Microsoft Smartphone Rumors Gain Steam
Rumors that Microsoft will launch its own smartphones have gained steam again, with one analyst predicting that the device may be introduced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in two weeks. The Microsoft-branded phone may include Nvidia’s Tegra processor and a telecommunications baseband chip from Qualcomm, wrote Doug Freedman of Broadpoint AmTech in a report [...]
Microsoft promises simpler Windows 7 line-up
Windows general manager Mike Ybarra said that the company will release six different versions of the new operating system, although only two will be aimed at most of the market. The overwhelming majority of users will see only a Home Premium edition for consumers and a Professional edition for business users. The company hopes that [...]
Microsoft confirmed an agreement to buy Powerset, one of the leaders in semantic search
As rumored last week, Microsoft, with the notion of a Yahoo deal receding quickly in the rear-view mirror, is taking another tack in its efforts to stem the dominance of Google search — rather than playing catch up, it wants to try leapfrog. Today, Microsoft confirmed an agreement to buy Powerset, one of the leaders [...]
Leopard Rises from XP’s Ashes
Windows XP officially exits the OEM and retail channels after today. Let the Leopard and Vista competition really begin. Windows XP won’t completely go away, but it will be increasingly more difficult to find, and that could be very good for Apple. Because if computer buyers don’t want Windows Vista, they’ll have to look elsewhere. [...]
Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday
Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don’t want to be forced into using XP’s successor, Vista. Once computers loaded with XP have been cleared from the inventory of PC makers such as Dell [...]
Who Will Fill Bill Gates’ Shoes?
Bill Gates is retiring as an employee of Microsoft to focus on his philanthropic foundation. More than any other single person, Gates defined the PC era. His products touch nearly every computer user on the planet. And he created what is still the biggest technology wealth machine in Microsoft. But now that he is leaving, [...]
Bill Gates: how a geek changed the world
Bill Gates ends his full-time job at Microsoft on a Friday afternoon and the company opens for business after the weekend as if nothing has changed. At least, that is how Gates’ successors want to play it. The ‘transition’, as it is called inside the company, was announced two years ago. On the face of [...]
The Man Who Could Have Been Bill Gates
A new book says Gates got the rewards due Gary Kildall. What’s the real story? The saga of the computing industry is rich with outsize characters and surprising plot turns, but there’s one story that has risen over time to mythic proportions. It’s the tale of how software pioneer Gary Kildall missed out on the [...]
Bill Gates to step down as chairman of Microsoft today
The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, is all set to step down as the chairman of Microsoft on Friday. The God of geeks, an inspiration to many a wannabe millionaires and a shrewd businessman, Mr Gates would always be remembered for the huge contribution that Microsoft did for spreading the IT revolution in the world. [...]
Microsoft’s war against Google
Microsoft is pushing hard to stop Google from teaming up with Yahoo now that the software giant has given up on acquiring the tarnished Internet portal. But antitrust lawyers and technology analysts outside the case don’t think Ballmer & Co. has much of a prayer at stopping the deal from going through. Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune [...]
