Art dealer ‘likely forged email from Microsoft’s Paul Allen offering £10m for a Picasso’ judge finds

An art dealer likely did forge an email from late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen offering $10million for a Picasso painting, a judge found. Siblings Sean, Lauren and David Carpenter claim Astrid-Caroline Cole falsified an email exchange with billionaire businessman Paul Allen, in which he allegedly offered to buy the Spanish artist’s work Le Sauvetage for $10million … Read more

Microsoft’s Surface Duo smartphone to be released next month

Microsoft has revealed that its first smartphone for four years, the foldable Surface Duo, will be released in the US on September 10 for a colossal $1,399 (£1,072).  The mobile device, first announced last year, unfolds to reveal two displays which can be used individually or together as a single 8.1-inch screen.  However, the Surface … Read more

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board of directors

Co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft, the company announced Bill Gates is leaving the board of Microsoft, the company announced Friday. The Microsoft co-founder, 64, is to dedicate more of his time to his charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  He has been spending more time on his philanthropic … Read more

Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X will be EIGHT TIMES more powerful than predecessor, the Xbox One

Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X will be EIGHT TIMES more powerful than its predecessor, the Xbox One Xbox Series X will pack serious power with 12 teraflops of GPU performance That means it will be eight times more powerful than the original Xbox One The added power will support higher frame rates and resolution It … Read more