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Google

Feb 16, 2012, 12:06 PM

Google Drive in the wild? Screenshot and possible logo

Google appears to be getting closer to the launch of its online storage service: A GeekWire reader says Google Drive… Read More

Feb 13, 2012, 3:00 PM

DOJ clears Google’s Motorola acquisition and Nortel’s patent sale, with a warning

The U.S. Justice Department today cleared the way for what amount to two major patent-related transactions: Google’s acquisition Motorola for $12.5… Read More

Feb 13, 2012, 2:04 PM

Amazon.com connects with Americans despite very little human interaction

One of the most fascinating aspects of the latest Harris Poll Reputation Quotient study is that Amazon.com continues to bolster its… Read More

Feb 13, 2012, 10:59 AM

Google’s $12.5B Motorola deal gets European approval

Google’s proposed acquisition of mobile phone giant Motorola won approval from the European Commission today, leaving the U.S. Justice Department… Read More

Feb 13, 2012, 9:14 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires Cisco vet; Promotions at thePlatform; etc.

Microsoft has named Laura Ipsen as corporate vice president of Worldwide Public Sector. In the role, Ipsen will lead sales and… Read More

Feb 9, 2012, 5:05 PM

What backlash? Google extends lead over Microsoft, Yahoo

Google’s share of the U.S. search market climbed to its highest point in more than a year in January, surpassing… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 11:31 PM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft vs. Google, Facebook IPO, and a geek’s guide to real estate

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Seattle startup TeachStreet, Microsoft’s ad… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 1:34 PM

Report: Google testing mysterious new entertainment device

GigaOm today uncovered a pretty interesting tidbit about Google’s plans to test a new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled entertainment device in the… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 3:14 PM

Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers

Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 9:18 AM

Google challenges Microsoft ads, and Microsoft unleashes its ‘Gmail Man’

It’s Day No. 2 in Microsoft’s three-day bid to court Google users, and Google isn’t letting Microsoft’s claims go unanswered.… Read More

Feb 1, 2012, 4:22 AM

Microsoft woos disgruntled Google users in full-page newspaper ads — here’s the first one

Concerned about changes in Google’s search and privacy practices? Microsoft is waiting with open arms. That’s the message from the… Read More

Jan 31, 2012, 4:12 PM

Microsoft wins round vs. Barnes & Noble in Android case

Dealing a blow to Barnes & Noble’s defense vs. Microsoft in a closely watched patent case, an International Trade Commission administrative… Read More

Jan 31, 2012, 3:17 PM

Amazon employment still rising, now more than 56,000

Amazon.com has been hiring employees at a rapid pace over the last two years, and the job numbers in the… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 5:55 PM

Ask.com hopes to find the right answer in latest ad campaign

Here’s a key question for Ask.com: Can it find a way to compete against the likes of Google and Microsoft’s… Read More

Jan 29, 2012, 7:16 AM

Google vs. your wife, Apple’s piles of cash, rooting for Cozi, and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “In short, we’ll treat you as a… Read More

Jan 27, 2012, 6:32 AM

Google shows some love for Microsoft’s Windows Phone

We’re still waiting for that official Google+ app for Windows Phone, but the Google Sync team just released some updates that… Read More

Jan 25, 2012, 1:36 PM

Poll: Pissed or pleased about Google’s privacy changes?

The privacy changes announced by Google this week highlight the classic dilemma of the digital age: Are you willing to… Read More

Jan 25, 2012, 7:19 AM

Study: Personal devices now used for work in 88% of businesses

Nearly nine out of 10 companies are seeing employees use personal phones, tablets and computers at work — marking a… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 6:22 PM

How the Microsoft search deal is reshaping Yahoo’s business, for better or worse

Yahoo today reported fourth-quarter profits that met Wall Street’s relatively modest expectations, but the numbers also show how Yahoo’s 2009… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 4:09 PM

Microsoft Hotmail soars on iPhone and Android, now available on Kindle Fire

Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail has surpassed 12 million active users on Apple iOS devices — a dramatic climb resulting from… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 12:06 PM

After Google pulls the plug, vultures flock around Picnik

Users of Picnik were none too happy when Google decided to pull the plug on the popular online photo editing… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 11:47 AM

Microsoft back in hiring mode: Where it’s adding new jobs

Microsoft returned to modest employment growth in 2011, adding more employees around the world than at any point since making… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 1:13 PM

A new era: Google outspends Microsoft in federal lobbying

Google is speaking loud and clear in Washington D.C., nearly doubling its expenditures on federal lobbying efforts last year. Cnet’s… Read More

Jan 21, 2012, 7:36 AM

GeekWire Radio: Summify, Picnik, SOPA, PIPA — and doing good with your old PC

What happens when big tech companies acquire your favorite online services? Increasingly it seems, they shut ’em down. At least,… Read More

Jan 20, 2012, 1:56 PM

The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products

Google is shutting down Picnik, the popular online photo editing service that it acquired nearly two years ago. The closure… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 3:58 PM

Google CEO Larry Page pledges to keep innovating (just in fewer buckets)

Google is doubling down on some of its most important products as it starts the new year, with CEO Larry… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 1:12 PM

Wall Street punishes Google after topping $10 billion in revenue and adding 1,100 employees during Q4

Shares of Google fell nearly 10 percent in after hours trading today, despite the company posting record revenue of $10.5… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 1:59 PM

Microsoft says it opposes SOPA ‘as currently drafted’

Much of the tech world’s attention is focused on the Stop Online Piracy Act this week, with Wikipedia and others… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 10:59 AM

Google will alter its home page as part of protest against SOPA

Google often plays around with its popular home page, showing creative doodles to celebrate various activities going on in the… Read More

Jan 14, 2012, 4:45 PM

Zuckerberg’s most admired companies: Amazon, Apple, Google (but no Microsoft?)

Microsoft may start feeling like the Rodney Dangerfield of tech. It just gets no respect. The latest example comes via an… Read More

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