Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has been named as the 10th most powerful man in the world, before Rupert Murdoch, Hillary Clinton and Steve Jobs. Forbes praised his work among 40 of the richest people in the world to declare most of the wealth to charities and other good causes. Gates stepped down from his [...]
Canesta has been acquired Microsoft, Canesta makes microchips that allows computers to see images in three dimensions. This purchase comes as Microsoft is all set to launch its Kinect motion controller in next month. It is hoping to increase sales of its xBox video game consoles. Canesta’s technology concentrates mainly on consumer apps. According to [...]
Stock of Adobe system Inc skyrocketed on Thursday after a speculation stir by media report it may become an acquisition aim for Microsoft Corp. According to the reports from New York Times, Chief Executive of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer had met with CEO of Adobe Shantanu Narayen secretly at San Francisco offices of Adobe. They discussed [...]
Some technology relating to rival Palm Inc’s smartphones has been licensed by Microsoft Corp, this is the latest move in the complex web of deals and lawsuit in the fast growing phone sector. Microsoft is the largest software company and it is going to launch its new range of smartphones next week, patents have been [...]
Chief executive of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has confirmed the news that tablet computer running on Windows operating system will be available by Christmas. This device will be competing with other products in the tablet space. He told an audience of students that as a company they need to cover all form factors. He also said, [...]
