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Mar 5, 2013, 1:25 PM

Xbox chief: Main rivals are Nintendo, Sony, Apple and Google … but not Valve

The competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox console is expanding to include Apple and Google, but the company’s top game and… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 9:45 AM

Google’s new same-day shipping service to challenge Amazon Prime

Amazon, watch out — Google is stepping into your space. TechCrunch is reporting today that Google is preparing to launch… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 5:36 PM

The Google bashing continues: Microsoft says ‘Scroogled’ campaign will go on

“Scroogling” isn’t quite over yet. Contrary to earlier reports today that Microsoft ended its “Scroogled” ad campaign against Google, the… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 10:16 AM

Microsoft ending anti-Google ‘Scroogled’ ad campaign

It looks like Microsoft is done bashing Google — for now. Late last week, Microsoft’s Director of Search Stefan Weitz… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 9:21 AM

Fortune’s most-admired companies: Amazon 3rd, Starbucks 5th, Microsoft 17th

According to Fortune, the state of Washington has some admirable companies. Fortune released its 2013 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 7:10 AM

Microsoft revamps Office 365 for businesses as rivalry with Google intensifies

Microsoft this morning released a new version of Office 365 for businesses and said the paid subscription service has become one… Read More

Feb 16, 2013, 10:50 AM

Report: Google considering retail store push, but where’s Amazon?

Apple is doing it. And so is Microsoft. Now, Google may jump into the brick-and-mortar retail game. 9to5Google reports that… Read More

Feb 15, 2013, 9:47 AM

Visual language: Stagecraft in Obama’s Google Hangout

The President may be a master of the teleprompter, but Google+ hangouts ain’t television. You can replay yesterday’s hangout with… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 3:43 PM

Search stats: Google and Bing keep climbing as Yahoo slips further behind

Google climbed back to 67 percent percent of the U.S. search market in January, putting just a bit more distance… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 7:38 AM

Amazon beats Apple, Disney, Google and everyone else for top corporate reputation

Amazon says its mission is to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company,” and it looks like it’s working. The new king of corporate… Read More

Feb 7, 2013, 6:49 AM

Microsoft’s new Scroogled ads: Aren’t we smarter than this?

Election season may be over, but we haven’t escaped the attack ads, thanks to Microsoft. The company relaunched its “Scroogled”… Read More

Feb 6, 2013, 5:08 PM

Channel Intelligence buy increases Google’s advantage over Facebook in e-commerce

Facebook may know what consumers like, but it doesn’t yet understand how consumers shop. Google does and has been steadily… Read More

Feb 6, 2013, 4:51 PM

Yahoo and Google strengthen ties as Microsoft looks on

Yahoo and Google this afternoon announced an agreement to put ads from Google’s AdSense and AdMob systems on Yahoo sites.… Read More

Jan 30, 2013, 1:06 PM

Chart: Amazon skyrockets to almost 90,000 employees

At the end of 2008, Amazon reached a notable milestone, topping 20,000 employees worldwide. Turns out the company was getting… Read More

Jan 24, 2013, 5:15 PM

Q&A: Vanessa Fox on Facebook, Google and the changing world of search

During last week’s GeekWire podcast, Todd Bishop and John Cook had the opportunity to chat with search industry veteran and startup… Read More

Jan 17, 2013, 2:00 PM

Sports Hack Day: A 48-hour sports-themed hackathon during Super Bowl weekend

While most people will spend Super Bowl Sunday sitting on their couches, a group of hackers, data crunchers and sports… Read More

Jan 17, 2013, 10:50 AM

Look out, Google: Startup making high-tech glasses an (augmented) reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF7OvoHzL8I Google has been getting lots of attention over the past year for its Project Glass initiative, starting with a… Read More

Jan 15, 2013, 12:36 PM

Big win for Microsoft: Facebook partnering with Bing for “Graph Search”

While employees at Google may be worried about Facebook’s latest move, the Bing people over at Microsoft are pumping their… Read More

Jan 15, 2013, 10:32 AM

Facebook unveils social search engine “Graph Search” with Bing partnership

Who are your friends that live in Seattle? Which ones of those like the Seattle Seahawks? What restaurants have your… Read More

Jan 11, 2013, 6:25 AM

How many cows are in Canada and 24 other wacky interview questions from Amazon, Google and more

Oh my, job interviewers will sometimes say the darndest things. And thanks to Glassdoor now we know what might be… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 8:30 PM

Microsoft criticizes FTC’s Google decision as ‘weak’ and a ‘missed opportunity’

Microsoft this evening criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission‘s newly announced antitrust agreements with Google — calling the outcome of… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 11:15 AM

FTC closes Google investigation, says search giant will change business practices

The Federal Trade Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into Google, announcing what regulators describe as “landmark agreements” to change… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 9:33 AM

Microsoft vs. Google: Closer look at Windows Phone’s ‘subpar’ YouTube experience

Casual users of YouTube on Windows Phone probably won’t notice a big difference from the YouTube app on iPhone. They… Read More

Jan 1, 2013, 8:00 AM

Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps

Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 8:35 AM

Legal lessons from Amazon’s ‘noncompete’ battle with Google

As Geekwire reported last week, a federal judge in Seattle has pretty much rejected Amazon’s recent attempt to restrict what… Read More

Dec 28, 2012, 4:52 PM

Judge: Former Amazon sales VP can work for Google with minimal restrictions

A federal judge in Seattle has largely rejected Amazon.com’s attempt to restrict the work of former Amazon Web Services global… Read More

Dec 26, 2012, 11:48 AM

Looking for a job at Google? Better know Microsoft Office

Google’s momentum vs. Microsoft Office is in the news today: The New York Times reports that Google has scored “an impressive string… Read More

Dec 18, 2012, 8:55 AM

Twitter reaches 200M monthly active users, up 42 percent in 9 months

Some social media companies rise and fall quickly. Twitter, however, doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The company… Read More

Dec 17, 2012, 3:09 PM

Gmail dropping ActiveSync support for new devices — Microsoft ‘very surprised’

The news over the weekend that Google’s Gmail service will be ending support for Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync protocol is a… Read More

Dec 17, 2012, 12:58 PM

High demand: Google Maps for iOS downloaded more than 10M times in 48 hours

iPhone users apparently like Google Maps — a lot. Google’s Jeff Huber announced today that there were more than 10 million… Read More