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Amazon vs. Google: Twitch deal highlights growing war between tech giants

Now that the initial shock from Amazon’s purchase of Twitch is starting to wear off, the synergies between the two… Read More

Google goes after Office for iPad again with new Slides app

Google has once again fired a shot across Microsoft’s bow with a new iPhone and iPad app for its Slides presentation-making… Read More

Microsoft relaunches OneNote for Android, with tablet and handwriting support

Android tablet users now have a better note-taking app from Microsoft. The company announced today that it’s launching a new version… Read More

Uber takes on Amazon, Instacart with new drug store delivery service in D.C.

Need some deodorant? Run out of contact lens solution? Uber has you covered. The transportation startup is testing out a new… Read More

The Amazing Book Race: We pitted Amazon vs. Google in a same-day delivery test, and this is who won

SAN FRANCISCO — At a time when it’s easier than ever to get what you want, when you want it,… Read More

Amazon and Google wrestle over corporate secrets in cloud employment dispute

Google is seeking to formally intervene in a lawsuit filed by Amazon against a former Amazon Web Services employee who left the… Read More

Chart: This is how bad the gender gap is at tech companies

Looking over the diversity data released by major tech companies over the past several months paints a bleak picture of… Read More

Windows Phone’s enterprise pitch falls flat; iOS remains top dog for big business

One of Windows Phone’s advantages over other mobile operating systems is Microsoft’s enterprise software pedigree. The company has been pushing… Read More

Yelp picks Bing over Google to translate reviews in 15 languages

Yelp announced today that it will use Microsoft Bing to translate reviews on its iPhone app. Thanks to Microsoft’s Bing… Read More

Barnes & Noble and Google to test same-day book delivery, swiping at Amazon

Google will offer online shoppers same-day delivery of books from Barnes & Noble stores, under a new partnership that aims to help… Read More

OneDrive user arrested on child porn charges following tip by Microsoft

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on child pornography charges after Microsoft tipped off law enforcement that he had uploaded… Read More

Tired of pesky email newsletters? Gmail adds unsubscribe button to ditch unwanted messages

We’ve all been there: once upon a time, some company or organization asked for an email address, and now, several… Read More

Google exec: Cloud price wars have only just begun

Google’s cloud team is on a city-by-city roadshow, trying to persuade developers to use Google Cloud Platform to run their apps and… Read More

Chart: Amazon now employs 132,000, more than tripling in size in the past three years

Amazon.com’s growth in the past few years is nothing short of meteoric, and the chart above shows exactly what’s going… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: DeveloperWeek, Seattle Sports Tech Meetup, and more

San Francisco’s largest week-long tech event series is coming to Seattle. DeveloperWeek Seattle brings together hundreds of developers, technology executives,… Read More

Q&A: Nokia HERE targets iOS and Android, expanding its role as the ‘location cloud’

The launch of Amazon’s Fire phone today marks an important step for Nokia’s HERE location-technology business, which is supplying the underlying mapping platform used… Read More

How’s that search alliance working out? Yahoo’s U.S. search share hits all-time low as Microsoft Bing grows

Yahoo just can’t catch a break. ComScore’s new U.S. search market share numbers for June will show that the company’s piece of… Read More

Google reports quarterly revenue of $16 billion, misses on earnings again as top business exec departs

Google announced today that it brought in $15.96 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of… Read More

Apple teams with IBM to push iPad and iPhone further into business world

Apple and IBM are teaming up in an effort to improve the position of iOS devices in the business world.… Read More

Amazon employees most attractive, Apple workers just average, dating app finds

The top five tech companies typically fight over who employs the biggest brains, but in this competition, they were ranked by another more superficial… Read More

Amazon hires Google Glass founder to ‘work on a few other things’

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Google’s statement below. Babak Parviz, who founded and led the Google Glass project, has left the… Read More

Pro tip: How to undo your sent emails on Gmail

You know the feeling — just after an email is sent, you realize you’ve made a huge error. Maybe it’s… Read More

Could Android apps be the key to growing Windows Phone?

One of the major problems facing Windows Phone is the relative immaturity of its app ecosystem. Microsoft has worked hard… Read More

Google CEO Larry Page: Tech protestors should blame government for gentrification

San Francisco’s real estate and rental markets are going through tumultuous times, with landlords raising rents and evicting tenants in… Read More

New stats: Amazon and Salesforce are winning the $45B cloud services market

A report from IDC this morning says overall industry revenue from public cloud services — everything from basic storage to software as… Read More

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iPhone sees small U.S. market share gains, while Android and Windows Phone stay flat

ComScore released its monthly report on the U.S. smartphone market share today, and it comes with some good news for… Read More

Former Amazon employee: Disputed non-compete deal ‘excessive’ and ‘overbroad’

A former Amazon manager is responding defiantly to the company’s lawsuit over his new job at Google — further positioning his case as a new legal test for tech-industry employment… Read More

Apple, Boeing, Google and Amazon among top 10 most respected companies

Barron’s released the results of its annual survey showing which companies investors respect the most, and it comes with good… Read More

Google shuts down customer service feedback platform TalkBin

Three years after acquiring Talkbin, Google is now shutting the customer feedback platform down. Emails sent to the Talkbin support… Read More

Support your World Cup squad: Google+ lets users paint faces in flag colors

Google+ may be slowly going bye-bye, but that isn’t stopping the social media service from getting in World Cup spirit.… Read More

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