Tag: Microsoft

Merging Video with Maps

By Rachel Kremen | 10/14/2009 | 3 Comments

A new system uses panoramic images to create navigation videos that highlight turns and landmarks.

Energy-Aware Internet Routing

By Will Knight | 08/17/2009 | 1 Comment

Software that tracks electricity prices could slash energy costs for big online businesses.

An Operating System for the Cloud

By G. Pascal Zachary | 08/10/2009 | 0 Comments

Google is developing a new computing platform equal to the Internet era. Should Microsoft be worried?

Rogue Pharmacies Dominate Bing's Ads

By Kristina Grifantini | 08/05/2009 | 11 Comments

Illegitimate pharmacies account for 90 percent of drug ads on Microsoft's Bing, according to a new report.

Microsoft Searches for Group Advantage

By Robert Lemos | 01/30/2009 | 3 Comments

A new search algorithm looks for connections between people.

Can Microsoft Conquer Cloud Computing?

By Robert X. Cringley | 10/15/2008 | 5 Comments

Microsoft is hoping it can leapfrog the competition yet again, with an operating system dubbed Windows Cloud.

$100 Laptop Program's New President

By David Talbot | 05/02/2008 | 13 Comments

Charles Kane thinks industry partnerships will boost the laptop's marketability.

Jennifer Chayes

By Erica Naone | 04/22/2008 | 1 Comment

The director of the new Massachusetts-based Microsoft Research lab wants to use mathematics to design better search engines, recommendation systems, and online auctions.

Saving Energy in Data Centers

By Erica Naone | 03/11/2008 | 11 Comments

A group at Microsoft Research attacks the problem on two fronts.

Applying Theory at Microsoft

By Erica Naone | 02/21/2008 | 0 Comments

Jennifer Chayes, managing director of the forthcoming Microsoft Research New England lab, talks about the importance of math to the Internet.

Beyond Search and Advertising

By Erica Naone | 02/07/2008 | 2 Comments

If Microsoft purchases Yahoo, the popular Internet property would contribute a lot more than ad revenue.

Google's Cloud Looms Large

By Kate Greene | 12/03/2007 | 7 Comments

How might expanding Google's cloud-computing service alter the digital world?

Pay-As-You-Go Software for the Developing World

By Clark Boyd | 07/25/2007 | 0 Comments

Microsoft tries to win customers in South Africa with a subscription service for Office.

Can Zoho Beat Google?

By Richard Brandt | 06/04/2007 | 6 Comments

A popular online applications company sees new directions for social computing.

Mobile Web Searches Using Pictures

By Kate Greene | 03/13/2007 | 4 Comments

A new Microsoft application lets people search the Internet on their cell phones using a camera instead of a keypad.