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Microsoft hammers Google over ads in schools

The Scrooglers have struck again. First it was Google Shopping, then came Gmail which was followed by Google Play. Now, Microsoft’s latest attack on… Read More

Microsoft awarding free Surface tablets with new ad-free ‘Bing for Schools’ initiative

Use Bing, receive free Surface tablets. That’s the winning formula for the 800,000 students participating in Microsoft’s new “Bing for… Read More

Google Chromecast: Welcome to the Post-Nerd Era

Don’t try to be smarter than a smart device. That’s the main lesson I learned from an otherwise flawless first… Read More

E-book sound effects: Google wants to patent audio ‘trigger points’ for digital reading

Are you ready to add another of the human senses to your reading experience? Google has been working on… Read More

Google starts integrating Waze user reports into Google Maps

Apparently unfazed by a reported FTC review of its $1.1 billion Waze acquisition, Google is starting to integrate features from… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Google Chromecast, Xfinity X1 and what’s next for your TV

There are seemingly endless ways to get video onto your television set these days, and the GeekWire team has been… Read More

Google blocks Microsoft’s new YouTube app for Windows Phone — the one that was supposedly OK

[Follow-up: Microsoft: Google’s objections to YouTube app on Windows Phone are ‘nothing more than excuses’] Two days after we reported that… Read More

Google offers to easily track your life by mining your inbox

Google may think that e-mail users have no expectation of privacy, but they’re certainly doing their best to show people… Read More

YouTube returns to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, with Google’s support this time

Microsoft released a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone this afternoon, three months after Google objected to… Read More

BlackBerry’s ‘strategic alternatives’ include possible sale of company … but who’s buying?

BlackBerry said this morning that a special committee of its board will “explore strategic alternatives,” and anyone who has heard… Read More

Acer says it’s going to make more Chromebooks, dialing back on Windows

Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer reported a surprising second quarter loss caused by slowing revenue and increased costs, with quarterly revenue… Read More

Bill Gates pops Google’s internet balloons, says he won’t be investing in space

Bill Gates does not have high hopes for Google’s plan to provide Internet access to the developing world through a… Read More

Motorola CEO: More Moto X devices coming in the next few months

Does Motorola’s latest phone offering leave you wanting something different? Well, don’t worry, because according to the company’s CEO, there… Read More

Moto X: A Google phone made in the USA starting at $199

If you’re an Android fan and want to have hundreds of color selections for a smartphone, well, Google’s new device… Read More

Two years after gobbling up Motorola, Google set to debut Moto X smartphone

We’ll finally get a first look at the so-called Moto X when Google’s Motorola unit unveils the much-anticipated smartphone in… Read More

Google to make Starbucks wireless 10 times faster under new partnership

Google will become the official provider of Wi-Fi at Starbucks stores in the U.S., promising to make the coffee… Read More

Microsoft’s new billion-dollar business: Android patents?

Windows Phone revenue rose by $1.2 billion in the company’s 2013 fiscal year, according to new numbers released by Microsoft… Read More

Google relaunches Zagat restaurant guide apps for free

Google is taking a leaf out of Gordon Ramsay’s playbook and relaunching its Zagat website and mobile apps. In a… Read More

Amazon hits 97,000 employees, more than tripling in size in three years

Amazon.com’s quarterly report this afternoon disclosed a $7 million loss for the company, but there was another notable number farther down… Read More

Students: Now you can rent e-textbooks with Google

Along with the announcement today of the new Nexus 7, Google said it will be making a play for a… Read More

Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet has faster processor, better screen, rear-facing 5MP camera

Google has taken the lid off its new version of the Nexus 7 tablet at a press event this morning,… Read More

Amazon, Google employees ranked as ‘least loyal’

These days, it’s not as common for employees to stay with one company for their entire careers, with people working… Read More

Google is now delivering ads that appear as emails to your Gmail inbox

If Microsoft thought Google was “Scroogling” people with the way the search giant uses the contents of Gmail messages to deliver… Read More

eBay takes on Amazon and Google, rolls out same-day delivery service to desktop

eBay today rolled out its eBay Now same-day delivery service to the desktop, positioning itself further to make same-day deliveries… Read More

How Google Glass could amplify your experience at a sporting event

Imagine this: You’re sitting in the stands at an NBA game, and LeBron James just threw down another huge slam… Read More

Google CEO Larry Page talks driverless cars, avocados and the Moto X

Well, that was probably the first and last time we’ll ever hear a tech exec talk about avocados on an… Read More

Google’s Q2 earnings miss estimates for revenue, profit

While Google’s stock hit an all-time high earlier this week, the search giant’s second quarter earnings posted Thursday came up… Read More

Google revamps Maps for iOS, updates Chrome

It’s the week for new features for Google’s iOS apps. The Mountain View-based search titan released key updates to Google… Read More

Developer survey: Windows Phone struggles as iOS and Android remain strong

Ever since the introduction of the App Store, applications (and by extension, developers) have been key to the success of… Read More

Tech Moves: Peter Wilson returns to Google; Brent Turner joins Code Fellows; etc.

Peter Wilson has worked at nearly every tech giant in Seattle, from Facebook to Google to Microsoft. So when we… Read More