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Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft board

“Hardcore” Steve Ballmer still a screaming maniac

LA Clippers bid Donald Sterling good riddance and welcome ex-Microsoft CEO as their owner

As sharks circle, IBM prepares its x86 exit

Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests

iPhone 5C’s China bust raises questions about Apple’s pricing for ’14 models

Industry Standards for Secure Network Access

The Samsung Z is dead: Is Tizen next?

Samsung cancels high-end phone and settles for low-end devices.

Google: The cost of hardware is falling at a faster rate than the price of cloud

Translation: Cloud prices will continue to drop, and fast

New Microsoft same as the old Microsoft

Bill Gates and Tim Cook take the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS