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Sep 4, 2013, 6:40 PM

Microsoft wins jury verdict vs. Motorola; $14M in damages is half of what Microsoft sought

Updated with Google comment. A federal jury in Seattle ruled in Microsoft’s favor this afternoon in a patent dispute with… Read More

Sep 4, 2013, 11:26 AM

Microsoft vs. Motorola: It’s game day, and the jury is dressed accordingly

Updated with details of Motorola’s closing argument. After a trial lasting more than a week, lawyers for Microsoft and Motorola… Read More

Sep 3, 2013, 4:32 PM

Tech Moves: OpenStreetMap founder leaves Microsoft, Google ad exec joins Twitter, and more

–Steve Coast, one of the founders of OpenStreetMap, has left his position on the Bing Mobile team at Microsoft to… Read More

Sep 3, 2013, 10:53 AM

The next version of Android is named “KitKat,” comes with a sweet promotion

Android has hit a milestone, with Google’s mobile operating system officially topping the 1 billion activations mark. To celebrate, the… Read More

Aug 30, 2013, 9:56 AM

More transparency: Microsoft not satisfied with government’s new security request plan

Back when the NSA’s snooping practices were revealed in June, Microsoft joined fellow tech giants Google and Facebook in asking the U.S. government for… Read More

Aug 28, 2013, 5:46 PM

Microsoft patent chief in court: We weren’t trying to put Motorola out of business

How far apart are Microsoft and Motorola these days? They can’t even agree on what they’re arguing about. The trial… Read More

Aug 28, 2013, 11:30 AM

Google Glass while driving: INRIX app shows potential

Is Google Glass safe to use while driving? That question is generating lots of discussion in the tech industry following… Read More

Aug 26, 2013, 1:04 PM

Microsoft vs. Motorola: Jury seated, patent trial set to start

A jury of seven women and one man will hear opening statements in federal court in Seattle this afternoon in… Read More

Aug 25, 2013, 4:39 PM

Motorola vs. Microsoft, Round 2: Judge deals blow to Google on eve of jury trial

A long-running patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola will come to a head in federal court in Seattle this week… Read More

Aug 21, 2013, 10:08 AM

Microsoft hammers Google over ads in schools

The Scrooglers have struck again. First it was Google Shopping, then came Gmail which was followed by Google Play. Now, Microsoft’s latest attack on… Read More

Aug 21, 2013, 7:03 AM

Microsoft awarding free Surface tablets with new ad-free ‘Bing for Schools’ initiative

Use Bing, receive free Surface tablets. That’s the winning formula for the 800,000 students participating in Microsoft’s new “Bing for… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 4:30 PM

Google Chromecast: Welcome to the Post-Nerd Era

Don’t try to be smarter than a smart device. That’s the main lesson I learned from an otherwise flawless first… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 12:59 PM

E-book sound effects: Google wants to patent audio ‘trigger points’ for digital reading

Are you ready to add another of the human senses to your reading experience? Google has been working on… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 10:06 AM

Google starts integrating Waze user reports into Google Maps

Apparently unfazed by a reported FTC review of its $1.1 billion Waze acquisition, Google is starting to integrate features from… Read More

Aug 17, 2013, 8:35 AM

GeekWire Radio: Google Chromecast, Xfinity X1 and what’s next for your TV

There are seemingly endless ways to get video onto your television set these days, and the GeekWire team has been… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 11:32 AM

Google blocks Microsoft’s new YouTube app for Windows Phone — the one that was supposedly OK

[Follow-up: Microsoft: Google’s objections to YouTube app on Windows Phone are ‘nothing more than excuses’] Two days after we reported that… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 1:39 PM

Google offers to easily track your life by mining your inbox

Google may think that e-mail users have no expectation of privacy, but they’re certainly doing their best to show people… Read More

Aug 13, 2013, 5:07 PM

YouTube returns to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, with Google’s support this time

Microsoft released a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone this afternoon, three months after Google objected to… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 7:46 AM

BlackBerry’s ‘strategic alternatives’ include possible sale of company … but who’s buying?

BlackBerry said this morning that a special committee of its board will “explore strategic alternatives,” and anyone who has heard… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 5:00 PM

Acer says it’s going to make more Chromebooks, dialing back on Windows

Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer reported a surprising second quarter loss caused by slowing revenue and increased costs, with quarterly revenue… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 9:58 AM

Bill Gates pops Google’s internet balloons, says he won’t be investing in space

Bill Gates does not have high hopes for Google’s plan to provide Internet access to the developing world through a… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 5:12 PM

Motorola CEO: More Moto X devices coming in the next few months

Does Motorola’s latest phone offering leave you wanting something different? Well, don’t worry, because according to the company’s CEO, there… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 2:08 PM

Moto X: A Google phone made in the USA starting at $199

If you’re an Android fan and want to have hundreds of color selections for a smartphone, well, Google’s new device… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 8:53 AM

Two years after gobbling up Motorola, Google set to debut Moto X smartphone

We’ll finally get a first look at the so-called Moto X when Google’s Motorola unit unveils the much-anticipated smartphone in… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 8:04 AM

Google to make Starbucks wireless 10 times faster under new partnership

Google will become the official provider of Wi-Fi at Starbucks stores in the U.S., promising to make the coffee… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 4:56 PM

Microsoft’s new billion-dollar business: Android patents?

Windows Phone revenue rose by $1.2 billion in the company’s 2013 fiscal year, according to new numbers released by Microsoft… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 2:32 PM

Google relaunches Zagat restaurant guide apps for free

Google is taking a leaf out of Gordon Ramsay’s playbook and relaunching its Zagat website and mobile apps. In a… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 4:49 PM

Amazon hits 97,000 employees, more than tripling in size in three years

Amazon.com’s quarterly report this afternoon disclosed a $7 million loss for the company, but there was another notable number farther down… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 12:03 PM

Students: Now you can rent e-textbooks with Google

Along with the announcement today of the new Nexus 7, Google said it will be making a play for a… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 11:29 AM

Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet has faster processor, better screen, rear-facing 5MP camera

Google has taken the lid off its new version of the Nexus 7 tablet at a press event this morning,… Read More