Google adds in-depth articles to the top of search results

Google has altered its search results to give users a handful of in-depth articles on certain topics and subjects, the company announced today.

Linking in Google Drive gets easier with a nifty search field

If you spend a lot of time in Google Drive documents, you’ll appreciate this update

Yet another research firm says Apple is getting crushed by Android tablets

It’s one thing for a single research firm to call out Apple’s quickly falling tablet market share, but now another outfit is painting a similarly bleak picture for the iPad.

Thanks, Moto X: Google finally announces its own Android phone-tracking tool

A day after introducing the first true Google phone, Google has finally announced an app for recovering lost devices.

A day with Moto X: The anti-Droid made for everyone, not just geeks (hands-on)

That the Moto X doesn’t feature the absolute fastest mobile processor doesn’t matter much. It’s all about simplicity, comfort, and some forward-thinking features.

Former EA CEO Riccitiello on the big chance to create lasting value in gaming (full transcript)

John Riccitiello says distribution is king in games, but content will eventually rule.

Moto X: The ‘phone of the future,’ built on Motorola’s and Google’s legacies

Motorola thinks current smartphones are actually pretty dumb. Enter, the Moto X, Motorola’s not-so-secret, made in America, sensor-laden flagship smartphone.

Android reaches massive 80% market share, Windows Phone hits global high, iPhone languishes

This really is Mac versus PC all over again, as iOS hit its lowest levels since 2010.

The top 10 cloud-based tools for developers

With this list, we’ll name and keep track of 10 cloud-based, XaaS (everything as a service) companies that boast not only innovative products but also market momentum, cross-platform capabilities, and a forward-looking vision.

U.K. officials want to ban Google Glass for drivers … before Glass even arrives

The UK Department for Transport is working proactively to enact regulations that would bar drivers from wearing Google Glass while operating a motor vehicle.

Latest Snowden revelations: The NSA, basically, is God (or Satan)

XKeyscore is a massive big data collection, warehousing, and analysis program that, if we can believe what Snowden is saying, basically lays bare your and my entire digital selves. Essentially, we’re Frodo and Sam, and the NSA is the Eye of Sauron — but better, smarter, more powerful.

Facebook jumps $32B in 29 days to blast over 14-month old IPO price

That’s an astounding jump of $32 billion in company valuation in just 29 days. And if you look at the dark days of September 2012, when the stock price hit a low of under $18, that’s a massive $48 billion explosion in just ten months.

Google kicks AT&T out of Starbucks; will provide free Wi-Fi to 7,000 locations

Google will soon provide free Wi-Fi inside all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States, the company announced today.

How Facebook went from sucking at mobile to killing at mobile in 12 short months

“Every single year we’re heard people say ‘this is the year of mobile,” Nanigans SVP Dan Slagen told me, laughing. “But this is the first time we’ve seen someone come forward and put forward the kind of number Facebook did.”

Chromecast-supported apps for Redbox Instant & Vimeo are on the way

Google’s new streaming media stick, the Chromecast, isn’t even a week old, but already more companies are announcing support for the device.