The year just passed was both interesting and surprising. The iPhone 6 took the world by storm and privacy issues continued to hound Facebook and Google. Samsung had its first diminishing profit after three years and Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world.
Read on to learn how these five popular tech companies fared in 2014. [Read more…]
Microsoft guns for Apple and Google in latest ads (via The Inquirer)
NEGATIVE ADVERTISER Microsoft is attacking its competitors at the moment with two more slurs, one for Apple and one for Google. Two Microsoft adverts for the Surface 2 tablet concentrate less on promoting its own product and more on ridiculing the new…
Sony, Microsoft Claim Strong First-Day Console Sales (via slashdot)
The Sony vs. Microsoft console wars are the equivalent of a fighting game (Mortal Kombat, say, or Street Fighter II) played by two evenly matched opponents, always brawling to a standstill despite their enormous skills. Microsoft claims it sold roughly…
Bill Gates again says no to becoming Microsoft CEO (via Pando Daily)
On September 24, 2013Bill Gates has already denied becoming Microsoft’s CEO but… his latest denial isn’t as clearcut as past denials: ”No, I ran Microsoft for a period of time. And, now I’m the chairman helping out on a part time basis.” […
Xbox One Release On 22nd November, Overclocked Right Out Of The Box (via techtikus)
Microsoft has confirmed the release date of the much awaited successor to the Xbox series. The Xbox One will be released to consumers on the 22nd of November 2013 and we will be able to see whether it would surpass the PlayStation 4. The new PlayStation…