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May 10, 2012, 10:28 AM

Microsoft overhauls Bing with new ‘social sidebar,’ deepens Facebook ties

Microsoft today previewed a new version of its Bing search engine, with elements including a “social sidebar” that lets users quickly… Read More

May 1, 2012, 7:23 AM

Google’s alleged WiFi snooper has an Internet privacy patent

Marius Milner, the Google engineer reported to be responsible for the code that allowed Street View cars to collect data… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 7:02 PM

Cool or not? Google patent filing sucks up to Larry Page

Is Google CEO Larry Page cool, or not? It appears Google employees are taking no chances on their boss’ status,… Read More

Apr 24, 2012, 12:17 PM

Google Drive takes on Microsoft SkyDrive, but at a higher price

Google Drive is alive. The long-rumored online storage service was officially announced today, following an apparent attempt at pre-emption by… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 6:58 PM

Ticketmaster opens Seattle office led by Amazon vets

Technology companies continue to arrive on the shores of Seattle, attracted by the region’s top-notch software talent. The latest example… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 5:51 PM

Space robot company may pull an asteroid into orbit

More details emerged today about Planetary Resources, and the Bellevue-based startup’s plans are sounding more and more like something out… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 10:48 AM

Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive add new storage features as Google Drive looms

The Storage Wars are heating up, but this has nothing to do with television or storage units. Microsoft this morning… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 9:50 AM

Jonathan Sposato leaves Google as Picnik winds down

Google closed the lid on Picnik last Friday, shutting down the popular online photo editing service that it acquired two years… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 2:27 PM

Jon Stewart: Google+ a good way to keep your secrets

Jon Stewart had quite a bit of fun at the expense of Google and Google+ last night, lampooning the FCC’s… Read More

Apr 17, 2012, 9:04 AM

Microsoft reaches carbon goal, but Greenpeace says its cloud is still too dirty

Reaching a goal it established three years ago, Microsoft says it has reduced its carbon emissions as a proportion of its… Read More

Apr 16, 2012, 5:26 PM

With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey

Google’s decision earlier this year to pull the plug on Picnik caught many by surprise, causing anger, frustration and sadness… Read More

Apr 16, 2012, 9:02 AM

As battle with Amazon rages, Walmart nominates Google vet Marissa Mayer to board

Walmart’s intensifying rivalry with Amazon.com has been well documented. And Walmart’s desires to become an even bigger presence in the… Read More

Apr 13, 2012, 9:31 AM

WildTangent opens new Seattle office, plans to hire more than 20 engineers for ‘secret’ project

We’ve seen a number of Silicon Valley technology companies pick Seattle for new development offices, highlighted most recently by Facebook’s… Read More

Apr 12, 2012, 3:10 PM

What your startup ought to know about Google search updates

If you don’t keep up with the top search engine blogs or Google’s own search blog, then you likely miss… Read More

Apr 12, 2012, 6:41 AM

Amazon launches new ‘CloudSearch’ for sites and apps

Amazon has tried a variety of different projects in search over the years, with its A9 search engine never becoming… Read More

Apr 11, 2012, 10:49 AM

New Google+ design hints at bigger ambitions for search giant’s social network

Google rolled out a major redesign for its Google+ social network this morning, aiming for a cleaner look overall. New… Read More

Apr 11, 2012, 1:01 AM

Comedian Jon Stewart rips Google glasses and Instagram’s $1B valuation

The weird and wild gyrations of the technology industry are certainly open to ridicule. And comedian Jon Stewart of The… Read More

Apr 10, 2012, 1:28 PM

Reality check: Google’s glasses, as viewed by an augmented-reality veteran

Google caused a big stir last week with the unveiling of its Project Glass augmented reality project, including a video… Read More

Apr 8, 2012, 10:04 PM

Video: What if Google’s glasses were made by Microsoft?

Google caused a stir in the tech world last week with the concept video above for its augmented reality glasses,… Read More

Apr 7, 2012, 6:30 AM

GeekWire Radio: Google’s crazy glasses, text-spresso and predicting the price of your next gadget

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we debate the merits of Google’s augmented reality glasses, talk about… Read More

Apr 6, 2012, 1:45 PM

Poll: Would you wear these Google glasses in public?

Google co-founder Sergey Brin caused a stir at an event in San Francisco last night, sporting a prototype of the… Read More

Apr 6, 2012, 9:34 AM

Microsoft uses cash to boost Windows Phone, but some app developers aren’t biting

One of the big challenges Microsoft faces in mobile phones is that developers don’t have the time — or resources… Read More

Apr 6, 2012, 7:59 AM

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Google engineers guide Schedulista to profits after just 6 months

Seattle entrepreneurs Felix Livni and Lowell Manners are lean startup acolytes. And that philosophy is already paying dividends for the founders… Read More

Apr 5, 2012, 11:23 AM

Microsoft investigated Bing GM’s ties to handbag company

When Microsoft Bing marketing general manager Danielle Tiedt was hired by YouTube in February, Microsoft took the unusual step of… Read More

Apr 5, 2012, 7:55 AM

Google reveals Project Glass: Is this your augmented reality?

Google is providing the first public glimpse of the augmented-reality glasses being developed by its Google X research group under… Read More

Apr 3, 2012, 10:25 AM

Amazon tests in-app purchasing

In a bid to compete with Apple and Google, Amazon.com has begun testing a new service that would allow in-app… Read More

Apr 3, 2012, 9:59 AM

Majority of U.S. smartphone users now own an Android device

For the first time in history, a majority of smartphone users in the U.S. now own an Android device, according… Read More

Mar 29, 2012, 3:54 PM

Will a $199 Google tablet hurt or help the Kindle Fire?

Next to politics, perhaps no industry loves speculation more than tech. We may couch it as “analysis” or — if… Read More

Mar 29, 2012, 9:20 AM

Top 10 tech CEOs: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos takes a big fall (and Steve Ballmer is nowhere to be found)

Apple is not only killing it in the stock market and in the living room. The company’s top brass also… Read More