Stories about: Comdex

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    Microsoft appoints new marketing chief 07/04/2011 02:44:00

    Microsoft has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Chris Capossela, to take the place of Mich Mathews, who announced last week that she was stepping down.
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    The World's Fair and Technology: 8 Amazing Highlights 03/05/2010 07:56:00

    Before CES, Macworld Expo, Comdex, or Computex, game-changing inventions often made their public debut at the World's Fair. Since the London World Exposition of 1851, this celebration of culture and science has introduced countless marvels to the masses. Think the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, rocket ships, the steam engine, futuristic concept cars; even electricity. Here we'll focus on ideas that shaped some of the tech products and entertainment we enjoy today
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    Microsoft's history with the Tablet PC 08/01/2010 12:10:00

    Microsoft's demonstration Wednesday of "Slate PCs" made by HP, Pegatron, and Archos is by no means its first attempt to help develop such a form factor. The Slate PC seems to be identical to a Tablet with only the name changed. In fact, the Tablet PC has long been a pet project for Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who showed the first Tablet PC prototype in 2000 at the now-defunct Comdex trade show in Las Vegas.
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    Encyclopedia Britannica loses patent ruling 10/08/2009 07:43:00

    A notorious patent case about a technology that allows people to search multimedia content may finally be coming to a close.
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    Top 50 tech visionaries 22/05/2008 10:20:00

    It's easy to look at a laptop, an iPod, or a laser printer as nothing more than a tool to get work done with or to while away your free time on, but these and many other high-tech devices didn't fall off a tree. They emerged following years of hard work--and in some cases, an entire career devoted to a single technology--by inspired researchers, designers, and developers.
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    CES - Of CES, Billy G., and jumping sharks 10/01/2008 09:50:14

    So I managed to slip away from the chains that bind me to my InfoWorld hovel and schlep out to Las Vegas for the annual gathering of the geek tribes, otherwise known as the Consumer Electronics Show.
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    CES could benefit from a rear-view mirror 09/01/2008 09:30:55

    I've never even been to CES, but I'm already sick of the roller-coaster.
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    Q&A: Gates' role as innovator, deal-maker, philanthropist 08/01/2008 12:17:29

    Microsoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates has been giving keynote speeches at Las Vegas conventions, including the Consumer Electronics Show and the now-defunct Comdex, for decades. Before his last CES keynote speech as a full-time company employee, he talked with the IDG News Service about his legacy as an innovator, the background behind some of the deals announced at CES this week and directions for Microsoft.
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    Technology's 10 Most Mortifying Moments 19/10/2007 09:50:33

    We've all had excruciatingly embarrassing moments. We say something loud and inappropriate at a party and the room abruptly falls silent and stares. Or we misbutton our shirt and it takes half a day to figure out why everybody's giving us funny looks. That sort of thing.
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    CEBIT - Cebit reports a strong first half 19/03/2007 08:00:12

    The organizers of Cebit sought on Sunday to quash talk of an downturn in the fortunes of the world's largest IT fair, saying attendance was stronger this year than many observers had predicted before the show.
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    The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time 21/08/2006 09:15:47

    The IBM PC is 25. And here are the top PCs ever, from machines you owned and loved to systems you've never heard of.
 
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