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Mango update progressing, but Samsung owners have to wait

Computerworld - 4 Oct, 2011
By Mikael Ricknäs IDG News Service - Microsoft has invited 50% of eligible Windows Phone users to update to version 7.5, also known as Mango, Microsoft's Eric Hautala said in a blog post on Monday. The update process seems to be smoother than previous ...

Microsoft opens Windows Phone 7.5 update to 50 per cent of devices

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - 4 Oct, 2011
MOBILE SOFTWARE MAKER Microsoft has opened up its Windows Phone 7.5 (WP7.5) deployment to 50 per cent of existing Windows Phone 7 handsets. Eric Hautala, general manager of Customer Experience Engineering at Microsoft said the firm ...

Ballmer: Uninspiring performance and a small package

Register - 4 Oct, 2011
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Steve Ballmer has failed to dazzle the Microsoft board in the last year, and his pay cheque seems to reflect that fact. The Redmond firm's CEO bagged just a $685500 bonus, which on top of his $682500 ...

'Underpaid' Microsoft CEO gets 2 pc salary hike

IBNLive.com - 4 Oct, 2011
Seattle: Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and adapting to the tablet computer revolution. Ballmer, 55, got a bonus of $682500 ...

Core facts: Windows 8 truthiness dissected, Mango sliced

Register - Mary-Jo Foley, Gavin Clarke - 4 Oct, 2011
MicroBite: number 31 With 500 new features, Mango's a juicy release for Microsoft's Windows Mobile team: third-party application multi tasking, HTML5-compliant browser and video voice mail. But with the iPhone 5 looming, technology alone won't help ...

Windows Phone sales dampen Ballmer's bonus

Inquirer - Dave Neal - 4 Oct, 2011
JUMPING SHOUTING Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been awarded only half of his allowable maximum bonus after having overseen lower than expected Windows Phone 7 sales. A filing at the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows that ...

Microsoft CEO bonus lags on phone, tablet results

Reuters India - Ray Stubblebine, Bill Rigby - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the launch of the company's Microsoft 365 cloud service in New York, June 28, 2011. Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and ...

Slow phone sales cost Ballmer bigger bonus

The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft's board of directors agreed to pay CEO Steve Ballmer $682500 in base salary and $682500 for reaching 100 percent of his target award goals in the fiscal year ended June 30. By Janet I. Tu These articles about Ballmer's compensation are ...

Silverman: Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones worth a try

Houston Chronicle - Dwight Silverman - 4 Oct, 2011
If you're looking for a smartphone, chances are you're checking out the latest models with Google's Android and Apple's iOS operating systems. As well you should. iPhones and Android phones are excellent. ...

Steve Ballmer's report card: “Could do better”

Financial Times (blog) - Richard Waters - 4 Oct, 2011
Steve Ballmer received only half the potential bonus he stood to make in Microsoft's latest fiscal year, though the pay-out was still in line with the “target bonus” the company had set for him. The message from the Microsoft board: despite successes ...

Windows Chief Sinofsky Has More Shares Than Any Employee Except Ballmer (MSFT)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft filed its annual proxy today, and there's a new name on the list of big employee shareholders: Windows chief Steven Sinofsky. He now owns more than 1.1 million shares (including options that vest in the next 60 days). At today's closing price ...

Microsoft's Ballmer Got Half Maximum Bonus on Windows Sales

BusinessWeek - Dina Bass - 4 Oct, 2011
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. said Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer wasn't awarded his full bonus for fiscal 2011, citing lower-than-expected sales of phones based on the company's software and a drop in revenue in its Windows ...

Microsoft CEO bonus lags on phone, tablet results

Reuters Canada - Bill Rigby - 4 Oct, 2011
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and adapting to the tablet computer revolution. ...

Ballmer's bonus curtailed

Sydney Morning Herald - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, pictured last October, had an average past year according to his bonus. Photo: AP Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in ...

Microsoft CEO bonus lags on phone, tablet results

Reuters UK - Bill Rigby, Gary Hill - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks about the upcoming release of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, in Toronto, October 21, 2009. By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum ...

