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The iPad falls on deaf ears with Bill Gates

Microsoft’s co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates isn’t impressed by the iPad, Apple’s latest multitouch computer for couch potatoes. According to BNET’s Brent Schlender, the iPad fell on deaf ears with...

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Bill Gates talks energy at TED

Bill Gates has drastically changed his role since leaving Microsoft and now focuses on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. To that end, he recently gave a talk at the TED conference. Not about…

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Bill Gates drops to second on World’s Richest list

It was going to happen sooner or later. Now Bill Gates has turned from Microsoft capitalist, to using his fortune for good, he isn’t making as much money as he used to. That…

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Bill Gates: The iPad “isn’t there yet”

During an appearance on Larry King Live on CNN last night, Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates said that while he liked Apple’s iPad, it’s “not quite there yet.” Huh? How’s that? Said…

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Bill Gates: Forget university, the web is the future for education

Bill Gates attended the Technonomy conference earlier this week, and had quite a bold statement to make about the future of education. He believes the web is where people will be learning in…

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Zuckerberg is biggest gainer in Forbes 400 Richest Americans list

Forbes has released an up-to-date list of the 400 richest people in America. All the usual suspects are there with Bill Gates topping the charts at $54 billion. Not far behind is Warren…

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Outlook 2010′s People Pane fallback silhouette is a famous mug shot

If you’ve used Outlook 2010 for any length of time, then you’re probably used to seeing the silhouette pictured above. It’s the default image used in the People Pane when a picture hasn’t…

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Check out the Windows 1.0 press kit, it’s geektastic

Dated November 20, 1985, 25 years ago as of next month, the original Windows 1.0 press kit is a document that’s worth checking out. It’s the original thing, in its complete form, uploaded…

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Apple products are banned in Bill Gates’ house

Being the brains behind Microsoft has made Bill Gates the wealthiest guy in the world. So he can pretty much afford to buy his kids any gadgets they want. However, Apple devices are…

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Steve Ballmer puts down a mutiny, says it’s not time to break up Microsoft

Something interesting arose at Microsoft‘s annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had to put down a mutiny after a shareholder suggested the company be split up… something...

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Mark Zuckerberg donates most of his future wealth to The Giving Pledge charity

Normally a man to shy away from the public eye, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has decided to put his mass (future) fortune to good use by becoming one of the latest billionaires to…

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Bill Gates loses “world’s richest” title after giving $28 billion to charity

If you think being the richest man in the world means having billions and billions of dollars, you’d be right. But if you think being the richest man means having $49 billion after already giving $28...

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Move over Hollywood, the Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame gets its first 7 geeks

American culture is quick to celebrate its celebrities famous for their roles in music, TV, and music, but why is it that we don’t give as much attention to the people who really…

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Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional dies aged 16

In most cases talented people end up getting highlighted in the press usually for their achievements. When that person is a child, obviously the excitement surrounding their achievements is heightened....

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MIT cuts Media Lab energy use by 24 percent with clever prototype wristband

With every passing year technology becomes more personal and offers us more choice and control over our data and increasingly our surroundings. MIT is working to increase that control even further by...

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Simon Cowell and Will.i.am planning X Factor for Tech

Simon Cowell’s name should be known to everyone as the main man behind the show you either watch avidly or avoid at all costs on prime time TV. The X Factor may be…

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Bill Gates proves piracy was rife even before floppy discs

As we move more content online, publishers and some content creators are increasingly pointing to piracy as killing their respective industries. But it’s easy to forget that piracy isn’t a new thing. In…

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Bill Gates and his 82-inch Perceptive Pixel Windows 8 tablet

The original Microsoft Surface was supposed to be a table-like PC that multiple users could collaborate on together. It may have taken them a little while, but Microsoft’s designers eventually figured...

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Bill Gates wants to fund the condom of the future

Having moved on from Windows, Bill Gates has been venturing to make the world a better place. He donates an enormous amount of money to charity. Last year, he attempted to reinvent the…

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen recreate 32 year old Microsoft photo

The image you see above is a classic. It depicts a very young Bill Gates sitting next to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, with both men surrounded by different types of computer. Both men…

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