http://www.mail.com/people/26104-steve-ballmer.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/26104-steve-ballmer.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089578-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html DALLAS (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many. The former All-Star guard didn't want to celebrate at the expense of Seattle after league owners voted Wednesday to reject, once and for all, an aggressive bid to move the Sacramento Kings. "I went to Seattl... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089578-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html 2013-05-16T07:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088806-nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html DALLAS (AP) — The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. As for the ownership question that has kept the Kings in limbo for years, Commissioner David Stern wants it settled now. League owners voted Wednesday to follow the recommendation of their relocation committee and reject an aggressive bid to move th... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088806-nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html 2013-05-16T02:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2079644-ap-source-hansen-adds-backup-offer-to-kings-sale.html SEATTLE (AP) — If the NBA Board of Governors denies the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle group seeking to purchase the franchise has a backup deal with the Maloof family. The backup agreement would have the Seattle group, led by investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer, purchase a limited ownership of the ... Sun, 12 May 2013 01:00:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2079644-ap-source-hansen-adds-backup-offer-to-kings-sale.html 2013-05-12T01:00:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052914-hansen-no-plans-to-up-fight-kings.html The recommendation has been made, the vote is set and the Sacramento Kings seem all but assured of staying in California's capital city. Or are they? In yet another twist to this unprecedented fight between two West Coast cities, investor Chris Hansen has vowed to "move forward with the transaction" he has with the Maloof family to buy the Kings and move ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:36:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052914-hansen-no-plans-to-up-fight-kings.html 2013-04-30T07:36:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052156-nba-committee-recommends-rejecting-kings-move.html Here they stay, for now. In an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years, the NBA's relocation committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that owners reject the application for the Sacramento Kings to move to Seattle, the latest — and by far the strongest — in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise. ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:34:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052156-nba-committee-recommends-rejecting-kings-move.html 2013-04-30T05:34:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2032356-stern-recommendation-kings-expected-week.html NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation on the Kings' sale and possible move to Seattle could be issued as soon as next week and a final decision made early next month, ending a process NBA Commissioner David Stern called the most "wrenching" of his career. The committee reviewing the bids by a Seattle group that has an agreement to buy the franchise and a Sacra... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:31:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2032356-stern-recommendation-kings-expected-week.html 2013-04-19T21:31:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028318-ahead-bell-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft will release its latest quarterly financial results Thursday amid a drastic decline in sales of personal computers, most of which run the company's Windows operating system. The results for the first three months of 2013 are due out after the stock market closes. They cover Microsoft's first full quarter selling Windows 8, ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:43:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028318-ahead-bell-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html 2013-04-18T14:43:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022648-earnings-preview-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's latest quarterly report will give the software maker another opportunity to persuade investors that its efforts to redesign its products for mobile devices are heading in the right direction, despite recent evidence that the attempted transformation isn't paying off. WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The results, due out after the stock m... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:57:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022648-earnings-preview-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html 2013-04-16T10:57:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2011506-pc-outlook-darkens-sales-slump-deepens-1q.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look as if it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile devices reshapes the way people use technology. The latest evidence of the PC's infirmity emerged Wednesday with the release of two somber reports showing unprecedented declines in sales of d... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:06:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2011506-pc-outlook-darkens-sales-slump-deepens-1q.html 2013-04-11T04:06:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals. The ads that began Tuesday mark the third phase in a 5-month-old marketing campaign that Microsoft Corp. derisively call... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html 2013-04-09T20:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995780-sacramento-seattle-groups-to-nba-owners.html NEW YORK (AP) — The future home of the Kings may not be settled this month after all. With owners facing a difficult choice between a move to Seattle or the team staying put in Sacramento, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday the expected vote in two weeks may be delayed. "We've never had a situation like this," Stern said. ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995780-sacramento-seattle-groups-to-nba-owners.html 2013-04-04T00:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994224-44k-season-tickets-requested-seattle-nba-team.html SEATTLE (AP) — The man who's trying to bring the NBA's Sacramento Kings to Seattle says fans have requested 44,000 season tickets in the event the team actually relocates. