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Windows 8 teased with 80-inch “every screen” device

Chris Burns, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Microsoft Vice President Frank Shaw has described a future in which the 80-inch Windows 8 machine Steve Ballmer has in his office is a normal situation. This beast of a device was revealed by Shaw in a talk with Wired in which he also noted that this device was one of a vast array of machines that Windows 8 was being aimed at. Read The Full Story

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Steve Ballmer shows off Windows Phone LTE for AT&T

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

We're having a fabulous time listening to the above-average voice levels of Steve Ballmer of Microsoft as he speaks on how excited they all are that AT&T will be the first group to offer up Windows Phone on their network, the first time Windows Phone will be available on LTE anywhere. The devices he showed off were all new, prepared to be running on the LTE network right out of the box, and would all be out by mid-2012. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Grabs Android Patent with OEM General Dynamics Itronix for Future Wins

Chris Burns, Jun 27th 2011 Discuss [10]

As you may recall from back in May 2011, a story broke on the fact that HTC, one of the biggest manufacturers behind the wave of Android devices that has been sweeping the world since the inception of Google's mobile OS, is paying Microsoft $5 for every single Android device the company sells. Keeping that in mind, note that Microsoft is now agreeing on a patent licensing deal with another OEM by the name of General Dynamics Itronix. Is this the first block to fall in a wall of signings with groups like Microsoft that collapses the concept of a Free and Open Android? Read The Full Story

Microsoft board refuses Ballmer roust

Chris Davies, May 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Despite calls for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to be toppled, the company's board of directors are apparently standing behind the outspoken exec. According to a source close to the board talking to Reuters, the nine-strong directorial team - which includes ex-CEO and current chairman Bill Gates - all support Ballmer; earlier this week, notorious hedge fund manager David Einhorn led demands that Ballmer be replaced. Read The Full Story

Microsoft CEO must go demands influential investor

Chris Davies, May 26th 2011 Discuss [5]

An outspoken and influential hedge fund manager made waves at an investor conference yesterday by calling for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down. Suggesting Ballmer's "continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft's stock," Greenlight Capital chief David Einhorn insisted it was time to "give someone else a chance" at the helm. The investor - whose fund currently holds approximately 9m Microsoft shares, or around 0.11-percent of the outstanding shares - blamed Ballmer for wasting time and money on poorly considered mergers and acquisitions, as well as short-sightedly mishandling the smartphone, PMP and tablet segments. Read The Full Story

Ballmer claims over 500 new features in Mango update for Windows Phone

Shane McGlaun, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [3]

There are a lot of people looking forward to the next iteration of Windows Phone codenamed Mango. The Mango update will officially be marketed as Windows Phone 7.5 and the preview of the OS is set for tomorrow as we reported in March. Ballmer has gone on record already as stating that there are over 500 new features in this version of Windows Phone. Nokia is also expected to use Mango on the first of its new Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Read The Full Story

Is Microsoft’s Zune on the way out?

Samia Perkins, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [7]

With all the talk about Windows Phone 7 recently, many people are starting to wonder why Zune hasn't been mentioned at all. It seems logical that Zune software would be a part of a Windows phone, since Joe Belfiore, the Corporate Vice President of the Windows Phone Program Management said in 2010's keynote at Mobile World Congress “Every Windows Phone will be a Zune”. But now, nobody is talking about Zune. Is Microsoft getting ready to kill it off? Or are they just going to re-brand it? Read The Full Story

Xbox Isn’t a Gaming Console, Steve Ballmer Says

Evan Selleck, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [12]

If you're a gamer, and you know other gamers, then you've probably had at least one conversation that focused on whether or not the Xbox 360 is better than the PlayStation 3, or vice versa. It's a heated debate, for sure, but if you've been talking about whether or not each of the consoles is a better gaming console, then Steve Ballmer can clear everything up for you rather quickly. In a recent interview, Ballmer opined that the Xbox 360 isn't, in fact, a gaming console at all. No, it's something much more. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7 video keynote now available

Chris Davies, Oct 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 launch yesterday saw a huge number of devices being promised for a wide range of countries, and we can't blame you if you got overwhelmed. Happily Microsoft are helping us get back to basics with a typically-shouty Steve Ballmer and a video of the whole keynote launch, which you can see after the cut. Read The Full Story

Ballmer’s bonus slashed due to Kin failure

Shane McGlaun, Oct 1st 2010 Discuss [1]

The failure of the Microsoft Kin phone was swift and epic. I haven’t seen a phone fail that fast before. You can bet the failure was felt around Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer may have felt the failure in his heart, but it hit is wallet too according to Reuters. Read The Full Story

Intel Atom tablet appeal waning despite Ballmer’s push for Windows adoption

Chris Davies, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may see a future where tablets running Windows are the status quo, but according to the latest talk from Taipei manufacturers are only considering Atom-based Windows slates to stay in favor with Intel. DigiTimes' sources claim that despite Intel's aggressive promotion, notebook manufacturers are still looking to ARM-based tablets running Android rather an an Atom/Windows pairing; in fact, they've taken some persuading to even just create reference designs. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Could Face Mutiny in Nine Months

Evan Selleck, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [2]

If you're a fan of Microsoft, you have your reasons. Whether or not Steve Ballmer, the tech giant's current CEO, has anything to do with that probably has a lot to do with personal opinion. Watching Steve Ballmer on stage brings a new sort of excitement that hasn't been seen in quite awhile, but unfortunately that's not where money comes from. And, if a new report from inside sources is any indicator, Ballmer's lack of creating anything new and exciting may be coming around to bite him where it counts. Read The Full Story