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
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
