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Dell: Exploding batteries are Sony's fault

September 14, 2006 Company chairman lays blame for the Dell's recent battery crisis firmly at the feet of Sony. TAGS: recall, battery, cell, Dell, reseller, Sony Corp., computer company, chairman, channel, Apple Computer, laptop computer, PC

Gates still has a long to-do list

October 18, 2007 Even as he moves to part time, Microsoft's chairman will keep pursuing tech such as tablet computing, speech recognition.Video: Gates' crystal ball TAGS: Bill Gates, Pall Corp., chairman, speech, speech recognition, tablet, vision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, video, PC

With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

January 29, 2007 On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, chairman, P2P, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Intel's Barrett knows PCs inside and out

August 8, 2006 The PC market saved Intel from becoming a technology industry footnote in the mid-1980s, and it hasn't looked back. TAGS: projection, Intel, spreadsheet, word-processor, chairman, PC

Gates reveals where 'Milan' is headed

May 31, 2007 Microsoft's chairman says the table PC idea is just the start. TAGS: Bill Gates, Milan, chairman, touch screen, Microsoft Corp., photograph, PC

Gates sees a home server in your future

January 8, 2007 Microsoft's chairman tells why the average person wants a server and explains why they won't have to be a geek to make it work. Photos: Gates on home servers TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, chairman, server, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Negroponte: $100 laptop trials to kick off

August 22, 2006 Widespread field tests of portable PCs for children in the developing world will start next month, the project's chairman says. TAGS: OLPC, Thailand, Nigeria, trial, chairman, laptop computer, LCD, PC

Gates scopes out the business landscape

March 28, 2006 As Microsoft very publicly wrestles with Windows Vista, it's also quietly extending its tentacles into the business world. TAGS: Great Plains Software, WinFS, Bill Gates, file system, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Windows XP in your living room

January 7, 2002 At the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off an interface intended to turn PCs into home electronics or entertainment systems. Think XP with a remote control. TAGS: Stephen Baker, consumer electronics, entertainment, Bill Gates, home entertainment, Consumer Electronics Show, electronics, Compaq Computer Corp., chairman, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, TV, HP

It's all about software, says Gates

January 7, 2008 Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. Photos: Gates' last call at CES? TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, cloud, Apple Computer, chairman, platform, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft springs forward at hardware confab

May 17, 2007 Software giant puts spotlight on its upcoming Windows Server 2008 at annual spring Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. TAGS: Craig Mundie, WinHEC, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, health care, blog, chairman, server, Microsoft Windows Vista, health, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, video

Gates on Vista, Linux and more

November 17, 2006 Microsoft's chairman discusses his favorite Vista feature, why he'll keep pushing for a new file system and open source's role. TAGS: WinFS, Steve Ballmer, file system, tablet, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft, NYT partner on newspaper software

April 28, 2006 Times Reader uses the graphics power of Windows Vista to help bring the "Gray Lady" further into the digital age. Image: NYT gets digital boost TAGS: Bill Gates, newspaper, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, brand, Microsoft Windows, PC

Gates looks to expand view beyond Windows

March 20, 2006 At Mix conference, Microsoft appeals to Web developers, commits to more IE updates. Video: Gates' Mix '06 keynote Photo: Gates shrugs at Mix '06 TAGS: web technology, Bill Gates, Web application, RSS, conference, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, developer, chairman, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., desktop computer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, photograph, PC, Microsoft Windows

Gates: End to passwords in sight

February 14, 2006 With Windows Vista, the Microsoft chairman feels he has the right weapons to supplant PC passwords. Photos: Gates takes the stage at RSA Image: A look at InfoCards TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, Bill Gates, digital certificate, single sign-on, RSA Security Inc., password, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Lenovo says changing execs is part of a plan

December 21, 2005 Chairman says company's sudden CEO shift is all part of its plan to move into the next phase of an international push. TAGS: Lenovo, merger, supply chain, phase, exec, IBM PC, IBM Corp., China, CEO, Asia, Dell, chairman, brand, PC
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