Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
As Bill Gates prepares to walk away from Microsoft, both the man and the company he founded will face challenges getting along without each other, according to the new issue of Newsweek magazine.
Gates, who is stepping down from his full-time role at Microsoft this week to focus on his $
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Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
(Credit: Microsoft)Almost 30 years ago, as Microsoft was preparing to leave Albuquerque, N.M., for Seattle, the original team gathered on Dec. 7, 1978, to pose for a photo. Pictured are, back row, from left: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, Jim Lane; second row, from left: Bob O’ Rear, Bob …
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
Intel’s upcoming mobile processors are making a sneak preview at resellers.
HP's 6930p (photo) and Toshiba's Qosmio G55, among other laptops, are expected to use new Intel mobile processors.
(Credit: Hewlett-Packard)
Though the initial roll-out of the Intel “Montevina” Centrino 2 mobile platform was scaled …
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday formalized its plans to auction off a section of wireless spectrum to buyers who promise to provide free Internet service that filters out pornography and other inappropriate content, and offers open access to third-party devices and applications.
The agency is seeking public comment on …
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
And we thought the YouTube and Facebook presidential debates were all that.
The latest in debate 2.0 is a campaign face-off on Twitter sponsored by the Personal Democracy Forum that started Friday and is expected to go on at least through the end of the organization’s annual conference …
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
With Bill Gates just days away from his semi-retirement from Microsoft, look for a tidal wave of reminiscences and glossy magazine spreads.
Yes, we do indeed have our own in the works; more on that in a sec. But one of the first to arrive is Fortune magazine’s package, “…
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
In true Internet-foolery fashion, someone is having a little fun at Yahoo’s expense following its latest executive exodus.
By visiting the newly created site Yahoorezinr.com, current Yahoo employees can expedite their resignation to Yahoo Chief Jerry Yang with a host of Mad Libs-style pull-down menus.
For example, …
Written by funny_genie on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in Tech News.
Vish Makhijani, until this week Yahoo’s senior vice president in charge of search, now is leading a San Francisco Bay Area lab of Russian search engine and portal site Yandex.
Makhijani will be president and chief executive of Yandex Labs, the company said Friday.
“Vish and his group at
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