(TechFlash)

Microsoft executive J Allard ! But with that finding comes the news that both he and Robbie Bach, head of the company's entertainment and devices division, will be leaving Redmond. Instead of replacing Bach, the heads of the Xbox/gaming and Windows Phone departments will be reporting directly to CEO Steve Ballmer. Rumor is Ballmer already has a succinct seventeen-word plan to jumpstart the troubled division. Unfortunately, it's actually just .

(Engadget)

Thank heavens for Twitter, without which we would have no idea that Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (, ) is reputedly directing the commercial for the new iPhone model, which may show the rumored new video-chat feature. Also thanks to the magic of Twitter, we can ascertain exactly which blabber-mouthed actors won't be getting callbacks.

(CNBC)