Amazon hires longtime Google VP who led Seattle-area operations Chee Chew, who led Google’s operations in the Seattle region as a vice president of engineering, has been hired by Amazon… Read More
Apple, Amazon refuse to release federal diversity info More tech companies are starting to release information about the demographics of their workforces, but not every firm is interested… Read More
Google launches Device Assist app to give Android owners a helping hand Google may not have shiny stores where people can go to troubleshoot new Android devices, but the company wants to… Read More
New update allows editing of Office documents in Gmail Google updated its Drive cloud storage and productivity service to let Gmail users edit Microsoft Office documents they receive without… Read More
Rudolph rumble? Microsoft faces off with Google over tracking Santa It’s December, and that means it’s officially time for tech companies to start kicking off their holiday tomfoolery. Google and… Read More
New, Intel-powered version of Google Glass reportedly coming next year Google Glass is still alive and kicking, with the Mountain View-based tech giant expected to deliver a new version of… Read More
EU regulators: ‘Right to be forgotten’ in search results should be global The European Union’s “right to be forgotten” may be going global, if a set of regulators have their way. A… Read More
Yahoo and Microsoft looking for search engine love from Apple Yahoo and Microsoft are fighting to be the search engine provider for the iPhone when Apple’s contract with Google expires… Read More
Google updates mobile search results with 3D views of products Google has updated the product listings for mobile devices just in time for Black Friday with new features designed to help… Read More
European Parliament plans to call for Google’s break-up The European Union Parliament is posed to call for Google to break up into multiple businesses over antitrust concerns, according… Read More
Google offers holiday Chromebook buyers 1TB free cloud storage In an attempt to put laptops running its Chrome OS at the top of holiday gift lists this year, Google… Read More
Google wants to let you crowdfund publishers with a monthly contribution Google launched a new service today that’s aimed at allowing super-fans to support their favorite site while ditching distracting ads.… Read More
Firefox ditches Google and makes Yahoo its default search engine In a massive shift, Mozilla has signed a five-year partnership with Yahoo to be the default search provider for Firefox… Read More
Microsoft, Apple and other tech titans get top marks in survey of LGBT inclusion policies Major players in the tech industry earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign for workplace policies relating to lesbian,… Read More
Google now tells you which sites are mobile friendly in search results Google today launched a tool that features a “mobile-friendly” tag for websites in search results. Now, when searching for something… Read More
Microsoft, Apple and 7 other tech giants call for NSA reform before year’s end The year may be winding to a close, but a coalition of 9 tech companies want lawmakers in Washington, D.C.… Read More
News Brief An Internet without ads? Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers suffers outage If you’re noticing a lack of ads on GeekWire and many other sites today, there’s a reason: Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers… Read More
Google Chromecast adds games, using iPhone and Android as controllers Google’s $35 Chromecast streaming device is adding a series of games to its lineup of content, expanding beyond its core video and… Read More
New stats: iPhone 6 launch gives boost to iOS in enterprise By all accounts, Apple’s launch of its new smartphones has been a blockbuster. CEO Tim Cook says the company is… Read More
App of the Week: Google’s Inbox is a new approach to solving email overload If there’s one great challenge of the digital age, it’s managing email effectively. It’s easy to be inundated by hundreds of messages… Read More
New scorecard knocks Skype and other messaging services for lacking security features Looking for a secure messaging tool? The Electronic Frontier Foundation just released a new scorecard comparing a wide variety of… Read More
Google brings new features to its Cloud Platform in move to attract new blood SAN FRANCISCO — Google took another shot at its competitors in the public cloud space with a smorgasbord of new… Read More
HTC slashes the price of the all-new Nexus 9 to $200 for a limited time This morning, HTC is offering its brand new tablet, the Nexus 9, for an amazing $200, or half off the… Read More
News Brief Former Android head Andy Rubin leaves Google Andy Rubin, the founder of Android and head of the mobile operating system company prior to its acquisition by Google,… Read More
News Brief Lenovo closes acquisition of Motorola Mobility Motorola Mobility announced today that its acquisition by Chinese tech giant Lenovo has finally closed, almost 10 months after the… Read More
Movie theaters institute ‘zero tolerance’ policy for Google Glass Wearing Google Glass to the movie theater? Be sure to bring an extra pair of frames if you need glasses… Read More
Amazon outbids Google for .spot domain, shells out $2.2M Will the .spot domain ever catch on? Amazon is betting on it. The Seattle online giant outbid Google on Wednesday… Read More
Google aims to simplify email with new ‘Inbox’ app Sorting through hundreds of emails and picking out what’s important can be a real pain, and now Google has built… Read More
Google leads $542M Magic Leap deal, betting on augmented reality Google this morning confirmed that it is leading a whopping $542 million investment in Magic Leap Inc., a secretive augmented… Read More
Google misses Wall Street expectations with $16.52B in revenue, $6.35 EPS Google’s financial results didn’t quite square up with analyst expectations today. The company reported that it brought in $16.52 billion… Read More