Microsoft CEO Ballmer's pay: Nearly $1.4 million

CNET (blog) - Jay Greene - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft's board decided to pay Chief Executive Steve Ballmer a $682500 bonus on top of his $682500 salary in the fiscal year that ended June 30, concluding that Ballmer met, but did not exceed, his performance targets for the year. ...

Windows Phone 7.5 operating system integrates contacts

The Australian - Chris Griffith - 4 Oct, 2011
It's all about contacts, but is it any good? Chris Griffith roadtests the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system WINDOWS Phone 7.5 does not seek to be another operating system that supplies blank screen acreage on which you arrange apps and widgets. ...

Windows 7 Takes Flight At Korean Air

InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - 4 Oct, 2011
Asian carrier expects to have migrated its entire PC infrastructure to the most current version of Microsoft's OS by year end. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Despite the buzz surrounding Windows 8 in recent weeks, the fact is most enterprises have ...

Microsoft: Ballmer Got Half of Maximum Bonus

Bloomberg - Dina Bass - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer wasn't awarded his full bonus for fiscal 2011, citing lower-than-expected sales of phones based on the company's software and a drop in ...

Ballmer receives salary hike, reaches 100 percent of target

The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received base pay of $682500 (an increase of 2.2 percent) in the fiscal year ended June 30, along with 100 percent of his target award of $682500, according to Microsoft's proxy statement filed today announcing its upcoming ...

A peek into the state of various phone brands

Daily Monitor - 4 Oct, 2011
By MUSTAFA ZIRABA (email the author) There was a time when particular elements mattered with every phone purchase. These ranged from the brand, phone size, price and form factor including, bars, sliders, swivels and flippers, among others. ...

Microsoft sets sights on cloud

Bangkok Post - 4 Oct, 2011
US-based Microsoft is moving to online-based applications and a mobile operating system in a drive to transform itself from a software firm to a service provider by 2015. The strategic move is aimed at sustaining its revenue growth in the post-personal ...

Microsoft Hungry For Smartphone Share, Rolls Out Mango Update

Forbes - 4 Oct, 2011
Microsoft is one of the major players in the smartphone industry. It launched Windows Phone 7 last year, which competes with Android from Google and iOS from Apple. It is widely expected to become the third major smartphone platform in the coming years ...

Windows Phone 7 'Mango' Fixes Location Tracking Bug

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 4 Oct, 2011
A Windows Phone developer has concluded that Microsoft's "Mango" update fixes a bug that collected a user's location data without permission. "I have confirmed that Windows Phone 'Mango' no longer sends location data prior to being ...

Microsoft Canada reveals new WP Nokia device, the Nokia Sabre

Moneycontrol.com - ‎Oct 3, 2011‎
Microsoft Canada has accidentally leaked the name of their new Windows Phone Nokia device after the Searay, as reported by WP Central. The name of the new phone, the Nokia Sabre, was leaked in the rule page for a Mango-app contest. ...

Microsoft CEO's Bonus Below Maximum Allowed (MSFT)

Financial News Network Online - 4 Oct, 2011
By FNNO Staff in News corner, MSFT, microsoft, nasdaq:msft CEO's Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Steve Ballmer received a bonus $682500--equal to his salary--for the latest fiscal year which was under the maximum allowed that would have been double his salary. ...

How to Force Your Windows Phone to Update to Mango (7.5)

Gadget Helpline (blog) - 4 Oct, 2011
The first major software update for Windows Phone has been out for a week or so now, and today Microsoft announced that around 50% of users should be updated already. However, we know that almost everyone wants the cool new features and improved ...

Microsoft accelerates Windows Phone 7.5 update schedule

Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 4 Oct, 2011
Following the successful launch of the Windows Phone 7.5 update across a number of devices, carriers, and countries, Microsoft has announced that it is releasing the upgrade now to 50 percent of all users that are out there. ...

Compute: Windows 8 preview shows promise

ScrippsNews - Andrea Eldridge - 4 Oct, 2011
I'm not a big fan of change. It took me five years with the same haircut to finally try bangs. So when Microsoft announced at its recent developers' conference that it would release a new version of ...

 

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