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Tech employee survey: Twitter is the best place to work, LinkedIn 2nd, Facebook falls to 3rd

Twitter trumps Facebook — at least in employee approval ratings. That’s just one of the findings from Glassdoor’s sixth annual Employees’… Read More

Google Chromecast gets 10 new apps, including RealPlayer Cloud

Google this morning announced 10 new apps for Google Chromecast, including support for RealPlayer Cloud, the new video player and… Read More

Google wants to crowdsource images of hard-to-reach areas for Street View

While Google’s Street View cars have mapped the world’s roads, the company has had a harder time reaching places that… Read More

Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech rivals urge Obama, Congress to curb snooping

While they’re usually fierce competitors, an octet of leading technology companies have banded together to ask the U.S. to take… Read More

Report: Google prepping Nexus TV set-top box

According to a report by Amir Efrati at The Information, Google is working on a set-top box called the Nexus… Read More

Microsoft takes to the street to bash Google Chromebooks

It almost seemed like we could make it a week without another Microsoft ad attacking Google. Well, no. It’s another… Read More

Eric Schmidt says consumers shouldn’t have drones, even though Google wants to use them

In an interview with the Guardian, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said that consumers shouldn’t be able to keep drones… Read More

Microsoft launches preview of Bing Maps, showing what its Google Earth rival can do

Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows… Read More

ComScore: iOS, Android and Windows Phone gain share as Blackberry continues to slip

The latest numbers released by comScore show that the smartphone market seems to be in a state of figuring out… Read More

Why this author thinks Google is positioned to prevail over Apple

Technology journalist Fred Vogelstein, a Wired magazine contributing editor, spoke to us this week on an iPhone 5, his third… Read More

NORAD picks Microsoft over Google again for help with Santa tracking

Maybe Google was naughty again. For the second straight year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has picked Microsoft… Read More

Low-cost Moto G now available for pre-order, ships December 2

Motorola said that the low-cost Moto G would be coming to the U.S. in January. Well, it seems like they’ve… Read More

Google launches new Chrome extension that lets you search with just your voice

If you need to Google stuffing recipes while you’re elbow-deep in your Thanksgiving turkey, a new browser extension is here… Read More

Microsoft taps ‘Pawn Stars’ guys to bash Chromebooks in new ‘Scroogled’ ad

After offering up a bunch of novelty gift items promoting its “Scroogled” campaign, Microsoft has fired another salvo. This time,… Read More

Now on Google Street View: Museum of Flight, LeMay’s vintage cars, airport terminals

If you’re interested in taking your friends and family on a virtual vacation this Thanksgiving, Google Maps has you covered… Read More

HBO GO adds Chromecast support

Google announced today that it’s now possible to stream popular shows like Game of Thrones and The Newsroom to its Chromecast… Read More

Surprise: YouTube is coming to the Xbox One after all

One of the things that was keping the media atwitter with the Xbox One nearing its launch was the continued… Read More

Microsoft selling t-shirts and coffee mugs that rip Google’s privacy policies

Need some new clothes and hate Google’s privacy policies? Well, Microsoft has you covered. The “Scroogled” campaign, which Microsoft created… Read More

Google launches Newsstand app for Android, adding NYT and WSJ subscriptions

Google announced today that it is merging Currents, its Flipboard-like aggregator for interesting stories, with all of the periodical subscriptions… Read More

Google app for Windows Phone adds better voice recognition, sign-in

While Google and Microsoft really haven’t seen eye-to-eye on the Windows Phone YouTube app, that hasn’t stopped the search engine… Read More

Google forks over $610K to Washington state for Safari browser tracking settlement

Google paid $610,600 to Washington state today after the Mountain View company reached a $17 million settlement with 37 states… Read More

Android in the RAW: Google may upgrade mobile photos with pro image support

The iPhone’s camera is keeps getting better, and Nokia has given its Windows Phones top-notch camera technology, but new clues… Read More

Google Play music lands on the iPhone, at long last

After a long wait, Google Play Music has made its way over to the iPhone. Google’s music service allows users… Read More

UPDATED: HP Chromebook 11 disappears from retailers everywhere due to reported charger problems

HP’s latest addition to its Chromebook lineup seems to be in the process of disappearing without a trace. The Chromebook… Read More

Meet the Moto G, Google’s budget smartphone with premium features

Google-owned Motorola Mobility wants to bring a splashy smartphone to the masses. Execs at the company took the stage in… Read More

Windows Phone shipments rise 156% from 2012 as Apple slips in IDC rankings

In terms of market share, Windows Phone is growing, Android still dominates and Apple is slipping just a bit according… Read More

AT&T’s grip on MotoMaker ends, Moto X customization expands to other carriers

AT&T’s control over the MotoMaker web application has ended, opening the floodgates for the other major U.S. carriers – T-Mobile,… Read More

Hey Google, why didn’t Seattle get a mystery barge?

All around the web, Google has been getting lots of press for its four barges, two in San Francisco and… Read More

Google wants to find Googley job candidates by Googling Googlers’ social graphs

Finding a job often isn’t about what you know, it’s about who you know. Google is taking that concept to… Read More

‘Rockstar’ vs. Google: Group backed by Microsoft and Apple sues over Nortel patents

A consortium that includes Microsoft and Apple filed lawsuits today against Google, Samsung, HTC and other companies using some of… Read More