A change at the top, followed by a clearly defined focus, with an all-out embrace of open technologies and an increased update release cycle. Throw in a further commitment to consumer devices for good measure. One could argue that 2014 was the year of Microsoft. Or, at least, the year it remade itself. But it … continue reading
Oculus has announced the availability of the Oculus Mobile SDK v0.4.0. “The initial version of the Oculus Mobile SDK is specifically designed for the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition on Note 4, and includes everything you need to get started developing for mobile,” wrote the Oculus VR team on the company’s blog. “We’ve been working … continue reading
Steve Ballmer is finally becoming a man…in the eyes of the Jewish people, anyway. In the closing presentation of the WSJD Live tech conference on Wednesday, the former Microsoft CEO and new NBA owner gave a wide-ranging onstage interview touching on his life, Microsoft, his ownership of the L.A. Clippers—and the revelation that he’s studying … continue reading
Steve Ballmer has always been an all-in kind of guy. When he does something, he does it big. So when Ballmer officially took over as owner of an NBA franchise on Monday, all of the ex-Microsoft CEO’s boisterous attention shifted squarely from Clippy to the Clippers. Microsoft published a letter from Ballmer to current CEO … continue reading
Nadella’s promotion is a good sign, but Microsoft’s road ahead is still not clearly marked … continue reading
Steve Ballmer knew what his company needed to focus on, but execution was severely lacking … continue reading
Analysts and Microsoft executives comment on the board’s choice of Nadella and the company’s future … continue reading
Analysts and former employees look back on the highs and lows of his time as CEO of Microsoft … continue reading
The former cloud and enterprise chief beat out candidates like ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Skype head Tony Bates … continue reading
Five candidates are lined up for the job, but only one of them really has any kind of chance … continue reading