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Bill and Ballmer Have Lingering Beef Over Microsoft's Hardware Push
Nov 8, 2016Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer are arguably the two most iconic figures in the history of Microsoft. Now it appears the former CEOs aren’t on great terms. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Ballmer said he and Gates have ...
Tags: Lingering Beef, Microsoft
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HTC Announced a Brand New Virtual Reality Headset to Be Built in Conjunction with Valve
Mar 1, 2015In a surprise announcement during the HTC One M9 press conference at MWC 2015 in Barcelona, HTC announced a brand new virtual reality headset to be built in conjunction with Valve, the software giant whose Steam platform dominates PC ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, HTC
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Microsoft Hopes to Change That in The Next Year or Two
Jan 22, 2014Bing has barely any market share in China, but Microsoft hopes to change that in the next year or two by investing more resources into the local version of the search engine. The U.S. software giant is bringing more brain power to Bing ...
Tags: Microsoft, Chinese Bing, Windows Azure
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Cloud-Computing Boosted Sales and Earnings in The Fourth Quarter of 2013
Jan 13, 2014German software giant SAP said on Friday that cloud-computing boosted sales and earnings in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the year as a whole. Cloud computing is a term used to cover many functions of external and shared resources to ...
Tags: SAP, cloud-computing, sales and earnings, operating profit, rise
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A German Magazine Lifted The Lid on The Operations of The NSA's Hacking Unit Sunday
Dec 30, 2013A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal ...
Tags: National Security Agency's hacking unit, Tailored Access Operations
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Microsoft Is Planning End-to-End Encryption of Its Internet Traffic
Nov 28, 2013Microsoft is planning end-to-end encryption of its internet traffic following concerns that the company had its network security breached as part of the National Security Agency's (NSA) internet surveillance programme. The revelation, ...
Tags: Microsoft, ramp up, encryption, combat, NSA, surveillance
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Microsoft Has Drawn up a Shortlist of Five People to Replace Steve Ballmer as CEO
Nov 7, 2013Software giant Microsoft has drawn up a shortlist of five people to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft - and the shortlist includes former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Ford Motor Company's highly rated CEO Alan Mulally, according to ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
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SAP Has Denied Claims That It Is Planning to Close Its Business
Oct 21, 2013German business software giant SAP has denied claims that it is planning to close its Business By Design software unit, which was established in 2003 in a bid to take SAP's software to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, it ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Steve Ballmer Has Used What Will Likely Be His Last Meeting with Wall Street Analysts
Sep 20, 2013Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has used what will likely be his last meeting with Wall Street analysts to defend his tenure at the helm of the software giant. Ballmer, who recently announced he'll be stepping down in the next year, openly ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft
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Australia's Ports Must Adopt Cutting-Edge Technology to Navigate a Global Downturn
Sep 19, 2013Australia's ports must adopt cutting-edge technology to navigate a global downturn in shipping and a looming lull in the local mining boom, according to an international transport specialist. Terry Bills is the 'GIS in Transportation' ...
Tags: Survive Transport, Serv
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Nokia Was Examining Android Operating System Before It Was Bought out by Software Giant
Sep 17, 2013Nokia was examining a switch from Microsoft to Google's Android operating system before it was bought out by the software giant, according to those close to the matter. The New York Times reports that, even while Nokia and Microsoft were ...
Tags: Nokia, Android, Computer Products
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Microsoft Has Won a Second Trial Against Google-Owned Motorola Mobility
Sep 6, 2013Microsoft has won a second trial against Google-owned Motorola Mobility after the firm failed to license its patents at a reasonable rate. The court battle was the second of two trials in a Seattle federal court and has resulted in ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Microsoft's Plan to Buy Nokia's Phone Business and Have a Larger Presence in Hardware
Sep 4, 2013Microsoft's plan to buy Nokia's phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft's long-time ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft, Nokia, Mobile Device
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Users of Its on-Premise Software Solutions Can Now Apply to "Abandon Usage Rights"
Aug 23, 2013Software giant SAP has announced that users of its on-premise software solutions can now apply to "abandon usage rights" of "certain existing software licenses", and in doing so enjoy "corresponding maintenance termination" without having ...
Tags: Computer Product, software, SAP
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Microsoft Is Co-Operating with US Federal Authorities in an Investigation
Aug 23, 2013Software giant Microsoft is co-operating with US federal authorities in an investigation into alleged "illegal activity" by employees and business partners in Russia and Pakistan. John Frank, vice president and deputy general counsel of ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
