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Giz Explains: How the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Will Save the World

Bill Gates is officially “transitioning” from Microsoft this week, but really, he checked out a long time ago. His Big Hairy Vision isn’t just modernizing the world anymore-it’s saving it. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest charitable foundation, with a current asset trust endowment of $37.3 billion. Last year, it gave…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Best Bill Gates Parodies Ever

So what does Bill Gates really have to show for his years of hard work? Sure he built a software empire, and yeah he has been known as the richest man alive. But those things aren’t as cool as being immortalized on film and in song. Maybe. Either way, he’s been cartooned, acted, clayed, and…

Tech News Christopher Mascari

Rumor: Microsoft to Allow Third-Party Xbox 360 Consoles

The last time we saw the rumor of Microsoft licensing Xbox 360 technologies to other companies was a few years ago, but EGM’s got a fresh update to it. Their rumor column says that Microsoft might be licensing third-party manufacturers to build Xbox 360 hardware that can play off-the-shelf Xbox 360 discs. That’s right. What…

Tech News Jason Chen

Classic Clips: Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP

With Bill Gates saying good-bye to Microsoft this week, we’re realizing more by the day how much we’ll miss the guy. And when reading through the many interviews floating around this week, we came across this jewel from 2003. A leaked memo from Microsoft, it’s several pages of Gates just laying into his design and…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Aftermarket Xbox 360 Case Reduces Noise, Heat and Design

If the Xbox 360 is simply too loud, hot and small for your taste, the Lian-Li PC-XB01 case mod can help. The case can silence the disc drive with sound-proofing foam and keep things cool with improved airflow, a single 120mm fan or optional water cooling system. Plus, it is four times the size of…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Bill Gates is Going to Have One F’ed Up Retirement

Last week, I asked you to create visions of Bill Gates in retirement. You responded. As per usual, the easiest joke had the most entries (this time, it was Bill Gates working at the Apple Store/at the Genius Bar), many of which were left on the cutting room floor. However, there are a pretty serious…

Tech News Adam Frucci

How To: Make Windows Vista Boot Faster With Multiple Cores

Does Vista boot slower than a turtle slogging through molasses after you press the power button? If you have a multi-core processor (and you probably do), you can make it scoot at least a little bit faster with just a couple clicks. Run msconfig (type it into the Start search bar, press enter). Click boot,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

A Night With Bill Gates’ New Big Hairy Vision

Bill Gates wrinkled his nose at me. “You just squished your question.” Aw shit, I just annoyed Bill Gates. I asked about collaborative tech projects between the Gates Foundation and Microsoft. You could see the question practically crawl up his spine and spill out of his eyes as laser beams of frustration fueled by my…

Tech News Brian Lam

Portable Gaming Solutions Will Cram Your 360 Into a Suitcase for $550

Sometimes it’s nice to just sit and consider exactly why you don’t do so many of the things that you don’t do. (That’s why I don’t tie my nipples to doorknobs! Of course!) This is a useful exercise that the guy behind Portable Gaming Solutions has apparently never tried. As a result, he is offering…

Tech News John Herrman

Bill Gates Retirement Party

The time has come. On June 27th, Bill Gates will stop commuting to Microsoft’s Redmond campus on a daily basis, and begin full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. You probably know that for Bill, retirement doesn’t mean what it meant for your dear old granddad. He will still visit his Redmond office…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Ballmer: Running Microsoft ‘Til 2017, and They’re Going “Up, Baby, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up!”

Financial Times has probably the most in-depth Steve Ballmer interview in a while for Bill Gates’ retirement party. A lot of it is spent on his obsession with search. But there are some savory sprinkles in the mix. Like, unless the board tosses him, we’ve got nine more years of shouty, sweaty Photoshops to look…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

SpitFire 360 Controller Gives Xbox Modders a Not-So-Tactical Advantage

I have no clue how I missed this great hack from earlier in the year, but AcidMods has released a tutorial on modding an Xbox 360 controller to do all sorts of neat, cheatie stuff—like adding rapid fire to pistols in Call of Duty—through programmable macros. But since I know that you have almost no…

Tech News Mark Wilson

If Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were on Match.com: Who is Sexiest?

