Tagged: Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft unleashes Office 365 Home Premium cloud service News
29.01.2013 Consumers juggling busy households, hectic work schedules and family responsibilities may welcome Office 365 Home Premium, which has been designed to help them be more... -
Business demand and product launches fuel US$21.46bn Q2 revenue for Microsoft News
25.01.2013 Strong business demand and key product launches help drive revenue of US$21.46bn for software giant Microsoft during the quarter ended 31 December 2012. -
Facebook named best place to work in 2013 by Glassdoor News
12.12.2012 Online jobs and careers community Glassdoor has released its list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2013, putting Facebook at the top across all industries.Categories: Careers and Employment -
The week in gadgets: Wii U, Kindle Fire HD, Stephen Fry and Qugos vs Segways (video) News
19.11.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Nintendo’s latest console reaches the US, the large-screen Kindle Fire HD arrives earlier than expected, Stephen Fry prepares to wow us with the... -
Major leadership reshuffle at Microsoft – Sinofsky to leave company News
13.11.2012 Within weeks of launching Windows 8, Microsoft has revealed that the man who masterminded the new operating system’s delivery, Steven Sinofsky, is to leave the company. Julie... -
Weekend news round-up: Ethiopian kids teach themselves via computers; Google's next big thing News
30.10.2012 In our trawl through some of the tech news from the weekend, we discover how an experiment whereby illiterate kids in Ethiopia are using tablet computers to teach themselves is...Categories: Search, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, Surface, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, RIM, Android, Search, Tablet Computers, MIT, Google -
Microsoft revenues slip to US$16bn – Ballmer heralds dawn of a new era with Windows 8 News
19.10.2012 The launch of Windows 8 is the beginning of a new era for Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer said as the company reported first-quarter revenues of US$16bn, down from US$17.3bn last... -
Netflix CEO steps away from Microsoft board News
10.10.2012 Netflix Inc founder, chairman and CEO Reed Hastings will not seek re-election to Microsoft’s board of directors so he can focus on Netflix and his education work. -
Intel chief says Windows 8 won’t be ready at time of launch News
26.09.2012 Intel CEO Paul Otellini has reportedly told employees in Taiwan that Windows 8, Microsoft’s new operating system, will still require improvements up to its release on 26...Tags: Developers, Apps, Steve Ballmer, Paul Otellini, Intel, Operating Systems, Windows 8, Microsoft, Software -
Microsoft posts first loss of US$192m since going public – loss mars an otherwise strong Q4 News
20.07.2012 After writing down a US$6.2bn charge on the value of its failed investment in online advertising firm aQuantive, Microsoft has posted its first loss of US$192m since becoming a... -
Weekend news roundup: Ulster Bank IT crisis heading into its second week News
02.07.2012 In our trawl through some of the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, the technology woes at Ulster Bank and its parent Royal Bank of Scotland continue to filter down to...Categories: Software, Social Media, Servers, Multimedia, Mobility, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, CIOTags: Intel, Cloud, iPad, Apple, Ulster Bank, Google, Broadband, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Oracle -
Microsoft’s Surface vs the iPad (video) News
21.06.2012 Watching Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer and president Steven Sinofsky presenting the new Surface tablet to the world may invoke memories of a similar presentation that happened... -
Microsoft CEO: ‘incredible pipeline of new devices and services’ on the way News
20.06.2012 Microsoft has rediscovered its creative mojo and an “incredible pipeline of new devices and services” are on the way, CEO Steve Ballmer told staff in a memo. -
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey named ‘Media Person of the Year’ at Cannes News
15.05.2012 Twitter CEO and chairman Jack Dorsey has been named the Cannes Lions ‘Media Person of the Year'. Previous recipients of the award include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Microsoft sees revenue rise by 6pc to US$17.41bn News
20.04.2012 Microsoft saw its revenue increase by 6pc since last year in the quarter ending 31 March, reaching US$17.41bn. Its operating income was up 12pc from the same period last year.Categories: Software, Servers, Hardware, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Business, Consumer TechTags: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows, Earnings, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office, Windows Live, Xbox, Revenue, Microsoft -
Apple reacts to Greenpeace over ‘dirty energy’ claims News
19.04.2012 Apple has defended itself against Greenpeace claims that it uses “dirty energy” to power up its data centres and that its new data centre in Maiden, North Carolina would use 100...Categories: Search Engines, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, WebTags: Cloud Computing, Apple, Tim Cook, data centre, US, Amazon, Green IT, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, -
Actors who could play tech leaders News
02.04.2012 Ashton Kutcher is doing it. Noah Wyle has done it. Jesse Eisenberg has done it, and received an Academy Award nomination. -
Bill Gates is not returning as CEO of Microsoft News
15.12.2011 Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates denied he would return to lead the tech company again, burying rumours which emerged this month. -
Microsoft's management shuffle of Windows Phone top brass News
13.12.2011 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has replaced the head of its Windows Phone business Andy Lees with corporate vice-president Terry Myerson, who will now lead the division. -
Silicon Republic - Onwards and upwards News
01.11.2011 Irish online technology news publisher Silicon Republic has secured a significant investment from international venture capital firm SOSventures. Siliconrepublic.com editor John...Categories: Social Media, R&D, Multimedia, Media, Investments, Internet, Green Computing, Funding, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, CIOTags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Liao, Twitter, Google, Sean O'Sullivan, Microsoft, News, Venture Capital, Facebook, Funding, Technology