Farewell, Google Listen: You deserved better than this It’s not a surprise that Google has decided to discontinue Google Listen, its podcast search and playback app for Android.… Read More
Farewell, Hotmail: Microsoft previews Outlook.com, ending longtime webmail brand First things first: Yes, you can keep your @hotmail email address, if you want. Microsoft, however, will be leaving the… Read More
Microsoft calls on Google to make ‘comprehensive’ patent peace in Motorola dispute [Updated below with Motorola statement] Microsoft’s top lawyer this morning called on Google to “engage in serious discussions” toward a… Read More
Amazon, Google and Facebook among the top 25 toughest places to interview We’ve heard stories about the grueling interview process at Amazon.com, spread over days and including tough questions from managers. Now,… Read More
Chart: Google leads pack of the top 50 Web sites in the U.S. Google remains the king of the hill when it comes to attracting visitors. The search engine attracted 189 million visitors… Read More
Microsoft adds thousands of jobs in 2012, mostly overseas Microsoft’s fiscal 2012 is officially in the books, with the company reporting results yesterday for the year ended June 30.… Read More
Google posts 35% revenue gain; headcount swells via money-losing Motorola unit Google posted revenues of $12.21 billion during the second quarter, a 35 percent increase over the same period last year.… Read More
Yahoo results: Can Marissa Mayer fix the Microsoft deal? Yahoo posted so-so quarterly results this afternoon, with revenue flat at $1.08 billion after adjusting for the cost of acquiring… Read More
The meaning of Marissa Mayer: How Yahoo’s new CEO has already shifted the tide Do you remember where you were when you heard Marissa Mayer was named the CEO of Yahoo? I do. I… Read More
Wow: Google’s Marissa Mayer is Yahoo’s new CEO Google’s Marissa Mayer, one of the top executives at the search giant, has resigned to accept a position as the… Read More
First look: Microsoft remakes Office for tablets and the cloud Microsoft is giving its first public glimpse of the next version of Office today, showing off an overhauled interface and… Read More
Beyond online advertising into knowledge monetization Each year, investors sink $2 million in U.S. Internet companies per every million dollars of total online advertising addressable opportunity:… Read More
Kindle Fire vs. Nexus 7: A detailed cost breakdown of the two tablet computers Google’s Nexus 7 appears to be on a direct collision course with Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire as the two tech giants… Read More
Report: Amazon’s new Kindle Fire thinner and lighter, with camera and better display The next version of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet will come with a sharper and more vibrant display, in addition to… Read More
Maybe Google’s Larry Page needs Microsoft Word, after all We hesitate to bring this up, having made more than our share of grammatical mistakes and typos over the years.… Read More
Top posts: A sexually-charged video promoting Windows Azure leads the charts Who knew that a video of a cheesy dance routine from a developer’s conference in Norway promoting Microsoft’s Windows Azure would… Read More
Electrical storms rattle Amazon Web Services, taking Netflix, Instagram and others offline For the second time this month, Amazon Web Services is suffering after a power outage at its datacenter in northern… Read More
Comedy: YouTube translates Google’s new products Google had a giant week, introducing the new Nexus 7 tablet and the Nexus Q streaming media device, and pulling… Read More
Can Google outflank Amazon in the cloud? Here comes Google Compute Engine Google is taking direct aim at Amazon.com in tablets, with yesterday’s announcement of the Nexus 7. Today, it is a… Read More
As Google touts Nexus 7, Amazon reportedly preps new Kindle Fire models There’s been a lot of chatter (not to mention crazy PR stunts) this week around Google’s unveiling of the Nexus… Read More
Sergey Brin: Google glasses for consumers in 2014 Google yesterday surprised developers at its Google I/O conference by delivering its augmented reality glasses to the Moscone Center stage… Read More
Google’s Nexus Q: $299 streaming media device for living room, in a sphere Looking to expand its presence in the living room, Google this morning announced a new living room device called Nexus… Read More
Confirmed: Google unveils $199 Nexus 7 tablet, looks to douse Amazon’s Kindle Fire Google just confirmed plans to release its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, in partnership with computer maker Asus, based… Read More
Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer… Read More
Geek of the Week: Melissa Winstanley, UW computer science standout Melissa Winstanley didn’t set out to be a computer scientist, but she has become a remarkable one — and she’s… Read More
Android vs. iOS: Which one should app makers bet on? If you could bet on just one mobile platform as an app developer, which would it be? That was my… Read More
Gates, Jobs, Google or Dorsey: Which of these comic books about tech CEOs would you want to read? Blue Water Productions is rolling out a new comic book line, featuring the of legends of the tech industry. The… Read More
Twitter outage: Don’t know what you got until it’s gone Twitter appears to be gradually coming back online after an outage this morning that lasted at least a half-hour for… Read More
Is Internet Explorer up or down? Microsoft and research firm in stat spat Web analytics firm StatCounter, which has been reporting a steady decline in Internet Explorer market share, has issued an extensive… Read More
Legislators rally against possible Xbox 360 import ban It’s not often that Congress argues in favor of video game consoles, but it appears all bets are off when… Read More
