Does Microsoft Have a Race Problem on its Hands with New Kinnect Game? *Microsoft rolled out its new motion-recognition gaming system, the Kinect, on Thursday, but it appears it may have a PR issue on its hands: The system may have... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Bing Maps Drops 3D, Updates Bird’s Eye View Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will drop the 3D layer in Bing Maps, but will introduce a non-Silverlight version of the product’s “Bird’s Eye” feature. Read more on PC Magazine via Yahoo! News ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: Clunky to cool When I reviewed Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, I said the then-new version of the suite was “kind of like getting a new Chevy.” In other words, it was a solid upgrade, but... (Continue reading)
Microsoft donates 4,000 Kinects at launch Just one day ahead of Kinect’s launch, Microsoft announced a massive donation of 4,000 Kinect units — one for each of the 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs in the United States. Read more on GamePro ... (Continue reading)
Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM CEOs Face off in Barcelona As the CEOs from Google, Microsoft, Nokia and Research In Motion (RIM) get set to take the stage at Mobile World Congress in February, the mobile OSes war looks set to get... (Continue reading)
What’s Wrong With Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Dashboard Update? Every now and then Microsoft rolls out an Xbox 360 dashboard update that rearranges the furniture onscreen, tailoring menus and streamlining features to make things easier to find and use. Take yesterday’s fall... (Continue reading)
Microsoft CIO eats his own cloud dog food A big part of Microsoft CIO Tony Scott’s job in Redmond is to personally use all of Microsoft’s technologies, including its cloud products. Microsoft types call this “eating your own dog food.” Read more... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Removed 6.5 Million Bots From Windows Machines In Q2 Report shows fruits–and frustrations–of Microsoft, others’ labors in targeting botnets Read more on Dark Reading ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft chips away at 3D tech with Canesta buyout plan Insert appropriate hand gesture here Microsoft plans to buy privately-held gesture chip maker Canesta Inc.… Read more on The Register ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Buys Canesta’s Electronic Vision Tech Microsoft said late on Friday that the company has acquired Canesta, a company that uses a reflected light to effectively “see” objects. Read more on PC Magazine via Yahoo! News ... (Continue reading)