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Microsoft Translation In Real-Time Over Skype
Last night at the Re/Code Conference, Microsoft demoed real-time translation over Skype. Imagine talking to someone over a video call, they...
Microsoft Security Patch Marked Google.com As Malware
Some of those who use Microsoft security software received a security patch a couple days ago that lead to malware warnings for users trying to...
Microsoft Swaps Daily Deals Brand: It’s Now “MSN Offers”
In something of a surprise move, Microsoft has renamed its daily deals product and shifted the brand to MSN. It was “Bing Deals.”...
Microsoft’s Socl.com Is Alive & Well & Turning Search Results Into Social Content
Microsoft’s search/social hybrid project is alive and well and, if current reports are to be believed, may be headed toward some kind of...
Microsoft Tulalip: Is A New Social/Search Hybrid On The Way?
It appears that Microsoft is planning a new project called Tulalip and could be positioning it as a hybrid search/social networking service....
Could You Turn A Windows 8 Smartphone Into A Windows 8 Computer?
One of the most interesting things out of Microsoft’s demo of Windows 8 yesterday that future tablets could easily be turned into fully...
Greenpeace: Google, Microsoft & Other Online Giants Need Greener Data Centers
Greenpeace has issued a report warning of the ballooning energy needs of data centers feeding cloud computing. It is intended to encourage cloud...
New MSN Out Of Beta, Driving Nearly 50 Percent Of Bing Queries
Microsoft is formally launching its much improved MSN portal today. I wrote about the preview version and the wide range of improvements when it...
MSN Introduces Dramatically Improved Redesign, Portal Drives Nearly 50% Of Bing Queries
Billed as the first major redesign in a decade, Microsoft has introduced a dramatic new look and feel for the MSN portal. The redesign...
Google’s Android Coming To Netbooks Via Acer
Acer to Produce Netbook Using Google Operating System from the Wall Street Journal reports that Google’s Android operating system, used on...
Microsoft Shutting Down QnA, Questions & Answers Site
LiveSide reports Microsoft has decided to close down the Question and Answer portal, MSN QnA as of May 21st. Microsoft said: At this time, we...
Microsoft Aiming For ‘More Disruption’ In Search
Next month Microsoft will relaunch its search engine or launch its new search engine (currently dubbed Kumo/Kiev) together with a new marketing...
Microsoft Goes Social (& Local) With Vine
Microsoft is launching Vine today as a limited beta in Seattle only. It’s an interesting local/social communications and information tool...
“Heard” Mentality: Twitter In Acquisition Talks Or Not?
TechCrunch reported late last night that Twitter was in late stage talks to be acquired by Google. That sent what used to be called the...
Searching For Healthcare Solutions: Electronic Health Records Initiative Faces Significant Obstacles
When the long rumored Google Health was announced in early 2008, it appeared to be a very ambitious initiative that had a mountain to climb....
Microsoft Demo Fest Shows Off New Ideas, Reporter Not Impressed
Last month, Microsoft researchers from around the world showed off some of their most unique creations at the company’s TechFest 2009...
Microsoft’s TechFest 2009 Is A Search Playground
Hundreds of Microsoft researchers from around the world gathered at company headquarters in Redmond this week for TechFest 2009, a chance to...
Report: Android OS Coming To Netbooks
Most of the bestselling laptops on Amazon’s computer bestseller list are so-called netbooks, computers which have little memory, are...
Dilbert’s Scott Adams: Will Google Replace Your Doctor?
Can a search engine accurately diagnose health problems? Can it someday replace your doctor? Questions like this aren’t new, but the...
Cyberchondria: When Web Search Makes You Sick(er)
Those muscle twitches you get probably aren’t a sign that you have ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, aka “Lou Gehrig’s...