Google+ gets passive-aggressive with new ‘ignore’ feature Attention fellow Seattleites, this new Google+ feature is for us. The search company’s fledgling social network last night introduced a… Read More
Google paying $500M to resolve drug advertising probe Google has agreed to forfeit $500 million, one of the largest penalties of its kind, for letting Canadian pharmacies market… Read More
Facebook shakes up privacy settings, promising new and clearer user controls Sure, there was an earthquake on the East Coast just a little bit ago, but did you hear the big… Read More
Tablets changing video habits, playing into Amazon’s strategy It might seem like the market for television shows and movies has already been turned upside down, with many of… Read More
Amazon ‘ElastiCache’ promises to boost web app performance Amazon Web Services this morning made a new pitch for running web apps on its cloud computing platform, introducing a… Read More
Microsoft vs. Motorola, webOS vs. WP7, and a notebook that goes nine days on one charge News and notes from the Microsoft beat … Microsoft and Motorola are squaring off starting today in front of the… Read More
An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate… Read More
Android devices account for majority of smartphone sales in the U.S. New research out today from the NPD Group shows that Google’s mobile operating system, Android, now accounts for 52 percent… Read More
Could old connections lead Hulu into the arms of Amazon.com? Bids for the online video service Hulu are expected Wednesday, and The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo… Read More
Chart: Hundreds of thousands of apps, but only a fraction really matter in the end Much is made of the sheer size of each mobile platform’s library of third-party apps. iPhone and Android ring up… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: A wild week in tech, the future of computing, and tips from a PC insider This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap a wild week in the technology world — including… Read More
Google’s new Bothell facility could hold 840 workers On Wednesday, we told you about Google’s expansion plans in the Seattle area, including taking on more office space in… Read More
Google’s $12.5 billion price tag for Motorola just isn’t good enough, says shareholder Anytime you have this much cash flinging around, lawsuits tend to emerge. So, it’s not a surprise that just a… Read More
Google seeks Cloudboard patent, Ray Ozzie’s Live Clipboard rolls over in its grave How’s this for a copy-paste? Google wants to patent a technology called “Server-Based Data Sharing in Computer Applications,” which describes… Read More
Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb? Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More
As war for talent continues, Google opens mysterious Bothell location and expands in Fremont Google continues to gobble up office space in the Seattle area, expanding its operations in Fremont and establishing a mysterious… Read More
Amazon launches U.S. ‘GovCloud’ with plug from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Amazon Web Services is aiming to land more business from the U.S. government and its contractors with the rollout of… Read More
Google overhauls search results with giant swaths of sitelinks Google is making a major change to its search results pages, giving a huge amount of real estate to the… Read More
Google, Motorola, and Microsoft’s role in one of the strangest tech deals ever Companies sometimes do odd things in response to their competitors, but Google’s $12.5 billion agreement to acquire Motorola ranks up… Read More
Morning Radar: Google’s biggest acquisitions; Redfin’s iPhone app; Redbox price increases; and more Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility is causing waves in the tech industry today, so Matt Rosoff at Alley… Read More
Intersect raises cash to help people chronicle and share their personal journeys It has been nearly a year since Peter Rinearson’s stealthy Intersect started testing its social networking service, a new way… Read More
Google’s $12.5 billion Motorola deal shakes up mobile world Google delivered a shocker to start the week, announcing plans this morning to acquire mobile phone company Motorola Mobility — a… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Airbags in your phone, checking in on Google+, and iPhone vs. Android apps On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we offer a reality check on Jeff Bezos’ plan to put airbags… Read More
Study: Google+ winning over suburban parents, losing college kids and cafe dwellers New data released by Experian Hitwise today gives a snapshot of the types of people who are adopting Google+, and… Read More
Games on Google+: PopCap and GameHouse on board Google is escalating its challenge to Facebook by expanding its fledgling Google+ social networking service into games — allowing people… Read More
WSJ: Feds also probing Android in Google antitrust inquiry When the Federal Trade Commission launched its antitrust inquiry into Google in late June, it notified the company that the… Read More
Google Parcel Service? Search company patents electronic shipping notifications Google’s battle against Microsoft and Apple over their use of “bogus” patents promises to result in greater scrutiny of its… Read More
Google responds to Microsoft’s ‘gotcha’, and Microsoft fires back Feel free to skip the soaps today — this little saga should be more than enough for your daily allotment… Read More
Microsoft: Google declined invite to bid together on Novell patents The war of words is escalating quickly between Microsoft and Google over patents and Android. Microsoft’s general counsel responded this… Read More
Google: Microsoft, Apple trying to strangle Android with ‘bogus’ patents [Follow-up: Microsoft says Google declined an invitation to bid together on Novell patents.] Google is fighting back publicly against what… Read More
