Stories by Sharon Gaudin

Google, Facebook launch bidding war for Waze

Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook.

Google ready to start shipping Glass to #ifihadglass Explorers

For the 8,000 or so people who signed up this spring to be Glass Explorers, your wait for the computerized eyeglasses may soon be over.

Cyborgs arrive! Scientists build 3D printed ear

Merging electronics with human tissue, scientists at Princeton University have used 3D printing tools to build a functioning ear. Yes, an ear.

In hunt for life, NASA rover makes second drill on Mars

NASA's rover Curiosity has drilled into a rock on Mars for just the second time during its mission.s

Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013

Just a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year.

Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses.

Early Google Glass users finding 'sense of freedom'

A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed his bike and shot video of his ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Google Glass ecosystem grows with Twitter, Facebook and CNN apps

Google is working to build out the app ecosystem for its upcoming Glass, showing off work today at Google I/O from partners like Twitter, Facebook, CNN and Elle.

Google weaves Larry Page's social strategy into Maps, Search

It became clear at Google I/O this week that Google is quietly but assuredly implementing CEO Larry Page's strategy to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience.

Google takes Quick Action on Gmail

In the middle of its annual developers conference, the Google unveiled updates to its popular Gmail service.

Google has 'lapped Siri' with sci-fi-like search

Google laid out its plan for the future of search at Google I/O, talking about a search engine for mobile and desktop that not only answers your questions but has a conversation with you and offers information before you even ask for it.

Google dives headfirst into streaming music pool

At Google I/O on Wednesday, Google unveiled a streaming music service that will compete directly with the likes of Pandora and Spotify -- in what is said to be a growing market, however.

NASA's planet-hunting telescope is spinning out of control

NASA's Kepler space telescope, launched in 2009 to search for Earth-like planets, is now spinning uncontrollably in space.

Google CEO on innovation: 'We're at one per cent of what's possible'

Google CEO Larry Page took the stage today to wrap up a nearly four-hour long keynote that kicked off the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco.

After tweeting from space station, astronauts return home

A new crew is taking over the International Space Station after two NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut successfully returned to Earth Monday night.