The hunt for a replacement to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on, and with it have come many possible candidates, including Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, as we noted earlier this month. According to sources who spoke with Reuters, some of Microsoft’s investors are leaning a different direction, saying they want a “turnaround expert” while citing […]
Microsoft’s reportedly got something big under its hat related to its Surface Tablets. The organization’s been sending out invites to a New York Event, which is to be hosted on September 23. Word is; there’s a new product announcement on the way, perhaps even the launch of the next-gen Surface 2.
Microsoft has reportedly shuffled some of its high-level managers and executives within the Windows unit. The reorganization comes as Microsoft works to push its phone, PC, and Xbox closer together. Some the changes are significant with faces familiar to those who follow Microsoft closely no longer in familiar positions. Microsoft is expected to publish a […]
It would appear that the European commission has decided that it’s not good for the greater cross-section of the public for roaming charges to exist – so says a leaked draft of legislation shown off this week. This information comes from the Guardian where they say they’ve got their hands on this proposed bit of […]
Credit where it’s due: eBay recognized that the online auction train wouldn’t keep chugging along at a breakneck rate, so it’s snapping up complementary companies in order to better bolster its portfolio. A few years, PayPal; today, Decide. The three-year old company was engineered to give overwhelmed consumers a way to more easily see what products were worthwhile and which weren’t — from there, it helped to find the best deal, completing the process.
eBay’s evidently hoping that Decide’s predictive analytics will “help over 25 million eBay sellers make smarter decisions and be more successful,” while the Decide team will be headed to eBay’s Seattle offices. As these things tend to go, Decide’s services, website and mobile apps will no longer be available after September 30th, which is pretty awful news for those of you who dug it. For those curious, paying members will be reimbursed for their subscriptions, but you’re on your own for any tissues required to sop up the tears.
Filed under: Internet
Via: GeekWire
Source: Decide (1), (2)
The next cab you take in Beijing just might be electrified… in a good way, mind you. If the 50 electric taxis “currently” cruising the Chinese capital’s streets on a trial basis are deemed successful, 1,000 more will be rolled out before the end of 2013. Shocking news indeed!
The smartphone industry has become a rough playing field for once-top gadget makers, with Samsung and Apple’s domination of the market having a trickle down effect that starves other smartphone manufacturers of the decent-to-high sales numbers they once saw. Such is the case with Panasonic, which has seen its smartphone sales stagger over the years […]
Lookout is software that runs on mobile devices that helps protect your mobile data. Originally, the software was available for personal and business use and lookout has now announced that it is expanding into the business environment further with partnership with the Samsung Knox security platform for business users. The software allows businesses to secure […]
The “soft” in Microsoft isn’t what it used to be. A score ago, the company was certain the software-licensing business was the one it wanted to be in — Apple decided to hold its cards a lot closer to the chest, and it cost the company dearly for years. Meanwhile, Microsoft made a lot of cash with Windows, and it still does. But the tide is turning. Two of the last three Windows operating systems haven’t generated the kind of crazed mindshare that a company needs to remain relevant over the long haul, and at some point, one has to wonder if Microsoft will be able to inject a bit of life into its stodgy, outmoded self by grabbing the reins on the hardware side.
In fact, that’s exactly what Microsoft wondered, as it casually announced a plan in June of 2012 to affront scores of OEM partners with its Surface initiative. In an instant, Microsoft dove headfirst into the hardware game, and regardless of how it wanted the public to perceive the move, the truth was impossible to hide: this was Microsoft telling Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and the rest that it could no longer trust their design chops to keep its revenue on the up and up.
In February of 2011, well before it transformed the Surface from a big-ass table into a slate that almost no one wants to buy (Microsoft’s words, not mine), the company managed to procure a huge ally on the mobile front. The Nokia / Microsoft alliance was monumental. This was Nokia’s formidable hardware being exclusively used to push Microsoft’s fledgling Windows Phone OS. At once, Nokia loyalists found hope, and those praying for a coalition with Android were dismayed. Little did we know: that partnership marked the end of the original Microsoft, the end of the original Nokia and, in my estimation, a complete rerouting of the Windows roadmap. This week’s acquisition simply makes it all the more official.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia
As Microsoft acquires Nokia’s phone business, a shuffle of industry players is happening – starting with Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia’s soon-to-be-former executive VP of design. An announcement of this departure was made just as the Nokia-Microsoft deal was made, with added note that Ahtisaari will be replaced by Stefan Pannenbecker – a man who up until […]
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