Tag: Steve Ballmer
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CE-Oh no he didn’t! Steve Ballmer says Android is “uncontrolled”, iOS is “too controlling”
Microsoft CEO doesn’t think much of Android. He doesn’t mince his words, either…
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Microsoft Prices Up Windows 8 Pro Upgrade for PCs
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Microsoft has officially revealed pricing of its Windows 8 Pro upgrade for users of the existing platform versions Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Over the web upgrades to the latest revision of the popular PC based version of operating platform will cost $39.99 (around £25 GBP) and users will be given the option…
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UPDATE: Microsoft Could Announce Xbox-Connected Barnes & Noble Tablet Today
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Microsoft confirmed a big announcement last week which will take place later today (11:30pm BST) and Gadget Helpline speculated on what many believed to be the reveal of the rumoured own-branded Windows 8 tablet (our article can be read again after the image below). However, now the general speculation has turned towards Microsoft’s investment in…
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UPDATE: Microsoft Could Announce Xbox-Connected Barnes & Noble Tablet Today
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Microsoft confirmed a big announcement last week which will take place later today (11:30pm BST) and Gadget Helpline speculated on what many believed to be the reveal of the rumoured own-branded Windows 8 tablet (our article can be read again after the image below). However, now the general speculation has turned towards Microsoft’s investment in…
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Microsoft to Announce Own-Branded Windows 8 Tablet This Monday? (June 18th)
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Microsoft has promised big news next Monday (18th of June) with an “announcement” but is reluctant to indulge us anymore than that. Of course, alarm bells are ringing that this could be something to do with the operating system refresh Windows 8, which is soon arriving on desktop personal computers, laptops and tablets. It’s been…
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Boastful Ballmer Claims Over 7% of the World’s Population Will Run Windows 8 by 2014
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After uptight news source Forbes laid into Microsoft Boss Steve Ballmer recently, joining the lynch mob seeking to slam the eccentric frontman’s approach to business, the outspoken CEO has hit the Seoul Digital Forum to declare his companies plans for Windows 8 world domination – or at least 7% of the world’s population. Big Ballms…
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Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft Leadership Once Again Criticised by Forbes
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Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer comes under fire from high-brow news source Forbes, but is the CEO’s outrageous approach really bad for business?
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Nokia CEO Promises New Windows Phones Within 3 Months
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has promised that we will see new Nokia smartphones using the Windows Phone 7.5 Platform within 3 months.
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Xbox Live TV Launching in Time for Christmas
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given us an update on the Xbox LIVE TV service that we’ve heard of previously, confirming that the service will go live before Christmas 2011. Previously known as ‘Project Orapa’, the live streaming TV service will be launching this Christmas according to Ballmer. He demonstrated the service last week at…
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Microsoft Windows 8 expected today at Build Conference
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Microsoft is expected to unveil the new Windows 8 operating system as a full beta version (yes, again!). This is thought to be later today at the Build Conference in California, following a lengthy period of speculation that the anticipated refresh of the popular desktop OS will be arriving at the event and presumably on tablet.…
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The Guardian releases “Media 100” 2011 results – The Zuck is up while Ballms bombs!
A few of the Gadget Helpline’s regular namedrops pop up in The Guardian’s annual list of 100 most influential people in UK media, and Mark Zuckerberg – social mogul and founder of Facebook has it topped. Experts in tech, PR and media put together the “Media 100” list, which saw social networking take the top…
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Nokia’s first Windows phone will run Mango
Nokia is heading in with the big guns when it comes to Windows Phone 7, and they are not just intending on releasing one WP7 Mango smartphone, they are planning an army of them. Speaking of the new Mango software for Windows Phone, Nokia’s official blog has stated “This is the software that will be…