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Bye bye Ballmer: Embattled Microsoft CEO to retire within a year
Steve Ballmer has been a major presence and employee at Microsoft for more than 30 years, but his time with the software giant is drawing to a close. Microsoft announced this morning that Ballmer, who has been CEO of the company since 2000, will step down within the next 12 months, once a successor is found to head the business. Around one year ago, Ballmer was named the worst CEO, so some people may be okay with him stepping down.
Nintendo announces the 2DS, a slate-like 3DS without 3D
Nintendo shocked the world today by unveiling its next iteration of the 3DS line: the 2DS. That's right, Nintendo is launching a new model of its flagship product on October 12th without any 3D support. What’s even more bizarre, Grant explains, is that the 2DS isn't in the traditional clamshell design of other DS-branded devices.
Xbox One graphics capabilities, odd SoC architecture, and bus bandwidth confirmed by Microsoft
Microsoft's Xbox One deep dive at Hot Chips has disclosed a great deal of technical information on the chip, giving us a look at some of the fundamental capabilities we've been curious about. What's the chip offer on an architectural level? We investigate. Unfortunately, almost every feature will remain locked behind the Xbox Live Gold paywall.
Shopping for PCs is a wretched, broken experience -- and budget ultrabooks haven't helped
When Intel unveiled its ultrabook concept, the company positioned the new systems as best-in-class platforms that would compete against the MacBook Air. In some ways, that strategy has worked -- laptops have gotten markedly thinner and a higher percentage of total systems are using low-voltage processors to boost battery life. But the hoped-for simplification of the PC buying experience? Joel explains that it has only gotten worse. In this the ultrabook program has been a failure and the process of buying a PC has not been improved or even simplified.
iPhone 5S' A7 SoC rumored to bring 64-bit support, 31% speed boost, but no quad-core
Rumors surrounding the launch of the A7 next month is making the whole internet begin to froth at the mouth. Not only are we supposedly going to see a substantial CPU speed boost over the A6's processor, but sources indicate that Apple is finally making the switch to a 64-bit CPU in its line of mobile devices. While it likely won't make much of a difference right off the bat, it does set the stage for faster apps and more memory down the road.
PS4 and Xbox One user interfaces are all about simplicity and speed
We've seen the controllers, the cameras, and the new game consoles themselves, but we've still only seen a few minutes worth of footage of one of the most important aspects of a device: the user interface. Speed, ease of navigation, and the potential for annoying ads are still difficult to judge from these sparse details, but we can already see some truly compelling features popping up on the next-gen consoles
RIP Ubuntu Edge, but Ubuntu is still coming to smartphones in 2014
The Ubuntu Edge, a smartphone that doubles up as as a desktop PC when docked, has unsurprisingly failed to meet its funding goal of $32 million. Canonical is fairly stoic about its failure, issuing a statement that $12.8 million is still the "biggest ever fixed crowdfunding campaign." Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, speaking to the Guardian newspaper, says that carriers and OEMs are still "definitely interested" in making mid-range Ubuntu-powered smartphones. For now, though, the dream of an ultra-high-spec superphone like the Edge, which doubles up as a desktop PC, is dead.
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