Apple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer to retire by end of September

Apple announced that Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s senior vice president and CFO, will retire at the end of September. Luca Maestri, Apple’s vice president of Finance and corporate controller, will succeed Peter as CFO reporting to Apple CEO, Tim Cook. Peter will transition the CFO role to Luca in June and the balance of his responsibilities over the remaining time allowing for a professional and seamless transition. 

Fore many reporters and business analysts covering Apple, Oppenheimer is usually the voice they hear running down the highlights of various Apple earnings call each quarter. Oppenheimer just recently accepted a position in the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs.

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Dual-boot Windows and Android phones reportedly coming this year

Dual-booting might no longer just be a PC concept. A new report from The Times of India claims that there will be Windows Phone-Android dual-booting handsets arriving this year. Karbonn Mobiles have signed a licensing deal with Microsoft and the company intends to release the device within the next six months. The dual-booting devices will reportedly target “tech-savvy consumers” and “professionals.” We’re not quite sure there’s a need for a dual-boot handset but let’s see how this pans out.

Gartner study finds Android surpassing iOS as most popular tablet platform

Gartner previously predicted that Apple would maintain supremacy over the tablet market until 2015. Their new study, however, shows Android has taken over iOS in 2013 with 62 percent of the market share against 36 percent of iOS. The overall tablet sales are the main reason for the sudden climb as well as the increase of cheaper, small-screen Android slates on the market. Microsoft saw modest growth in 2013 with Windows 8 tablets accounting for just 2.1 percent of the market.

Source: Engadget

Microsoft looking to integrate Xbox Live with Android and iOS games

A recent job posting from Microsoft reveals the company’s plans to develop the cross-platform capabilities of its Xbox Live service. Xbox Live currently works with Microsoft consoles and Windows/Windows Phone games to keep track of achievements, friends’ lists, and game matchmaking. According to The Verge, Microsoft wants to “win back” game developers from its competitors through easier integration with games and apps. Microsoft plans to lessen the restrictions and improve tools for game developers to integrate Xbox Live into their titles.