Windows Phone jumps to third in global smartphone market share — and could be second faster than you think

Systemically, Apple is falling out of the race for smartphone supremacy. And that puts Apple at risk of being in Microsoft's sights for the number two position in the global smartphone market share battle.

Google Glass apps are easy to develop, but brutally difficult to design well

The screen size is more limited than any other modern screen, so what is presented on the display must be drop-dead simple. Compared to these challenges, building the tech is a cakewalk.

Google buys a quantum computer to make faster, smarter artificial intelligence

Quantum computing promises to vastly expand what technology companies can do with data -- and Google wants a part of it.

Gmail gets ‘quick action’ buttons that let you RSVP to events & more from your inbox

While Google already added sending cash via Gmail, it has also debuted new "quick action" buttons in Gmail that let you RSVP to events and more -- all without leaving the inbox.

‘Leveling up’ on Google Play Services means enhancing quality and utilizing social networks

Google wants developers to start taking pride in their work and incorporate tons of user-friendly social features in an attempt to make Google Play Services a friendlier -- and more profitable -- app store.

Google to Microsoft: kill your YouTube app ‘immediately’

Google has asked Microsoft to remove its homebrew YouTube app from the Windows Store immediately, and requested that it delete the app from Windows Phone users who have already downloaded it.

Google makes sending cash to a friend as easy as sending an email

As if today's other announcements weren't enough, Google is also bringing Google Wallet support to Gmail, making it incredibly easy to send friends and family payments by just sending an email.

Apple hits 50 billion app downloads, just ahead of Google

It's a good thing Apple hit the number today, because if they waited even another week, the Cupertino company might have been second-best to Google's Android

Google opens up AWS competitor Compute Engine to all, adds PHP to App Engine

Google cloud infrastructure service Compute Engine is now open to all developers who want to use it.

Larry Page is sad, hopeful, and frustrated in his heartfelt Google I/O speech

Google CEO Larry Page delivered a heartfelt speech at Google I/O today, saying the we've only accomplished 1 percent of what we can in technology.

‘OK Google,’ your conversational search is awesome as hell (video)

Normally, when a company claims that it's bringing the helpfulness of a Federation starship's onboard computer to everyday technology, I sort of roll my eyes and prepare to be disappointed -- except this time that didn't really happen.

Google has rebuilt Maps from ‘ground up,’ with iPad version coming this summer

One big key to the revamp is that Google Maps is based on vector imagery and delivered via WebGL.

Google Play for Education could kill the iPad in schools

Google announced a new education program that will help teachers manage and push out apps and other educational content to classroom Android tablets.