Steve Ballmer

For anyone involved in the consumer tech industry, the 2013 International CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) is the holy grail of exposure and opportunity. The largest such tradeshow in the world, CES attracts more than 150,000...

NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise. The 22-8 vote in Dallas followed a recommendation made last month by the NBA's relocation...

The NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento and not to allow the team to move to Seattle. The Kings' future in Sacramento has been in limbo as an ownership group in Seattle, headed by hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen...

PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...

The NBA's Relocation Committee unanimously recommended that the NBA Board of Governors deny the application of the Sacramento Kings to relocate to Seattle. It is a major victory for Sacramento in its bid to keep the Kings. The Board will meet the week...

The Cleveland Cavaliers intend to speak with former Lakers coach Mike Brown as the team begins its search for a candidate to replace fired coach Byron Scott. Brown's return as the Cavaliers coach, once thought too farfetched, is a distinct possibility....

Kevin Johnson used a basketball analogy when discussing Sacramento's odds of keeping the Kings, saying they were like Steve Nash at the free-throw line. The implication, of course, was that the city has about a 90.4% chance of preventing the team from...

SACRAMENTO — The most effective politician in Sacramento? There's no question. It's the mayor. Kevin Johnson — K.J. as he became known during his pro basketball playing days — is indisputably the right mayor at the right time. It's...

Una coalición de grandes empresas de Estados Unidos anunció hoy el comienzo de su “Marcha por la innovación” para exigir que el Congreso apruebe una reforma de inmigración que les permita contratar trabajadores calificados. La “...

Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago. "There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in...

Microsoft has begun selling subscriptions for Office 365 Home Premium, a cloud-based version of its office suite programs that also includes a handful of additional features. The cloud service costs $99.99 a year and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint,...

In a closely watched earnings report, Microsoft reported revenues and profits that met Wall Street's expectations.  Microsoft reported  second-quarter earnings on Thursday of 76 cents a share, with $21.46 billion in revenue. Analysts' consensus...