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Palm drops Windows Mobile operating system
News Then Palm chief executive Ed Colligan took the stage with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in San Francisco to tout the new alliance. The new operating system is the foundation of its Pre handset and Palm's... [18 Sep 2009]
Nokia Money: Financial services the target for world's biggest mobile maker
News Nokia's not the only one eyeing mobile financial services for the unbanked - the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the former Microsoft CEO's charitable organisation, recently donated $12.5m to a scheme... [26 Aug 2009]
Bill Gates donates $12.5m to help poor spend their money
News Under a new scheme backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the former Microsoft CEO's charitable organisation, the mobile industry will be given a kickstart to give those in the developing... [17 Feb 2009]
Broadband gets $7m boost from Gates Foundation
News Charitable causes are getting hit hard these days but the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, formed by the eponymous Microsoft founder and his wife, announced Thursday the donation of nearly $14m.... [19 Dec 2008]
Larry Brilliant: "Today is a good day to choose to save the world"
News But Brilliant admitted Google and others can only address "a handful of the world's problems" although organisations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carter Centre and the Rockefeller... [06 Nov 2008]
Bletchley Park appeals to US for funds
News The National Museum of Computing receives no external funding, having been turned down for both National Lottery and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds. A campaign will be launched today to ask US... [09 Sep 2008]
Canonical joins Linux Foundation
News Photos: Top 5 Bill Gates moments Photos: Bill Gates through the ages Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu... [20 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News Photos: Top 5 Bill Gates moments Photos: Bill Gates through the ages The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. At the moment, there are... [18 Aug 2008]
My 15 minutes with Bill Gates
Comment In the early days of PC computing Joshua Greenbaum crossed swords with Bill Gates. But one incident sticks in my mind for both the audacity of my question and the cluelessness of Gates' answer.... [11 Jul 2008]
Gates exit will have little impact
News Gates stepped down as Microsoft chairman on 27 June and is now focusing on philanthropic work through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates' departure from... [11 Jul 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News As he rides into the sunset to help make the world a better place through the multibillion dollar Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, here's a round up of the silicon.com coverage of the end of an era… [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment The Microsoft co-founder took some time out of his schedule recently to sit down with silicon.com sister site CNET News.com to offer some reflections on the early days of the PC market, as well as thoughts on where Microsoft is now and... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on Friday 27 June to pursue his philanthropic efforts through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IT chiefs... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News But she concluded: "I think both sides will remember Gates as a nerd who made good - and ultimately did a lot of good with the billions he made through his Foundation work. Bill Gates is... [25 Jun 2008]
Photos: Gates takes final UK bow and points to a green future
Photo He discussed everything from the future of technology to politics, as well as his upcoming plans and the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates addressed... [31 Jan 2008]
