Future's in the Cloud: Microsoft's next CEO likely to be Satya Nadela

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft seems to be moving closer to (finally!) choosing the successor to Steve Ballmer, who leaves later this year. The front runner is an insider and the head of Microsoft’s cloud and data center software group,  Satya Nadella. 

A profile on Bloomberg Businessweek says of Nadela, "he’s a sharp, persuasive individual who has spent more than 20 years working at the company. Crucially, he’s more or less Microsoft’s cloud master and has a firm handle on what it takes to run Bing, Office365, Skype, and Xbox Live. Nadella is also well-liked and respected throughout the industry."

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ARM Ecosystem collaborates for initial server platform standard

ARM  announced the collaborative development and immediate availability of a platform standard for ARMv8-A based (64-bit) servers, known as the ARM ‘Server Base System Architecture’ (SBSA) specification. This effort included input and support from software companies such as Canonical, Citrix, Linaro,Microsoft, Red Hat and SUSE, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including Dell and HP along with a broad set of silicon partners.

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Evernote for iOS gets ever better with latest update

Evernote has singlehandedly evolved its cloud note-taking service to a complete ecosystem composed of notebooks, bags and various knick knacks. On the software side, it has gotten better through time. The latest update for iOS users brings four times faster synchronization, faster and more responsive app performance on iOS 7, advanced customization options such as themes (everybody loves themes) and most importantly a fix to some of the more persistent bugs that have confounded users.

Source: TechCrunch

Android 4.4.2 KitKat comes to Moto X on Rogers and Fido

A nice parting gift from Google to Moto X owners in Canada right after yesterday's bombshell announcement (that Motorola's mobile and manufacturing business will be sold to Lenovo), KitKat 4.2.2 is available to Fido and Rogers users. This puts Canadian Moto X owners in the exclusive KitKat club before US carriers who are still soldiering along with the 4.4 update they received last year. 

Source: Motorola Canada