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen had urged Seattle fans to join a "priority ticket waitlist" to show the NBA how strong support is for bringing professional men's basketball back to the ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:53:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994224-44k-season-tickets-requested-seattle-nba-team.html 2013-04-02T23:53:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1982964-washington-island-landslide-34-homes.html SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound heard the thunder of a large landslide Wednesday that knocked one home off its foundation, and isolated or threatened more than two dozen others on Whidbey Island, about 50 miles north of Seattle. No one was injured when the slide broke loose about 4 a.m. in the Ledgewood community. Thi... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:29:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1982964-washington-island-landslide-34-homes.html 2013-03-28T04:29:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981672-sacramento-calif-oks-nba-kings-arena-deal.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the clock clicking down, Sacramento city officials took their last shot at keeping the NBA Kings in California's capital by approving a public-private deal to build a new 18,500-seat arena and retail center downtown. The city council's approval of the arena Tuesday was the last step in what has been a full court press by May... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:33:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981672-sacramento-calif-oks-nba-kings-arena-deal.html 2013-03-27T16:33:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1925566-nba-receives-bid-kings-sacramento-group.html The Seattle vs. Sacramento showdown is set. The NBA received an official offer Friday from 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire Ron Burkle to buy the Sacramento Kings and keep the team from moving to Seattle, league spokesman Tim Frank said. No financial details of the proposal have been released. Sacramento Mayor Kevin... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:43:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1925566-nba-receives-bid-kings-sacramento-group.html 2013-03-01T20:43:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923774-mayor-reveals-plan-to-kings-sacramento.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wealthy investors that are partnering on a plan to keep the Sacramento Kings from moving to Seattle have finally been revealed, and they're the two almost everybody expected — with a twist. Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness, will submit a bid to buy the team to the NBA on Friday, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said in ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:57:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923774-mayor-reveals-plan-to-kings-sacramento.html 2013-03-01T05:57:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897262-kings-dominate-sterns-all-star-briefing.html HOUSTON (AP) — No new details on Sacramento against Seattle, though the next All-Star decision might be New York versus New York. NBA Commissioner David Stern fielded numerous questions Saturday but provided little news about the future of the Sacramento Kings during his last All-Star weekend press conference. A Seattle group has reached an agreement to b... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:56:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897262-kings-dominate-sterns-all-star-briefing.html 2013-02-17T02:56:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1887084-pressure-sacramento-to-speed-up-offer-kings.html The clock is ticking for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's efforts to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Speaking at his weekly City Hall news conference, Johnson said Tuesday that the joint committee that will decide whether the Kings leave might want to discuss his city's proposal before the NBA Board of Governors meetings April 18-19. ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1887084-pressure-sacramento-to-speed-up-offer-kings.html 2013-02-13T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1873902-stern-seattle-group-filed-relocation.html With one more procedural move, the Sacramento Kings took another step toward Seattle. NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday night that the Seattle group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, which recently reached an agreement to purchase the Kings, has formally filed for relocation with the league. Stern spoke in Minneapolis be... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1873902-stern-seattle-group-filed-relocation.html 2013-02-07T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853470-microsoft-retools-office-touch-screen-web-use.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is aiming its redesigned Office software at the growing number of people who expect their favorite applications to be at their fingertips, wherever there's an Internet connection. In an attempt to extend a lucrative franchise beyond personal computers, the world's biggest software maker is selling a retooled version of Offic... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853470-microsoft-retools-office-touch-screen-web-use.html 2013-01-29T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1839274-mayor-kj-tells-seattle-dont-celebrate-too-early.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a stern warning for Seattle SuperSonics fans who are excited about the prospect of the NBA returning to the Puget Sound next season. "Don't celebrate too early," he said. In front of a cheering City Hall crowd filled with fans and public officials Tuesday, Johnson introduced the first part of hi... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1839274-mayor-kj-tells-seattle-dont-celebrate-too-early.html 2013-01-23T03:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1834286-maloofs-agree-to-sell-nbas-kings-to-seattle-group.html SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise relocated, the SuperSonics are one significant step closer to returning to Seattle. And the Kings are on the edge of leaving Sacramento. All that appears to stand in the way now is approval by NBA owners. The Maloof family has agreed ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1834286-maloofs-agree-to-sell-nbas-kings-to-seattle-group.html 2013-01-22T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1814470-microsoft-exited-gadget-prematurely.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the spotlight, Microsoft's decision to scale back its presence at this week's International CES deprived the software maker of a prime opportunity to explain and promote a new generation of redesigned computers ... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1814470-microsoft-exited-gadget-prematurely.html 2013-01-11T22:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1809456-ap-sources-investor-seeking-to-buy-kings.html SEATTLE (AP) — Investor Chris Hansen has contacted the Maloof family about buying the Sacramento Kings, setting up the possibility of the NBA's return to Seattle. Hansen's interest was confirmed Wednesday by people with knowledge of the situation. They spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no deal has been reached. One person sai... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1809456-ap-sources-investor-seeking-to-buy-kings.html 2013-01-10T01:53:00Z