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Xbox One: Microsoft focuses on managing content, not gaming

2013-05-21 17:42:10

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Microsoft's Xbox One reflects game change in home entertainment

2013-05-22 09:55:00

The battle for control of the living room just became more fierce. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Xbox One, a next-generation video game console that aspires to be more than just a plaything. Not only will the Xbox One deliver an amped-up...

Xbox One revealed: Microsoft unveils new console, ‘Halo’ TV series

2013-05-21 09:52:10

Carlos Slim firm files California complaint against detractors

2013-05-21 06:30:00

SACRAMENTO -- Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim is punching back at an advocacy group that's been criticizing him across the country and on the steps of the California Capitol building. Slim's Miami-based subsidiary, TracFone Wireless Inc., on...

Bill Gates is once again the richest man in the world

2013-05-16 15:05:00

He may be retired, but that's not kept Bill Gates from regaining the top spot as the richest man in the world. Gates, 57, who co-founded and led Microsoft to the top of the tech world before retiring from day-to-day operations in 2008, has a fortune...

Samsung on the verge of selling 10 millionth Galaxy S 4 smartphone

2013-05-17 08:13:00

It hasn't even been on sale for a month, but already the Galaxy S 4 is about to sell its 10 millionth unit. Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung's co-chief executive, said the company believes the GS4 could hit that mark as soon as next week, according to the...

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung asked to help fight cellphone thefts

2013-05-13 13:50:00

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman�is pressing leading cellphone manufacturers to do more to help stem a growing tide of mobile phone thefts.� On Monday, Schneiderman's office sent letters to Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft, asking...

Emotional Bill Gates calls Steve Jobs a respected rival on '60 Minutes'

2013-05-13 09:06:00

In an interview with "60 Minutes" on�Sunday, Microsoft founder Bill Gates talked about his relationship with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, saying both respected each other despite their differences and bitter rivalry. "We were within a year of the...

Two tech executives quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political group

2013-05-10 19:08:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group Fwd.us after protests from environmentalists and liberal groups, a person familiar with the situation said late...

Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us draws fire from some in tech industry

2013-05-08 09:56:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's new political advocacy group Fwd.us is drawing unfriendly fire from some in the technology industry. A few prominent voices from the industry have voiced unhappiness with some of...

Celebrities welcome Warren Buffett to Twitter

2013-05-03 00:00:00

The Oracle of Omaha has taken to Twitter. The notoriously tech-shy billionaire launched his @WarrenBuffett handle Thursday, where he quickly garnered more than 180,000 followers. He is the second-richest person with a verified Twitter account, after...

Zuckerberg's advocacy ads under fire

2013-05-01 21:49:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg is the public face of one of the world's most prominent companies. But now it's his actions as a private citizen that are making him — and Facebook Inc. — a target of environmentalists and progressive...

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, left, in 1981 with Bill Gates, is releasing an album to benefit educational programs at his Experience Music Project museum in Seattle.

2013-05-23 11:55:52

Fred Smith of FedEX, at left, and Bill Gates of Microsoft.

2013-05-16 12:24:00

Brains might be Richard Pan's strongest suit -- but the teen with a 4.7 GPA and a perfect ACT score also knows how to make teachers and classmates laugh.

2013-04-27 00:00:00