Tag: bill gates
Opinion: Is Apple a bigger danger to our lives than Microsoft?
Jonathan Weinberg writes… I thought I could rely on Apple so this morning I awoke to disappointment in Steve Jobs after his Macworld announcements yesterday. I was sure he’d launch a new iPhone with either 3G or bigger storage memory, thus annoying the FOUR MILLION people who have now, like cult followers, signed up to the iPhone religion.
But it was a clever move. Save that announcement for a couple of months time, and bring a second-generation device out around a year after the first and no-one can have any complaints… can they? After all, technology is always changing and those of us who spend fortunes on gadgets and gizmos, only to see them bettered just weeks later, are fools of our own making. I do it, as much as you…
CES 2008: VIDEO OF BILL GATES DANCING AT ROCKAOKE!
Ok, so it’s not really Bill Gates. We’re not privileged enough to be allowed in on his and Melinda’s Guitar Hero sessions, sadly, but last night we wound up in a bar holding a rockaoke night, and this chap looked so much like a younger Bill Gates…
CES 2008 Opinion: So why is everyone so disappointed with Bill Gates's keynotes speech?
I’m sure had he introduced the cure for cancer, people would still be writing up their show reports with comments claiming he ‘missed the mark’, and his cure is ‘too little, too late’. Sometimes people just love to be controversial, but are any of their criticisms warranted? Let’s take a look…
It’s hard to avoid speculating as to what will be shown off in conferences and keynotes speeches, especially when it’s Microsoft, and Gates normally uses his annual keynotes to debut products like the Surface, Windows Mobile, or…
CES 2008: Uberblogger Loic Le Meur on peeing next to Bill Gates at CES
Waiting in line for a Bill Gates keynotes speech is tough. Last year, they served us food and wine. This year, err, the budget was obviously cut back a few notches. When faced with a few hours' wait without any booze, Kat got resourceful, and nabbed France's most famous blogger, Loic Le Meur, for an impromptu video interview.
CES 2008: Watch Bill Gates play Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III with Slash
Hurrah for Bill Gates, who capped an entertaining CES keynote by jamming on Guitar Hero with Slash. Shiny Kat and Gemma were there to capture the historic moment as it happened…
CES 2008: Microsoft Zune worldwide shipping FINALLY FREAKIN' announced
It may not be the integrated HD DVD Xbox 360 Microsoft fanboys were holding out for, but it’s nonetheless something people in Britain especially have been expecting.
It came right from the mouth of Bill Gates at Sunday’s keynotes speech, so you can take this as gospel. The MP3 player which Robbie Bach, President…
CES 2008: Bill Gates's last day of work at Microsoft
I’m constantly being derided by my colleagues and most of the internet for admitting to fancying Bill Gates, but after they all see this video taken at tonight’s keynotes speech, I’m sure they’ll come round to my way of thinking. But hands off – he’s mine!
This video is a hilarious take…
CES 2008: Is getting a plug in Bill Gates' CES opener the gadget kiss of death?
In addition to pontificating about the future of electronics, hanging out with some very cool guests and indulging in a spot of Xbox gaming Bill Gates has traditionally used his CES opener to unveil new Microsoft gadgets and innovations.
However, if you do a quick where are they now search for many of the CES launched gadgets it becomes clear that getting a plug from Gates at the show is actually the kiss of death. Here are a few products that haven't quite fared as well as Microsoft had hoped.
Bill Gates to potentially save world with $10m donation to new telescope
Everyone’s favourite billionaire is slightly poorer today (or next Wednesday, when the cheque clears), thanks to donating $10m to help build a massive new space-observing telescope.
The $400m telescope, being built in Chile, presumably because of all the cheap labour (or clear mountain skies to look through), will monitor the entire sky once every three days…
How to dress like Microsoft's Bill Gates for Halloween
Yesterday’s Steve Jobs costume didn’t float your boat? How about dressing up as his biggest rival, Bill Gates? You’d have women dry-humping your leg all night long if you did, promise. Ok, maybe just me in that case, but I’m sure there are others out there who can’t resist a good Gates lookalike. Right?
Essentially you want to aim on dressing like your Dad at the office, so raid his wardrobe if you can, otherwise get yourself down…