Up until a few years ago, any lengthy feature on Bill Gates usually elicited a fair amount of words on the Gates-Jobs rivalry. The two tech behemoths were always pitted head-to-head, with the writer pulling together some conclusion on how the soon-retiring Microsoftie was the better businessman, while iMan had a clearer vision of how…

Tech News AddyDugdale

Dell Extends Windows XP Home Deadline to June 26, Cites “Popular Demand”

Dell wrote us to say that due to popular demand (read: common sense), they are extending the deadline for customers who want to order systems with Windows XP Home premium. As of today, a Dell rep said customers can order select configurations of the Inspiron 530 or 530s desktops with Windows XP Home Premium through…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Rare Bill Gates Photos, Narrated by Bill Gates

Fortune has a nice package for Bill Gates‘ upcoming departure from Microsoft-the best is their exclusive gallery of 15 rare photos from throughout his life, narrated by Bill himself. I think my favorite pic is the leather biker jacket slung over his V-neck Cosby sweater at a Harley event-or the fist pump when he gets…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Disney’s Innoventions Dream Home is a Big Ad For Microsoft and HP…But I Still Want It

Recently, Disney announced the grand opening of their new Innoventions Dream Home located in Tomorrowland in Anaheim, Calif. The construction was a collaborative effort between Disneyland, Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home-builder Taylor Morrison-so naturally the home functions more as a big advertising campaign for current products than an actual “home of the future.” Still, I…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Windows XP On a Dell Means $50 Downgrade Surcharge Starting Now

Here’s the deal. Dell agreed to Microsoft’s plan of allowing Windows XP sales after June 30, but at a surcharge over installing Vista. How much of one? $20 to $50. ComputerWorld says that customers who buy the Vostro (low-end) desktops and notebooks will pay this fee in order to downgrade from Vista, which Dell is…

Tech News Jason Chen

What Kind of Crazy Crap is Bill Gates Going to Get Himself Into When He Retires?

Bill Gates is retiring in a couple of weeks! Oh lordy, the crown prince of Microsoft, retired! What’s he going to do with all his free time? He’ll be the richest retiree ever, so he’ll have plenty of options to fill his days. As you can see, I posit that he’ll hang out on the…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Microsoft Screws Customers Less, Keeps MSN Music Servers Open Late

Microsoft will extend the life of its MSN Music servers—that authorize its old purchased music for new PCs or players—to at least 2011, after originally scheduling them for shutdown later this year. After “careful consideration”, it decided it was a good idea to hold off on screwing the poor folks who bought songs smothered in…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design Competition Winners Announced

Over the last six months or so, we have been keeping up with the entries in this year’s Next-Gen PC Design competition, posting here and there on some of the unique ideas that came down the pipeline. Finally, Microsoft has announced the winners and, not surprisingly, there are a few familiar designs on the list.…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Giz Explains: How the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Will Save the World

The Best Bill Gates Parodies Ever

Rumor: Microsoft to Allow Third-Party Xbox 360 Consoles

Classic Clips: Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP

Aftermarket Xbox 360 Case Reduces Noise, Heat and Design

Bill Gates is Going to Have One F’ed Up Retirement

How To: Make Windows Vista Boot Faster With Multiple Cores

A Night With Bill Gates’ New Big Hairy Vision

Portable Gaming Solutions Will Cram Your 360 Into a Suitcase for $550

Bill Gates Retirement Party

Ballmer: Running Microsoft ‘Til 2017, and They’re Going “Up, Baby, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up!”

SpitFire 360 Controller Gives Xbox Modders a Not-So-Tactical Advantage

If Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were on Match.com: Who is Sexiest?

Dell Extends Windows XP Home Deadline to June 26, Cites “Popular Demand”

Rare Bill Gates Photos, Narrated by Bill Gates

Disney’s Innoventions Dream Home is a Big Ad For Microsoft and HP…But I Still Want It

Windows XP On a Dell Means $50 Downgrade Surcharge Starting Now

What Kind of Crazy Crap is Bill Gates Going to Get Himself Into When He Retires?

Microsoft Screws Customers Less, Keeps MSN Music Servers Open Late

Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design Competition Winners Announced

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