Tag Archive for: Microsoft
On Feb. 4, 2014, the tech-world was abuzz with the news that industry giant Microsoft had crowned a new CEO, the third since Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company in 1975. Satya Nadella, a relatively unknown 46-year-old American born and raised in Hyderabad, India, replaced Steve Ballmer to become the head of the […]
Annenberg center researches smart watches
Microsoft fuses television and gaming with Xbox 360
By HANNAH MUNIZ
5 Comments/in Arts & Entertainment, Columns
Microsoft is always trying to stay on top, and it’s doing one heck of a job. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer previewed a new television feature for Xbox 360 at an event called BUILD in Anaheim, Calif. The company is now inching its way into the realm of cable and satellite television through the […]
Ventures all about timing
By JORDAN LEE
in Opinion
Students should measure the risk of dropping out of college to become an entrepreneur.
Microsoft CEO to Give Speech At Graduation
By ASHLEY M. WILLIAMS
8 Comments/in News
Steve Ballmer, the chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker May 13.
Commencement speaker announced
By ADEEL MOHAMMADI
in Blogs, CampusNow
The USC Office of Protocol and University Events has announced that Microsoft’s chief executive officer, Steven Ballmer, will issue the commencement address at this year’s commencement exercises. Commencement will take place on Friday, May 13, and an estimated 40,000 guests are expected to attend as 5,000 students receive their degrees. Ballmer will receive an honorary […]
Microsoft partners with USC
By LILY CONOVER
in News
The company will endow a professor to bring interactive media expertise to the school.
Trade show previews season’s hottest video games
By JOHN WHEELER
in Arts & Entertainment, Games
The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo featured products from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.