Dina Bass

September 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"Leaders think their employees are not productive, whereas employees think they are being productive and in many cases even feel burnt out," Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said.

By Dina Bass and Emily Chang

3 minute read

June 08, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The change comes as Microsoft waits on the fate of a $21.9 billion contract that may determine whether there's enough demand for the HoloLens to continue the product's development.

By Dina Bass

4 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting an investigation, four Democratic senators asked the regulator to examine whether identity verification company ID.me's statements pointed to its use of illegal "deceptive and unfair business practices."

By Shawn Donnan and Dina Bass

5 minute read

March 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The metaverse, a concept that promises to let users live, work and play within interconnected virtual worlds, will present some unique and more serious security challenges for technology and cybersecurity companies.

By Dina Bass

3 minute read

January 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Microsoft will pay $95 a share in cash for Activision Blizzard Inc., one of the U.S.'s biggest gaming publishers and known for such titles as "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft."

By Dina Bass

2 minute read

December 10, 2007 | Daily Report Online

GOOGLE INC., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. aim to generate billions of dollars in new revenue over the next decade by selling advertising on mobile phones. Their biggest obstacle isn't each other. It's wireless carriers such as ATT Inc. and Verizon Wireless, which have kept mobile Internet rates high while defending other revenue sources that the advertising may undermine.

By Dina Bass and Crayton Harrison

6 minute read

February 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Steve Ballmer doesn't take no for an answer. Microsoft Corp.'s chief executive officer lost $7 billion on the Xbox video-game console before turning a profit. He poured an estimated $7.5 billion over 2 1/2 years into an Internet business that still trails Google Inc. in ad sales by a 7-to-1 margin. And he isn't going to let a February 2007 rebuff by Yahoo Inc.

By Dina Bass

5 minute read

September 07, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Pinger Inc., a developer of mobile applications, can get twice as much in sales from programs for Apple devices than for phones powered by Android software. That's not stopping it from creating its first Android app. "Even if the revenue generation might be less, we think it's still going to be significant," said Joe Sipher, chief product and marketing officer at San Jose, Calif.

By Dina Bass

6 minute read

June 25, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Jonathan Thaw and Dina Bass

5 minute read

January 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is prone to fits of passion, table pounding and screaming. Tim Cook, who will oversee the company while Jobs takes medical leave, never raises his voice. Still, Cook's management style won't be a shift for employees. He's been quietly running the company for several years, said Mike Janes, who worked with the executive for five years at Apple.

By Dina Bass and Connie Guglielmo

5 minute read