Google launches Nexus 5 for $349, sells out almost immediately Google’s worst-kept secret is finally secret no more: the Nexus 5 is available for purchase. The company’s latest flagship Android… Read More
Google vs. Bing: Which spooky Halloween-themed search homepage is your favorite? If you’re looking to procrastinate at work for 15 minutes right about now, I’ve got a really good solution: Google.com… Read More
Driving with Google Glass? The police might give you a ticket If you’re one of the anointed few who has been given the opportunity to try Google Glass, you might want… Read More
Microsoft Bing tests ‘Hero’ ads in Windows 8.1 search results, jousting with Google Microsoft Bing is piloting a new form of search advertising in Windows 8.1 — allowing advertisers to promote themselves with… Read More
How rapid-fire A/B testing nearly brought Google to the brink of disaster MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – One of the key components in any technology business these days is the use of analytics… Read More
Samsung’s new second-screen TV tech aims to compete with Apple TV, Chromecast SAN FRANCISCO – There’s a new player in the second-screen market: Samsung. At today’s Samsung Developers Conference in San Francisco,… Read More
Report: Google’s new flagship Nexus 5 phone coming Nov. 1 The latest Google-branded smartphone in the Android ecosystem is slated to arrive Friday, according to a new rumor. Evleaks, the… Read More
INRIX partners with Volkswagen, improves traffic technology to cover 4 million miles in 37 countries Most traffic technology out there does a fairly decent job of calculating the quickest route to your destination. But now… Read More
Apple vs. Microsoft, Google and Amazon: Why the future of ‘computing’ is a free-for-all Talking about Apple’s new Mac lineup yesterday, CEO Tim Cook had this to say about the unnamed “competition.” “They’re confused,”… Read More
Hulu Plus iPhone app now supports Google Chromecast Hulu updated its iPhone app today to include support for Google Chromecast. That means users, after installing the update, can… Read More
iPhone users can now call people through the Google Hangouts app Google has just released an update to its Google Hangouts app for iPhone and iPad that brings some really nifty… Read More
Facebook and Google reach online advertising partnership For two of the biggest advertising companies on the internet, it seems that collaboration is the name of the game.… Read More
Android and iOS meet Windows: Microsoft launches official remote desktop apps If you want access to your Windows PC from your tablet or smartphone, a new piece of software will come… Read More
Set-Top Box Showdown: A graphical guide to your options [Editor’s Note: Jon Mann is a design director at Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm. This post and graphic… Read More
Google shares top $1,000, hitting all-time high after beating Q3 numbers Google is a bit richer today. Shares of the company surged passed $1,000 for the first time, trading as high… Read More
Larry Page: Google should spend more money on crazy long-term projects, not less Every time you turn around, it seems there’s another seemingly wild Google project in the news, from the company’s self-driving cars… Read More
Google beats estimates with $14.9B in quarterly revenue Google topped Wall Street’s expectations this afternoon, reporting $14.9 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $10.74 for the… Read More
Windows 8.1 is here: Key things to know about Microsoft’s ‘refined blend’ Microsoft released its Windows 8.1 update this morning, almost a year after the release of Windows 8 — aiming to… Read More
Android co-founder Rich Miner: Microsoft stifling innovation inspired me to build an open-source OS SAN FRANCISCO — While Google’s mobile operating system is currently eating Microsoft’s lunch in terms of market share, one of… Read More
Google to support Chrome browser on Windows XP for an extra year Microsoft is ending all support for Windows XP in April 2014, and doing its best to move users to newer… Read More
Amazon trying to lure top YouTube networks away from Google You might be soon watching your favorite YouTube star on Amazon Instant Video, if a new report is correct. According… Read More
Google can use your face in ads starting next month If you really liked the latest Drake album that you bought on Google Play, there’s a chance the whole world… Read More
Adult app store MiKandi builds workaround to launch the first third-party Chrome app store Adult app company MiKandi has worked around Google developer restrictions — again. The Seattle-based startup made headlines this past summer after releasing the… Read More
HP unveils new Chromebook 11, as Google takes aim at low-priced Windows PCs The Chromebook army marches on, and it’s headed straight for the low end of Microsoft’s consumer Windows PC business. HP… Read More
Microsoft rolls over for Google, reverts to web player for YouTube on Windows Phone It’s been a long road for Windows Phone users wanting to watch YouTube videos in a native app on their… Read More
Q&A: Robert Scoble on ‘Age of Context,’ Google, Microsoft and the ‘freaky factor’ Writer, interviewer and tech evangelist Robert Scoble was back in Seattle this week, with his ever-present Google Glass, to promote the… Read More
Stats: iPhone gains on Android, even before launch of 5S, 5C While analysts brawl over what Apple’s record-setting sales figures for the iPhone 5S and 5C mean, market share figures released… Read More
No joke: Google wants a patent on splitting the restaurant bill The Onion, September 2006: “Sequestered in a private booth at a Pasadena-area Cheesecake Factory for nearly 25 minutes, a party… Read More
A Place at the Foosball Table: I was a Google contract worker It happened at parties and first dates. “I work at Google,” I’d say, and then the impressed expression, clicking tongue,… Read More
Google wants you lower car windows, turn up the radio by waving your hands When Flutter, a startup that works on using gestures to control functions in your computer’s media player, announced that it… Read More
