Apple, Google — and now Amazon — offer game publishers top app store placement for exclusivity Video game publishers are no strangers to signing exclusive deals with platforms, and now that practice is becoming apparent in the… Read More
Microsoft Bing starts predicting outcome of ‘The Voice’ and other shows using search and social data Can a search engine tell you the outcome of your favorite TV competition before it even happens? Microsoft believes it can.… Read More
Google misses Wall Street expectations with $15.4B in revenue, profit of $3.45B Google announced today that it brought in $15.42 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2014, up 19 percent… Read More
Google sells out of its one-day supply of Glass Google says it ran out of slots for people interested in purchasing Google Glass during a one-day promotion Tuesday when the… Read More
Bill Gates vs. Google Glass: Pending patent would thwart video snooping Google is offering its Google Glass for sale to the public for the first time today, in a limited-time promotion.… Read More
Google to buy solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace Google has reached an agreement to acquire Titan Aerospace, a New Mexico-based company that builds solar-powered drones, according to a… Read More
Google Glass has to get real before it gets sold When I saw that Google would hold the Seattle stop of its Google Glass open house tour at Sodo Park… Read More
Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech companies deploy fixes for ‘Heartbleed’ bug Amazon Web Services has rolled out fixes for several of its online services to address the “Heartbleed” vulnerability that has roiled… Read More
Gmail turns 10: Here’s how we fix email’s ‘too much’ problem It’s no joke — Gmail turned 10 years old on April Fool’s Day. You should celebrate. Even if you’re not… Read More
A dirty cloud? Amazon and Twitter receive failing grades in ‘green Internet’ report Facebook, Google and Apple are considered leading innovators when it comes to deploying renewable energy to power its data centers… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Facebook + Oculus, Google Chromebook at college, and the meaning of Microsoft Office for iPad We have lots to talk about on the GeekWire radio show this week, starting with Facebook’s surprising acquisition of Oculus,… Read More
Calling all Seattle geeks: Here’s your chance to try Google Glass You’ve certainly heard of Google Glass, watched videos of people wearing the specs and read articles about the yet-to-be released… Read More
Microsoft ‘Scroogled’ ad lambasting Google wasn’t misleading, regulator rules A UK advertising regulator ruled that a Microsoft “Scroogled” radio ad attacking the way Google scans user email was not… Read More
Cloud Wars: Amazon cuts prices again, battling Google and Microsoft SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to the cloud, the name of the game is price cuts. Amazon Web Services… Read More
Google exec: Cloud business will be ‘easily bigger’ than online advertising SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to the cloud, Google is taking the long view. Urs Hözle, Google’s Senior Vice President… Read More
Google adds a slew of new features to its Cloud Platform, including Windows Server SAN FRANCISCO – A rotating cast of Google executives took the stage at today’s Google Cloud Platform Live conference in… Read More
Google slashes cloud prices to draw firms away from AWS SAN FRANCISCO–Google wants it to be cheaper to build an app in the cloud. Urs Hözle, Google’s Senior Vice President… Read More
Gmail steps up security with always-on HTTPS Gmail users can rest a little bit easier today after Google announced that users sending and receiving email through its… Read More
Icahn now in favor of eBay having partial custody of PayPal Let the custody battles begin. Shareholder activist Carl Icahn reversed course today, saying he no longer supported the idea that… Read More
Eric Schmidt says students should use Google Docs over Office ‘because it’s free!’ Why use Google Docs over Microsoft Word? According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, there’s a very simple answer. As… Read More
OK Google, make me a smartwatch: ‘Android Wear’ brings Google’s mobile OS to the wrist Google announced today that it’s launching Android Wear, a version of its mobile operating system that’s designed to work with… Read More
Workers report increased productivity after Google chat services suffer outage Several Google services from Hangouts to Gmail Chat went down Monday morning, causing some stress — as well as better productivity… Read More
Asus shelves plans for dual OS tablet following opposition from Microsoft, Google One of Asustek’s big announcements at CES this year was the creation of the Transformer Book Duet TD300: a tablet… Read More
Google Cloud Platform roadshow aims to lure companies from Azure, AWS Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services… Read More
Google takes aim at Office 365 with referral program for its Apps for Business Want to make some quick cash? Google wants users to start spreading its Apps for Business service, and is offering… Read More
Google has sold ‘millions’ of Chromecasts, new markets coming soon It’s been a good run so far for Google’s Chromecast video streaming dongle. The $35 device, which plugs into a… Read More
UP Global, Google to support women entrepreneurs with new worldwide initiative The lack of females in startups and tech is a big issue to many, and now, Seattle-based UP Global is teaming… Read More
Commentary: Four reasons why Google fiber will never come to Seattle Google is bringing high speed fiber broadband networks to homes and businesses in three cities – Kansas City, Austin and Provo.… Read More
Tech interns at these companies might be making more than you Oh, the joys of being a computer science major, and an intern at a technology titan. Glassdoor, the careers Web… Read More
What’s on the menu? Ask Google Scouting the menu of a new dinner place can be a frustrating experience. Google wants to help. When people search… Read More
