Steve Ballmer

While all the talk is naturally about Apple’s upcoming tablet release this year, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wasted no time in announcing and unveiling the HP Slate (as Ballmer called it), Microsoft’s very own tablet device. As reported from Pocket-Lint , the HP Slate will be joined by two other tablet devices, manufactured by Archos and Pegatron. He didn’t go into details on what kind of specs the Slate will have, but did mention that the device will have ‘full’ support for the Kindle e-book reader. According to Ballmer, the HP Slate will be available this year, we’ll let you know when we have ... Read Full Story

We’ve been drooling over a number of leaked images and details about a rumoured slab of awesome from Microsoft heretofore dubbed the Courier . Tonight at CES Microsoft unveiled the real deal — kind of. Microsoft is making a tablet-like device — several in fact, with different partners (Pegatron, Archos and HP) — which CEO Steve Ballmer referred to collectively as “slate PCs.” But it’s clear these are still early days for the insanely hyped “Microsoft and HP tablet” that was to have challenged Apple’s also completely mythical tablet that everyone expects to be announced later this month. This device has no specs yet ... Read Full Story

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer just demonstrated a tablet computer built by Hewlett Packard and powered by the Windows 7 operating system. Ballmer was on-stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where The New York Times previously reported he would announce a tablet , perhaps to beat Apple’s expected tablet announcement later this month. The demo was pretty short, and Ballmer didn’t offer many details. He actually had three computers that he called “slate PCs” on-stage, which he said are “almost as portable as a phone and as powerful as a PC running Windows 7.” The difference between a slate and a ... Read Full Story

An important clarification for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s kickoff keynote address this evening at the Consumer Electronics Show: Yes, Ballmer plans to show a tablet computer made by HP. The New York Times has confirmed this beyond a reasonable doubt. No, the tablet computer Ballmer is said to be planning to show off is not, repeat NOT Microsoft’s Courier protoype, also made by HP. Wall Street Journal veteran Kara Swisher confirmed this with her own trusted sources. Yes, this is confusing. The Courier, an under-development machine said to be depicted in a spy photo published by gadget blog Gizmodo last September, is more likely ... Read Full Story

Tablet Computer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce a multimedia tablet computer on Wednesday to be made by Hewlett-Packard, according to a news report, just as hype about a rumored similar device from Apple peaks. Ballmer will reveal the touchscreen, slate-style computer during his keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), The New York Times said late Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. Such a move would come just a few weeks before Apple is expected to announce its own, much-hyped tablet computer. read full article: Report: Ballmer to Unveil Tablet Computer Before Apple pcworld.com Read more here: Consumer Electronics Show : Ballmer to ... Read Full Story