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Chairman Bill Gates says Microsoft has been building up to the move for years. And he praises CEO Steve Ballmer's leadership as he orchestrates the handoff of the corporation he co-founded.

Microsoft's new chief software architect is Ray Ozzie. Gates looks forward to spending more time being the world's greatest philanthropist. Gates made this announcement on June 15, 2006, in Redmond, Washington.

CNET's Elsa Wenzel takes a first look at downloadable software from Google. Your online albums can be either private or public.

CNET's Rafe Needleman takes a peek at Loki, a location-based Internet search and navigation tool that lets you find your exact physical location using Wi-Fi technology and then find nearby points of interest.

On June 15, 2006, in Redmond, Washington, Bill Gates announced his plans, to go in effect July 2008, to work full-time with the Gates Foundation and part-time with Microsoft.

Ann Livermore, executive vice president of Hewlett-Packard's Technology Solutions Group, introduces the BladeSystem C-Class -- a new chassis design for the company's blade server line. Livermore introduced HP Thermal Logic for power and cooling, HP Virtual Connect to improve virtualization and HP Insight Control to simplify management of the servers.

CNET's James Kim takes a first look at the MusicGremlin, an MP3 player/digital music service that lets you download new songs to your portable without a PC.

CNET's Rafe Needleman takes a look at the beta of Google's mapping software combined with its 3D-drawing application.

If you're in the market for a basic, no-hassle T-Mobile cell phone, the Samsung SGH-T209 is a solid choice. Kent German takes a first look for CNET.

Whether sharing stories about their kids or collaborating on ways to better the world, vloggers recognize the power of their young but growing media format. CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers investigates the world of video blogging at the June 10 event in San Francisco.

Stephen Voltz, coproducer of "The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments," talks with CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers about how he and a friend created and choreographed a version of Las Vegas' Bellagio Fountains with only 101 2-liter bottles of Diet Coke

The Rocketboom video blog is on hiatus and hopes to relaunch on July 10 with a new presenter. While Amanda Congdon says on her Amanda UnBoomed blog that she was forced to leave the partnership, of which she owned a 49 percent stake, and is currently living in Connecticut, Rocketboom claims that she has left to pursue an acting career. CNET interviewed Congdon at San Francisco's Vloggercon in June. She hinted then that she was drawn to acting.

Stephen Voltz, co-producer of "The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments", talks with CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers about how he and a friend created and choreographed a version of Las Vegas' Bellagio Fountains with only 101 2-liter bottles of Diet Coke and 523 Mentos.

Michael Masnick, CEO of Techdirt, discusses how his event produces dialogue between Silicon Valley start-ups. Also, check out one of the demos from Jumpcut, an online video-remix and production suite.

ZoneAlarm update helps prevent and fight ID theft online and off. Also, browser flaw can expose user data, Microsoft patch deluge coming. Join Joris Evers and Robert Vamosi for this week's Security Bites.