Category: Microsoft
After 34 Years At The Company, Steve Ballmer Leaves Microsoft
Former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is leaving the company after 34 years of service with the business. In January 2014, we saw Ballmer resign as CEO – letting Satya Nadella take over the responsibility of the top job. Microsoft announced in a statement today that Steve Ballmer is now resigning from Microsoft’s board of directors […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Releases Office For iPad, Free To Download
Microsoft has released the long awaited version of their Microsoft Office suite for the Apple iPad tablet range. Office For iPad is free to download, and with this users can view documents and give presentations. If you want to create new documents or edit existing files you will need to sign-in with your Microsoft account […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates Will Be On A Special Edition Of QandA Tomorrow, May 28, With Tony Jones
As reported by the ABC, there will be a special episode of QandA tomorrow (Tuesday May 28th) with host Tony Jones and Bill Gates in front of an audience at The University of New South Wales. Q&A With Bill Gates will air on Tuesday 28th May at 8:30pm AEST, featuring Microsoft founder and co-chair of […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates Shares Some Emotional Details About His Last Visits With Steve Jobs
I have always been a fan of Bill Gates and how he has revolutionised the computer industry by getting a computer in every home and every office. I also have much admiration for Steve Jobs and how he has introduced new technologies that have captured the hearts of new age consumers. Their joint interview all the All […]
Read More | ShareWindows 8 Launches in Australia [VIDEO]
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At midnight last night, some electronics stores around Australia – namely Harvey Norman started selling Microsoft’s Windows 8 Operating System. I was not there, I was tucked into bed asleep but the people at Gizmodo Australia got this video of Gerry Harvey selling the first copy of Windows 8 in Australia. Do note this video […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates gives his thoughts on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Microsoft Surface [VIDEO]
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We don’t often hear from Bill Gates about Microsoft products anymore, but Mr Gates has given us his thoughts on Microsoft’s new operating system – Windows 8, Windows Phone at and their new tablet device – Microsoft Surface. Watch this video here to see what Bill has to say. Personally I am really excited to […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Releases Surface Pricing For Australia
Microsoft Surface Tablets are now available for pre-order via their website. There are going to be 2 models for sale – a 32GB version and a 64GB version. The Australian pricing is as follows: 64 GB with Black Touch Cover AU789.00 incl. GST 32 GB with Black Touch Cover AU679.00 incl. GST 32 GB without […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Unveils New Logo
After 25 years, Microsoft have unveiled a new logo to keep up with their changing corporate identity. And they have put together this video showing some changes for their other brands: I like this new design and when Windows 8 is released this logo will resemble much closer to the new style of their operating […]
Read More | ShareSteve Jobs vs Bill Gates – Epic Rap Battle
This is funny, there isn’t much more to say – just watch 🙂
Read More | ShareWhy did Bing sign a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica?
When it comes to the search engine industry, it is definitely a race between two horses, but the ultimate winner is the search engine users. Recently, Google launched its knowledge graph which was aimed at ensuring that the users get more relevant answers to their queries. This development quickly shifted the balance and established Google […]
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