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Dec 16, 2012, 7:57 AM

Stephen Colbert visits Google to promote his book, has no idea Google sells books

Stephen Colbert is rarely serious, at least not when he’s in character, but the TV host seemed genuinely surprised during… Read More

Dec 15, 2012, 9:29 AM

Podcast: Google Maps, Amazon + Facebook, and EveryMove’s ‘mileage program’ for your health

You can get rewarded for shopping, eating, gambling, flying and pretty much everything else these days. But what about rewards… Read More

Dec 13, 2012, 3:34 PM

‘Tis the season: Google’s unique Seattle-born G-Give charity program raising thousands this week

Life can get hectic for a mid-twenties software engineer at a big company. You’re working long hours at an exciting,… Read More

Dec 13, 2012, 10:19 AM

iPhone users rejoice: Google Maps is back, and better

Google released its long-awaited Google Maps app for iPhone overnight, following Apple’s shift to its own, much-maligned native mapping application… Read More

Dec 12, 2012, 4:17 PM

Ho, ho, Bing: NORAD Tracks Santa switching from Google to Microsoft

Looks like Google was being a little naughty this year. The NORAD Santa Tracker has followed Santa Claus on his annual journey… Read More

Dec 12, 2012, 5:00 AM

Google Zeitgeist reveals King Tut, El Gaucho as most-searched terms in Seattle

King Tut has taken over Seattle. Well, at least according to Google. The search engine giant released its 12th annual… Read More

Dec 11, 2012, 9:00 PM

Facebook is the best place to work; Steve Ballmer, Amazon enjoy better approval ratings

The employees have spoken: Facebook is the best place to work. Glassdoor.com released its fifth annual “Employees’ Choice Awards” that… Read More

Dec 10, 2012, 9:08 AM

The Monday blues: Gmail starts week with a big outage

About 20 minutes ago, I started encountering problems trying to connect to Google’s Gmail. And I’m not alone. A number… Read More

Dec 6, 2012, 1:33 PM

Keeping up: Windows lowers Azure prices to stay even with Google, Amazon

Amazon and Google recently dropped their cloud storage prices, and now Microsoft is following suit. The Redmond-based company is reducing… Read More

Dec 3, 2012, 9:15 AM

Judge: Motorola can’t block sales of Xbox, Windows

Motorola Mobility won’t be able to block the import and sale of Xbox or Windows, a federal judge in Seattle… Read More

Nov 30, 2012, 2:17 PM

Google buys BufferBox, a rival to Amazon Lockers

The combination of the bricks and clicks world is getting a bit more interesting. Google today announced that it is… Read More

Nov 30, 2012, 1:58 PM

Mobile market share: Android extends lead in wake of iPhone 5 launch

Google continues to remain on top in the race for dominance in the American smartphone market, commanding a majority of… Read More

Nov 28, 2012, 8:38 AM

Microsoft’s ‘Don’t get Scroogled’ campaign warns users about Google shopping ads

Microsoft is attacking Google’s new shopping advertising model and they’ve even created a new word and website to prove it.… Read More

Nov 26, 2012, 10:02 AM

Punk’d: Google denies ICOA acquisition after news outlets circulate fake press release

Nothing like coming back from Thanksgiving break to report a $400 million Google acquisition and later find out that the… Read More

Nov 12, 2012, 7:02 AM

Microsoft, Google’s Motorola set for trial in high-stakes patent royalty case

A trial that starts tomorrow morning in federal court in Seattle will focus on how much Motorola Mobility can reasonably… Read More

Nov 7, 2012, 9:55 AM

Google redesigns search results interface: What do you think?

There’s a big change happening to the Google web search functionality and some of the response so far hasn’t been… Read More

Nov 4, 2012, 9:14 AM

App of the Week: Google’s updated voice search kicks Siri’s butt on iPhone, iPad

Want to wow your friends and family this weekend? Check out the newly revamped Google Search app for iPhone and… Read More

Nov 3, 2012, 6:50 AM

Podcast: Space Shuttle Trainer and beyond, with Museum of Flight CEO Doug King

A week from today, on Nov. 10, the Space Shuttle Trainer will make its official debut at the Museum of Flight… Read More

Nov 2, 2012, 6:57 AM

Android vs. iOS: 136 million to 27 million shipments in Q3

Android continued to gain market share during the third quarter, accounting for 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. That compared… Read More

Oct 28, 2012, 3:08 PM

Amazon sues former Amazon Web Services sales chief over his new job at Google

Amazon.com has filed suit against Daniel Powers, the former vice president in charge of global sales for Amazon Web Services… Read More

Oct 19, 2012, 11:18 AM

Microsoft sees charitable efforts as key recruiting tool for young talent

While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 10:38 AM

Google sheds 1,058 employees during Q3

The market for hiring technical talent is red hot right now, with companies offering bounties and special perks for the… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 10:13 AM

Shares of Google tank, trading halted after earnings report

Shares of Google are tumbling today after the search giant released quarterly earnings in which the company reported revenue of… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 3:11 PM

Microsoft will sue Google directly in Android case

Microsoft and Google have fighting for a while over the Redmond company’s claim that the Android mobile operating system violates… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 1:08 PM

Google, Apple and Microsoft top LinkedIn survey of ‘most in-demand employers’

Four of the top five most desirable places to work in LinkedIn’s new survey are in the tech industry. And… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 8:52 PM

Google’s Schmidt: Microsoft Surface could be meaningful ‘if the product works’

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, delivered the obligatory Microsoft zingers tonight during an interview in New York with the Wall… Read More

Sep 30, 2012, 2:57 PM

Update: Google passes Microsoft in value for 1st time

[Update, Monday morning: It’s official: Google passed Microsoft’s market value for the first time in its history this morning, although… Read More

Sep 25, 2012, 2:27 PM

UW computer science profs immortalized in Google T-shirt

Ed Lazowska and Hank Levy are two of the University of Washington’s best known computer science professors. And while they… Read More

Sep 25, 2012, 8:27 AM

Google ‘would love’ to replace Microsoft as Yahoo partner

The whole Microsoft-Yahoo search saga has always felt like a soap opera, starting with Microsoft’s failed bid to acquire Yahoo… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 5:55 PM

Microsoft Bing takes a chip out of Google’s giant lead

[Update: comScore changed its methods for collecting data in August, making the month-over-month comparisons invalid. The biggest change is in… Read More