Rural Vermont phone company offering Google Fiber-like Internet speeds for $35/mo.

Google sure isn't wasting any time when it comes to an expansion of its ultra fast Internet Service Google Fiber, but then again neither are other ISPs -- even those in rural Vermont.

Apple’s ‘black hole’ ecosystem will drive market share past Android, Yankee Group says

In a global smartphone market that Android has been expanding at a breakneck pace, a bright spot for Apple has been increasing market share in the lucrative U.S. domestic market. A new report from the Yankee Group says that's going to continue, and that Apple is winning the slow way, via customer loyalty.

Yes, Mr. Schmidt, talking to Google Glass is, actually, ‘the weirdest thing’

Of course, he is 57 years old, was born in the 1950s, and was the CEO of a boring enterprise software company, Novell, before joining the much more au courant Google. But still, he's right.

Google kindly reminds developers that they can’t update their apps without Google Play

Google Play-downloaded apps that try to update themselves without the app store are officially on Google's naughty list.

Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down

After many rumors and reports, news summarization app Wavii has officially been acquired by Google and the app has been shut down.

Former Google executive joins Square

Francoise Brougher, former vice president of SMB global sales and operations at Google, has joined Square as business lead to aid in the company’s growth operations.

Why developers choose the Amazon app store: fewer apps, ease of porting, and pending global expansion

While the iOS app store has well over 800,000 active apps and Google Play sports more than 600,000, the Amazon app store has only about 75,000.

That's a very good thing -- if you're an app developer.

Watch out, Apple: 3M Windows tablets shipped in Q1, Android tablets catching up to iPad

If you needed further evidence that tablets are more than a mere computing fad, just look at the latest numbers from Strategy Analytics.

City of Provo actually has to pay for Google to take over its struggling fiber network

However, this mess isn't necessarily Google's fault. A quick perusal of old newspaper articles and blog posts shows iProvo was a financial disaster long before the search giant came to town with its gigabit service and its fancy branding.

Forrester says workplace browser diversity is robust: IE at 40%, Chrome at 28%, Firefox at 25%

While Google's Chrome web browser has seen substantial gains in worldwide market share in the past few years, Internet Explorer still holds a steady lead in workplace usage, according to a new Forrester report.

Samsung’s Galaxy S4: a crowd-pleaser without much taste (review)

With the Galaxy S4, Samsung has mastered the art of churning out popular Android phones.

Google Fiber TV app makes its way to the iPad

Residents of Kansas City who prefer to use their iPad over a Nexus 7 are in luck, as Apple has just approved an official Google Fiber TV app for the device.

Dylan’s Desk: How apps are chipping away at the open Web

Corporations have found a way to roll back the web's decades-long openness. One of of the most successful? Apple, whose quarterly earnings report lands later today.

Apple wins Moto/Google court case over phone sensors, no iPhone ban at the border

Apple has won the lawsuit that Google division Motorola brought against it in summer 2012. The lawsuit, if successful, could have resulted in an import ban of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches.

Apple: earnings, stock price, innovation … and what the company needs to do now

"iPhone 5 sales have failed to impress. There's been a lack of innovation over the past few years to come up with the next great device, and consumers have filed to see any differentiation. Samsung has captured the market."