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Chart: Here are the 15 companies that filed the most patents in 2013

IBM continues to be the patent king. For the 21st straight year, the Armonk, New York-based company filed more patents… Read More

Google disables popular Chrome extensions following adware complaints

For users of a pair of Chrome extensions, their ad-filled nightmare has finally come to an end. Google has blocked… Read More

Intellectual Ventures to battle Google in court over mobile patents this week

For the first time ever, Intellectual Ventures finds itself in patent court this week. The Bellevue-based company run by former Microsoft… Read More

Nest CEO says Google won’t track thermostat users without permission

When Google reached a deal to buy smart thermostat startup Nest for $3.2 billion last week, one question resounded around… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Cheezburger’s Scott Moore, Google’s Nest deal, and Microsoft’s future

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re joined by tech and media industry veteran Scott Moore, president of and… Read More

Google’s new ‘smart contact lens’ project began at UW, with help from Microsoft

Google got lots of attention Thursday with the news that it’s testing a “smart contact lens” that can monitor glucose… Read More

Drive on, Glassholes: California judge dismisses ticket for wearing Google Glass

Good news, Glass wearers: It may be okay to wear Glass while behind the wheel, so long as it isn’t… Read More

Google’s latest crazy idea: Contact lenses that measure glucose levels for diabetics

Balloons that provide broadband Internet, cars that drive themselves, walking sticks that have image-capturing capabilities. Yes, Google is well-known for… Read More

Google’s market share climbs in latest U.S. search stats

Google’s share of the U.S. search market climbed to 67.3 percent in December, its highest point in nearly a year,… Read More

Google updates Chrome with ability to tattle about browsing habits

Google launched a massive update to its Chrome browser today, including a new feature that will let parents monitor their… Read More

Chart: Google’s top 10 acquisitions, and where Nest ranks

Google has made some big buys over the years, expanding its presence in mobile phones (Motorola) and online advertising (DoubleClick).… Read More

Google acquires digital thermostat and smoke detector maker Nest for $3.2B

Google is making a big bet on the future of the connected home, announcing today that it has acquired Nest… Read More

Here’s how to keep random people from emailing you through Google+

Google announced a key change to Gmail Thursday: users can now email people who are on Google+, without needing to… Read More

Chart: Look out Windows, Android is the new ubiquitous operating system

“Windows Everywhere” ought to be repurposed to “Android Everywhere,” given the state of the market for Internet-connected devices. Shipments of… Read More

Ahoy, Geeky! Google to transport workers by private ferry in San Francisco

You’ve heard of the Love Boat. Well, in San Francisco, there’s a new version, and let’s just call it the… Read More

San Francisco Mayor says tech companies will start paying for bus stop use

The City of San Francisco has struck an agreement with technology companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft to create a… Read More

Android or Windows? Microsoft reportedly discussing dual-OS phones

Microsoft’s plan for gaining relevance in the smartphone market may be taking a page out of a traditional PC strategy.… Read More

Carmakers team up with Google to bring Android into vehicles

Google took a step forward on Monday to get its Android software into more cars, announcing a new group called… Read More

Tech veteran Mike Koss joining Google, winding down StartPad

Mike Koss spent nearly two decades at Microsoft, playing a key role in the early development of products including Excel,… Read More

Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost

It seems like the tablet-owning public woke up to a bunch of Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Kindle Fires under their… Read More

Google’s new social networking patent is truly comical

Google+ could be getting a lot funnier, at least in theory, if the company follows through on the approach described… Read More

Google’s Eric Schmidt: Mobile has officially won — and now it gets interesting

As we start looking forward to the new year, Eric Schmidt thinks that there are going to be big changes… Read More

Chromebooks top holiday laptop charts at Amazon, beating PCs and Macs

Looks like Microsoft is going to be ordering more “Scroogled” ads. Amazon revealed this morning that two Chromebooks – the… Read More

Dueling Santas: Google and Microsoft square off over St. Nick

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means it’s time to watch the event everyone has been waiting for: the Duel of… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon at $400, favorite gadgets of 2013, and the new world of airplane tech etiquette

We have a lot to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show, starting with Amazon’s gravity-defying share price,… Read More

Pendrell subsidiary sues Apple, Amazon and more over alleged DRM patent infringement

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of Bellevue-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corporation, announced today that it has filed a massive patent infringement… Read More

Google, HP recall Chromebook 11 chargers after 9 overheat and melt

Google and HP announced today that they will be recalling all of the chargers for the HP Chromebook 11 after… Read More

iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, PS4 all make Google’s top 10 trending searches of 2013

According to Google, 2013 was all about Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker and the iPhone 5. The search giant released its… Read More

Google hires key Microsoft architect Blaise Agüera y Arcas

Google has made a big hire from Microsoft, bringing aboard Blaise Agüera y Arcas, the well-known software architect and designer who was… Read More

Seattle-based Landesa wins Google Global Impact Award

Landesa, in partnership with Frontline SMS, has been named one of the recipients of Google’s Global Impact Award, which celebrates… Read More