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--Watch the live webcast at www.q13fox.com and www.weday.com-- SEATTLE, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the first-ever U.S. We Day kicks off in Seattle with a remarkable lineup of speakers and performers, including Magic Johnson, Jennifer Hudson and Seattle Seahawks Head Coach, Pete Carroll, taking the stage to inspire 15,000 young people at the KeyArena at Seattle Center. An initiative of international charity and educational partner Free The Children, We Day is the...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online How does one explain just how large the 2013 International CES is? It covers the entire expanse of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s 3.2 million square feet. It also spills out into the parking lot, offering exhibitors, media, food trucks, and a few other booths a place to set up. There’s also an entire wing in the Las Vegas Hotel (what was once the Las Vegas Hilton) AS WELL as a few levels worth of meeting rooms and...
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking to shareholders at Microsoft Corp.'s annual meeting today, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer highlighted the company's recent product launches and financial performance, and outlined the company's shift to devices and services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "In 2012, our revenue grew to a record $73.7 billion," Ballmer said. "We also maintained strong cost discipline resulting in cash flow...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In the wake of a new operating system, a launch of a new smartphone OS and new hardware, and their very first tablet, Microsoft has been able to make even more waves by firing Steve Sinofsky. In a move which many have already compared to Apple’s firing of Scott Forstall, Steve Ballmer sent a memo yesterday to employees explaining the former Windows president would be replaced by Julie Larson-Green, a demo expert and user...
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky will be leaving the company and that Julie Larson-Green will be promoted to lead all Windows software and hardware engineering. Tami Reller retains her roles as chief financial officer and chief marketing officer and will assume responsibility for the business of Windows. Both executives will report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (Logo:...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Microsoft’s Surface tablet will finally be released tomorrow, just days after Apple announced 2 new iPads and days before Google is expected to announce a revision to their Nexus 7 tablet. It would appear as if interest in this new Microsoft tablet is strong, as pre-orders for the tablet sold out after 5 days of availability. So, in the days leading up to the Surface’s debut in the marketplace, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer...
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today commemorated its 30th Employee Giving Campaign and announced that U.S. employees raised $1 billion in cash since 1983 for approximately 31,000 U.S.-based nonprofits and community organizations. CEO Steve Ballmer announced the milestone during a special town hall event at the Microsoft Redmond campus, which included Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire. (Logo:...
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Reed Hastings, founder, chairman and CEO of Netflix Inc., has decided that he will not seek re-election to Microsoft's board of directors at the company's 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "Reed has been a terrific board member, and his insights and experience have really helped guide us through a critical period of transformation for...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When Microsoft announced this summer that the version of Internet Explorer which will be packaged with Windows 8 will enable a Do Not Track feature by default, they ruffled a few feathers; Namely, the feathers of advertisers. These ad distributors use tracking software in order to target specific users. If, for instance, a user is searching for new apartments in Manhattan, these advertisers could serve up ads for cable Internet...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Looking for ways to drum up some attention for their new, upcoming desktop/mobile/tablet operating system, Microsoft recently enlisted enough developers to make Steve Ballmer foam with excitement in order to set a Guinness World Record. Held at Karnataka Trade Promotion Organization (KTPO) just outside of Bangalore, India, Microsoft’s Windows 8 AppFest brought together some 2,567 developers who wrote and tweaked code for a...
