of 5S, 5C

While analysts brawl over what Apple’s record-setting sales figures for the iPhone 5S and 5C mean, market share figures released… Read More

Oct 4, 2013, 7:55 AM

No joke: Google wants a patent on splitting the restaurant bill

The Onion, September 2006: “Sequestered in a private booth at a Pasadena-area Cheesecake Factory for nearly 25 minutes, a party… Read More

Oct 3, 2013, 6:58 PM

A Place at the Foosball Table: I was a Google contract worker

It happened at parties and first dates. “I work at Google,” I’d say, and then the impressed expression, clicking tongue,… Read More

Oct 3, 2013, 11:44 AM

Google wants you lower car windows, turn up the radio by waving your hands

When Flutter, a startup that works on using gestures to control functions in your computer’s media player, announced that it… Read More

Oct 3, 2013, 9:45 AM

Study says Google wins ‘Bing it On’ challenge; Microsoft calls findings ‘unfair’

A law professor is giving Microsoft a statistical smackdown over its “Bing it On” search challenge, but the company isn’t… Read More

Oct 2, 2013, 3:36 PM

Social logins: Facebook, Google struggle to grow as passports for broader web

Now, more than ever, social media accounts can be the passports for users to connect to different services we use… Read More

Oct 1, 2013, 5:05 PM

Apple now controls 10 percent of all corporate cash*, Microsoft in second place

We’ve known for a while that Apple controls a massive hoard of cash, but it’s occasionally hard to put into… Read More

Oct 1, 2013, 10:34 AM

Microsoft tops Apple as America’s most inspiring company; Google 7th, Amazon 8th

Is it Bill Gates and his foundation? The company’s corporate giving program? Or maybe it’s just Steve Ballmer’s passion-packed speeches.… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 8:22 AM

Google picks 7 partners for new ‘Tech Hub’ initiative, snubs Seattle, NYC, Boston

Maybe Seattle’s startup community doesn’t really need Google’s help, or perhaps the search giant believes it is doing enough to… Read More

Sep 25, 2013, 11:37 PM

Google aims at Amazon with Google Shopping Express

When you want something quickly, Amazon is one of the best options for a fast delivery. But one other online… Read More

Sep 24, 2013, 10:30 AM

Android app offers iMessage compatibility, chance that your Apple ID will be stolen

The old saying goes, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. In the case of a… Read More

Sep 24, 2013, 8:53 AM

Google apologizes for Gmail delay, pledges to improve network capacity

Google has apologized for Monday’s network issue that delayed incoming email messages for millions of users, undoubtedly causing frustration and… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 12:08 PM

Monday blues: Google Gmail users experiencing 2-hour email delays

Follow-up: Google apologizes for Gmail delay, pledges to improve network capacity Original story: Looks like Google has a case of… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 10:00 AM

Google unveils Constitute, a new project to view the world’s constitutions

Google wants to help the countries of the world write their next constitution. With a new project called Constitute, the… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 9:32 AM

Demolition derby: iPhone 5S, 5C lose to Moto X in durability tests

Durability is a huge issue when buying a smartphone. You don’t want to have to replace your phone, often at… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 3:59 PM

Chart: Steve Ballmer’s ‘Perspective’ compares Microsoft to Amazon, Apple, Google and other rivals

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on stage right now at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting, and he opened with the… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 1:38 PM

The best domain name for Google’s new project is owned by … Oracle

Yesterday, Google announced Calico, its new project to help humans live longer. One of the first rules of starting a… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 9:50 AM

Google expands reach of Wallet with new iPhone app

Following its update on Tuesday that brought its payment software to all Android phones – not just those with Near… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 10:50 AM

Google wants to help extend your life with Calico project

Back in May, Google CEO Larry Page hopped on his company’s first quarter earnings call and talked about using technology… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 6:49 AM

YouTube says offline viewing on the way for mobile apps

Ever since YouTube’s inception, a massive cottage industry of video downloading tools has existed to allow people to watch their… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 9:43 AM

Google Wallet now available for all Android phones, NFC requirement nixed

If you’ve always wanted to use Google Wallet, Google’s PayPal equivalent, but haven’t had a chance to because your phone… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 10:46 AM

Google buys faux-NFC app Bump for a reported $30 million, or more

Search engine and mobile juggernaut Google has acquired Bump, an app that simulates NFC capabilities and allows people to transfer… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 10:23 AM

Photos: FCC filing shows device that might be Google’s next phone

If you’re looking for a glimpse of the next hardware out of Google, it seems like the FCC has you… Read More

Sep 6, 2013, 4:21 PM

How Bill Gates and Google are linked via O3B’s satellite broadband deal with Kymeta

Bill Gates doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with Google on the topic of spreading Internet connectivity around the world — recently… Read More

Sep 5, 2013, 12:50 PM

Sneak peek: Google breaks ground on new Seattle-area engineering center

Google this morning broke ground on a new building that will double the size of the company’s existing engineering center… Read More