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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months — Board of directors initiates succession process; Ballmer remains CEO until successor is named. — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months …
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Moving forward — Text of an internal email from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire. — I am writing to let you know that I will retire as CEO of Microsoft within the next 12 months, after a successor is chosen.
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| Don Reisinger / CNET: |
Microsoft shares rise early amid Ballmer retirement news — The software company's shares are up approximately 8 percent in early trading. — Microsoft's shares are up significantly in early trading on Friday following news of CEO Steve Ballmer's impending retirement.
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Microsoft's next CEO: Who's on the short list? — Summary: Microsoft is beginning its search for a successor to CEO Steve Ballmer. Here's who might be on the internal short list of possible candidates. — Microsoft is starting a formal search process for its next CEO … | Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
Microsoft Investors Should Not Be That Excited About Ballmer's Departure — See Also — Steve Ballmer's Retirement News Comes Just Over A Month After A Disastrous Microsoft Earnings Report — Microsoft shares are surging on the news that CEO Steve Ballmer is out of the company.
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Exclusive: Apple Buys (Another) Map App, Embark — Apple Inc. keeps snapping up mapping companies. — The latest: Embark Inc., a small Silicon Valley upstart that builds free transit apps to help smartphone users navigate public transportation. — We don't know how much Apple paid …
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Amazon Is Said to Have Tested a Wireless Network — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the Internet, according to people with knowledge of the matter. — The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino …
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| Dara Kerr / CNET: |
Samsung denied new trial over Apple's ‘bounce-back’ patent — Amid planning for new damages retrial, Judge Koh rules that there will not be another new trial over the '381 patent. — A federal judge on Thursday denied Samsung's request for a new patent trial over Apple's “bounce-back” patent.| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Uber Filing in Delaware Shows TPG Investment at $3.5 Billion Valuation; Google Ventures Also In — According to a Delaware filing by Uber Technologies, it has sold stock in the fast-growing privately held transportation service to private equity giant TPG. In addition, according to sources …
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| Aries Poon / Digits: |
Google Buys Patents From Apple Ally Hon Hai — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., known for its close ties to Apple Inc., said Friday it sold some display patents to Google Inc. — The Apple and iPad assembler didn't specify a value for the deal or expound on details, except to say the patents sold … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Pandora Plans To Lift Its 40-Hour Free Mobile Listening Cap On Sept. 1 — During this afternoon's earnings call, Pandora executives said that they would lift for the 40-hour monthly cap on free mobile listening that was announced back in February. — This is actually the second time Pandora …
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Canada's Moore Says BlackBerry Must Revive by Itself — Canadian Industry Minister James Moore said it's up to BlackBerry Ltd. (BB) to pull off a turnaround on its own, signaling the government has no plans to intervene in the struggling smartphone maker's future.
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| Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM: |
Chrome OS users gain immersive mode and more in stable channel update — All Google Chromebooks, save one particular model, have a software update waiting for them. Google announced the update for the Chrome OS Stable channel Thursday, saying it would roll out over the next several days …
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| Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal: |
For Privacy, Phone Texts Pushed Over Encrypted Email — Companies That Specialize in Encryption Technology Fear Pressure to Turn Over User Data — Companies offering services to keep Internet communication free from prying eyes are increasingly pushing private text-messaging applications rather …
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| Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
The Nexus 7 (2013) Review — Truth be told, Google has made (or at least directed the making of) some of the best tablets on the market today. The original Nexus 7 was groundbreaking in that it offered a totally usable platform, married to the latest version of Android, for $199.| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Google applies for location-based security patent, locks down your phone on the go — Google's knack with location services helps us to get around, but hopefully, that same tech will serve to keep our devices safe in the future. Mountain View has applied to patent a system that modifies …
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Apple mega-investor Icahn, CEO Tim Cook to talk buyback over dinner — Carl Icahn tweeted that he and Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook would talk over dinner about the size of the company's stock buyback. (Associated Press) — Investor Carl Icahn revealed plans to have dinner … | Ki Mae Heussner / GigaOM: |
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