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Former UW robotics prof joins Twitter as VP of Technology and Analytics

Yoky Matsuoka, a former computer science professor at the University of Washington, announced that she has joined Twitter as its… Read More

Tablet shipments slip in Q4 for a lackluster 2014

Despite new tablet launches and the holiday shopping season, tablet sales fell in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to… Read More

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka leaving Google’s Nest to join Twitter, report says

Yoky Matsuoka, the former University of Washington computer science professor who rejoined Google with its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest last… Read More

Google Now picks up support for third party apps on Android

Android users will get a new way to access contextually-relevant information thanks to an update out today for Google Now,… Read More

Chart: Amazon tops 154,000 employees, a whopping 31 percent increase in 2014

There’s a good reason why Amazon needs all that shiny new office space in Seattle: the company’s employee headcount keeps… Read More

Google misses Wall Street expectations with $18.1B in revenue, $4.74B profit

Google’s holiday season wasn’t as happy as Wall Street analysts expected. The company reported that it brought in $18.1 billion… Read More

Microsoft reportedly planning investment in Android OS maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen may be getting some help for its fork of Android from an unlikely source: Microsoft. The Redmond-based software company… Read More

Microsoft officially launches Office for Android

It’s official: Microsoft Office is ready for prime time on Android Tablets. Microsoft just removed the “Preview” label from its… Read More

Google reportedly partnering with Sprint and T-Mobile to sell its own phone plans

Google is teaming up with T-Mobile and Sprint to offer its own phone plans, according to a report today from… Read More

Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases

As an active owner of a considerable number of domain names, I was excited to learn that both Google and… Read More

Google shakes up Glass project ahead of new hardware launch

Google will be ending sales of its current Glass hardware next week as part of a reorganization of the team… Read More

Microsoft patches security flaw disclosed by Google

Microsoft has patched the security flaw that Google disclosed this weekend as a part of its regular Patch Tuesday security… Read More

After burning Microsoft, Google leaves Android vulnerability unpatched

Google threw Microsoft under the bus this weekend by disclosing a security flaw in Windows that the Redmond company wasn’t… Read More

Microsoft chastises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 security hole prior to patch

Microsoft is publicly criticizing Google for releasing details about a security vulnerability in Windows 8.1 two days before the Redmond company… Read More

Should Sonos be worried? Big electronics makers are gunning for the networked speaker market

Sonos pioneered the networked, multi-room home audio market 10 years ago. After nearly $400M in venture funding in the past few years,… Read More

Google loses search share to Yahoo after losing default search spot in Firefox

Yahoo’s decision to become the default search provider for Firefox has paid off in spades. According to new data released… Read More

Office for Android tablet beta opens up on Google Play

It’s open season for most Android tablet users who want to try out Microsoft’s Office for Android beta. Starting today,… Read More

Chart: Google will dominate worldwide computing market share thanks to Android

Google is shaping up to be the biggest worldwide player in the personal tech market based on market share. That’s… Read More

Google’s new Cast for Audio service brings Chromecast functionality to home speakers

Google announced a new service that will let people stream audio from the web to speakers in their home. Called… Read More

The best and worst performing tech stocks of 2014 in the Seattle area

It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The… Read More

Facebook and Google dominate list of most-used apps in 2014

If you own a smartphone, odds are you’ve used an app made by Facebook or Google in 2014. That’s the… Read More

Chart: Apple dominates holiday device sales, with glimmer of hope for Microsoft

There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company… Read More

Gmail completely blocked in China in alleged case of government censorship

Gmail users in China have been unable to access the popular email service for the past few days, in an… Read More

Where’s Santa? Ask Microsoft…or Google

As Christmas Day approaches, parents everywhere are looking for ways to keep their kids satisfied while they wait for the… Read More

Apple-led Rockstar Consortium sells patents to RPX

RPX Corporation purchased nearly 4,000 patents from the Rockstar Consortium, a patent holding entity that was formed by a number… Read More

Microsoft and Google to hotels: Stop blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots

Microsoft and Google want you to be able use personal wi-fi hotspots at hotels, even though some hotel chains are… Read More

Seahawks, Super Bowl and composting: Seattle’s top Google trends for 2014

Yesterday, we told you about Google’s national trends on search. But today, they gave us the lowdown on Seattlelites’ favorite… Read More

T-Mobile becomes first carrier to sell LTE-enabled Nexus 9 tablet

T-Mobile announced today that it is selling the LTE-enabled version of Google’s Nexus 9 tablet, making it the first carrier… Read More

Amazon app disappears from Google Play Store as companies joust over Amazon Appstore access

Amazon’s main Android app has been quietly but unceremoniously removed from the Google Play Store’s search after the Seattle-based company added… Read More

Microsoft buys app testing platform HockeyApp, boosting its mobile development cred

Microsoft has acquired HockeyApp, a developer tools platform that allows people to manage beta testing and analytics for apps running on… Read More