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Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as Its Next CEO

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b5G8DmlLwMZ0tf0Jp7LEmrhJUg5dEXTFvT4co4BEPaZvKW1SkI1hc9eSudI_CeYy6aq9j5n7NfwlzvBOY-qjrd5YpMVjccrYeWXDtXtr-ENzJ-VF7iHlimkQyKmQ3UG9x5YVF1k7P0Y/s1600/Microsoft+Board+names+Satya+Nadella+as+Its+Next+CEO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b5G8DmlLwMZ0tf0Jp7LEmrhJUg5dEXTFvT4co4BEPaZvKW1SkI1hc9eSudI_CeYy6aq9j5n7NfwlzvBOY-qjrd5YpMVjccrYeWXDtXtr-ENzJ-VF7iHlimkQyKmQ3UG9x5YVF1k7P0Y/s1600/Microsoft+Board+names+Satya+Nadella+as+Its+Next+CEO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Microsoft’s CEO post has been at the center of rumors and leaks for  the last couple of months. Today, the company finally announced the  successor to Steve Balmer. Meet Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO. The  appointment takes effect immediately, so Steve Balmer can go into an  earlier than anticipated retirement.<br /> A quick background check on Nadella tells that he joined Microsoft 22  years ago from Sun Microsystems. Having his roots based in India,  Nadella moved to the US to study computer science at the University of  Wisconsin. At Microsoft, Satya has worked on cloud and enterprise  business. He has played an active role in taking Office to the cloud.<br /> As the newly appointed CEO, Satya has lots of challenges and tasks to  complete. The first of them would be to transform Microsoft from a  software focused company to a device and services and software centric  one. This would include the Xbox business and the newly acquired handset  business from Nokia. Also, Satya would be facing the task of increasing  Microsoft’s presence in the smartphone and tablet business, where it  still holds next to nothing market share when compared to the biggies.<br /> But he won’t be alone in facing these hurdles, since the company  founder Bill Gates will take the role of Founder and Technology Advisor,  to help Nadella take the company in the right direction. </div>

Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as Its Next CEO

Microsoft’s CEO post has been at the center of rumors and leaks for the last couple of months. Today, the company finally announced the su...

Apple breaks revenue, iPhone, and iPad records in Q1

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot5z-IIx1paeMsoBqoxBfULvLCa3dinIDqVdtypGtgG72HY1vq916F9FKdeSh1G9elgYKR82iwr0Pu84JFJ_MVrMAGhyP7TfiZ9zWyV9D0ItqO98UwxzHScaPmjfoC3DVUVyBkUTsD58/s1600/Apple+breaks+revenue,+iPhone,+and+iPad+records+in+Q1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot5z-IIx1paeMsoBqoxBfULvLCa3dinIDqVdtypGtgG72HY1vq916F9FKdeSh1G9elgYKR82iwr0Pu84JFJ_MVrMAGhyP7TfiZ9zWyV9D0ItqO98UwxzHScaPmjfoC3DVUVyBkUTsD58/s1600/Apple+breaks+revenue,+iPhone,+and+iPad+records+in+Q1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Although recent numbers have shown Apple loosing market share in most  of the markets, its quarterly report paints a different picture. The  last quarter of 2013 was the best so far for Apple.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">See also:  <a href="http://www.circlestech.com/2014/01/report-apples-iphone-6-design-locked.html">Report: Apple's 'iPhone 6' design 'locked down' with 4.8" display</a></h4>The company managed  to ship a whopping 51 million iPhones in the quarter, a new record.  Apple hasn’t revealed the 5s, 5c breakdown, but has admitted the sales  of the latter have been somewhat disappointing. Still the numbers prove  that the company won’t be just swept away with the green wave and can  hold its ground pretty well even in tough competition.<br />Apple also managed to ship 26 million iPads in the same period, which  is again an all time high figure. More good news came from Mac sales,  whihc reached 4.8 million in the quarter. Although, the iPod sales were  down 55 percent year on year.<br />Still it was a positive picture on the whole for the Cupertino giant,  with net revenues of $57.6 billion. The profit was relatively flat  at $13.1 billion. For the next quarter, the company expects a revenue of  $42-44 billion.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>Image+Source: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/27/apple-record-iphone-ipad-sales/">engadget</a></i><br /><br /><i>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. </i></div>

Apple breaks revenue, iPhone, and iPad records in Q1

Although recent numbers have shown Apple loosing market share in most of the markets, its quarterly report paints a different picture. The ...

Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter And Full-Year Financial 2013 Results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiqqW7xlJJjqYfM50uWywIidsAZxjT132XmByFDOeKjt_lOK_eLZLFuBqfMQOXuk5imNBX3FcOEoqmnWkBeBwmbPVz0CEZfdwz5roYk8ZF0H49xHwuYGWkWdahn0KIEQUUqch1JLUwaU/s1600/samsung-sign110608133027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiqqW7xlJJjqYfM50uWywIidsAZxjT132XmByFDOeKjt_lOK_eLZLFuBqfMQOXuk5imNBX3FcOEoqmnWkBeBwmbPVz0CEZfdwz5roYk8ZF0H49xHwuYGWkWdahn0KIEQUUqch1JLUwaU/s1600/samsung-sign110608133027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>It’s earnings period again and the numbers have started poring in.  After Microsoft and Nokia, Samsung has revealed its earnings for the  last quarter of the year gone by and the numbers are somewhat muted.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">See also:<a href="http://www.circlestech.com/2014/01/samsung-confirms-its-tizen-device-is.html"> Samsung confirms its Tizen Device is delayed… again</a></h4>The company has managed to break its own records as far as revenues  are concerned, raking in a whopping $54.9 billion, up 0.3 percent from  last quarter. The overall profits for the same period stood at $7.8  billion, which is down 18 percent QoQ. Although the lower than expected  profits had nothing to do with the weakening demand. instead, Samsung  has stated that it sold record tablets in the last quarter. It’s tablet  sales have nearly doubled from the last year, while the mobile sales are  still strong (even after they took a little dip from last quarter). The  mobile division’s overall revenue was down to close to $32 billion and  the net profits off that were again down to $5.09 billion.<br /> One reason for the drop in revenue was the one time cost that came  with Samsung paying bonuses to close to its 254,000 employees worldwide  to mark the 20th anniversary since the new CEO stepped in and changed  thing around in the company. Also, the company spent a considerable  amount this quarter on marketing and advertising. Going forward, Samsung  expects stiff competition in the mobile segment. It is also looking to  expand its wearables and OLED and Ultra HD TV business.<br /><i>Source:<a href="http://www.koreanewswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=734111&ected=">koreanewswire</a></i><br /><br /><br /><i>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.</i></div>

Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter And Full-Year Financial 2013 Results

It’s earnings period again and the numbers have started poring in. After Microsoft and Nokia, Samsung has revealed its earnings for the la...