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GeekWire Podcast: Gamification, Chromebooks, and Microsoft’s Skype deal finally explained

This week on the GeekWire Podcast we explore the world of gamification with guest Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle… Read More

Nerd Notes: Facebook plays dirty, squids in space and Batman sweats it up

Facebook hired a PR firm to publicly hate on Google. Wow, Facebook really didn’t Like Google’s +1. Cell phones are… Read More

SEOMoz CEO Rand Fishkin on Google’s Panda update: It’s been ‘great for our business’

At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last week, Team GeekWire had the chance to chat with SEOMoz founder Rand Fishkin about… Read More

DOJ: Microsoft antitrust deal worked, just look at the company now

As we noted a couple weeks ago, Microsoft’s landmark U.S. antitrust settlement expires today. Much has changed in the decade… Read More

Computer science grads entertain juicy offers as tech hiring heats up (Video)

King 5 takes a look at the tech hiring boom in Seattle, focusing on Google’s growth plans and talking to… Read More

Google’s Brin to Windows users: Stop torturing yourselves

One of Google’s big selling points for its new Chromebooks is the promise of a seamless updating mechanism that keeps… Read More

Data: Bing, Yahoo gain as Google declines in U.S. search market

Google is still the undisputed king of the U.S. search market, but the latest numbers from comScore Networks show the… Read More

Google Chromebook: Is this your next mobile machine?

Google today unveiled the first wave of “Chromebooks” — notebook computers running the company’s Chrome OS, to be available starting… Read More

Google takes surprise $500M charge over DOJ ad investigation

Google’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, made public this afternoon, contains an unexpected $500 million charge… Read More

This bulb is pretty brilliant: How Google wants to light up the home, starting with a light

Apart from the debut of a new music service and details of the next Android version, Google’s I/O conference today… Read More

Google snubs labels with new music service, takes similar path to Amazon.com

Amazon.com beat rivals Google and Apple to the punch with its new cloud-based music service Cloud Drive, snubbing music labels by… Read More

Microsoft banking on Skype brand, user base to justify gigantic deal

Microsoft’s $8.5 billion agreement to acquire Skype, the largest deal in the Redmond company’s history, will create the smallest major… Read More

Nerd Notes: Game of Thrones guide, careers in space and a tiny Chewie

A buttload of LEGOs and 6 months later this Master Chief costume emerged… The new Brink launch trailer is cool but loud. What… Read More

Microsoft Office alternatives: Adoption low, but interest and impact high, new study shows

Despite rising interest in Google Docs and other Microsoft Office rivals, actual implementation of web-based and desktop alternatives remains relatively… Read More

Apple tops Google, Microsoft and Amazon in brand value

Buoyed by the success of the iPhone and iPad, Apple now boasts the most powerful corporate brand on the planet,… Read More

Skype + Microsoft? Why a deal could make sense … for Skype

Microsoft’s name emerged this weekend as a potential suitor of Skype, following a report last week that Facebook and Google… Read More

Nerd Notes: Free Comic Book Day, Bill Nye at UW and the coolest tiny airport ever

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 7. Participating stores around the Seattle area can be found here. Mother’s Day… Read More

How sex columnist Dan Savage ended up in a Google Chrome television ad

Viewers of the TV show “Glee” this week were treated to a couple of surprises during one of the commercial… Read More

Job tips: Expert advice in mobile development, cloud computing, business intelligence

What can people do to better position themselves for emerging jobs in technology? That was a core question earlier this… Read More

Microsoft Bing gets big beachhead on BlackBerry

Most surreal moment of the day so far in the tech world: Steve Ballmer making a surprise appearance at the… Read More

Chart: Google, Amazon hiring fast; Microsoft takes it slow

Microsoft added a net total of 684 employees worldwide last quarter — the largest increase in its employment since the… Read More

Nerd Notes: Tattooed teeth, the battleshoe and a Borderlands proposal

Eric Schmidt interviews Tina Fey at Google HQ. Highlights include Tina telling Eric he would be the kind of guest… Read More

Barnes & Noble: Microsoft wanted ‘shockingly high’ fees for Android in Nook

[Updated with Microsoft’s statement.] Barnes & Noble is rejecting Microsoft’s claims that the use of Android by its Nook e-reader… Read More

Court grapples with ‘cast of thousands’ in Paul Allen suit vs. Google, Apple and others

With more than a dozen lawyers looking on — representing Google, Apple, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and other Internet titans —… Read More

Study: Microsoft’s Windows Phone losing developer interest at slower rate than BlackBerry

Life is tough when you’re trying to come from behind against Android and iPhone in the mobile market, which means… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: UW’s Ed Lazowska on the engineering talent crunch

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Ed Lazowska, the longtime computer science professor who holds the… Read More

Microsoft, Nokia make it official: Turning point for Windows Phone?

Sealing a deal they announced in February, Microsoft and Nokia have finalized their mobile partnership ahead of schedule, the companies… Read More

Google or not, Microsoft cloud tools win federal security nod

Microsoft says the federal version of its Business Productivity Online Suite cloud-based communications tools — including Exchange and SharePoint Online… Read More

Phone usage shows iPad users aren’t just Apple fanboys

Hey, you over there with the iPad — is that a BlackBerry in your pocket? Research firm comScore is out… Read More

Review: Paul Allen’s new book isn’t mean, it’s just honest

I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s memoir, “Idea Man,” due out Tuesday. You know,… Read More