TechFest 2010: Next generation Image Composite Editor with Multi-Image Fusion technologies

Last week we presented you with one of TechFest 2010’s new research projects: OneAlbum. Today we’ll introduce you to another piece of new technology from Microsoft Research labs – Image Composite Editor (ICE) with Multi-Image Fusion. To some of …

By damaster in News
March 8th, 2010 at 12:45 pm

More Wave 4 screenshots on LiveSino.net, only this time they’re blocked in China!

This morning our friend Picturepan2, as he likes to be called, posted a couple more Wave 4 screenshots, which to be honest are pretty much just more of the same (although the Windows Live Photo Gallery image manipulation is …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 8th, 2010 at 7:51 am

Bing to “take on Goliath” in the UK with new ad campaign

Microsoft is readying a new ad campaign for its “decision engine”, Bing, in the UK, set to begin soon and run through June, according to NewMediaAge:

The TV campaign will run regularly for a month and then in two-week

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
March 8th, 2010 at 7:17 am

Windows Live Wave 4 at Mix? Follow our liveblog and find out

Back in November at PDC, Ray Ozzie announced onstage that Microsoft would share more about the latest from Windows Live “in the Mix timeframe”.  Since then, we’ve been getting some peephole views of what’s to come, but when are we …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 8th, 2010 at 1:36 am

Gary Flake’s TED talk on Pivot now available

A few weeks ago Microsoft made quite a splash at TED, with talks by Blaise Aguera y Arcas on some amazing stuff to come for Bing Maps, Bill Gates on energy, and Dr. Gary Flake from Live Labs …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 7th, 2010 at 6:46 am

Windows Phone 7 cross platform game coding, playing

More and more is revealed about coding for Windows 7 series phones. We don’t even have to wait for MIX10 to catch a glimpse! WMPoweruser.com discovered a video from TechEd Middle East showing off a game being started on the …

By Sunshine in Mobile
March 6th, 2010 at 6:56 pm

Keep up with the latest Windows Phone news, tweets (all on LiveSide!)

The news around Windows Phone 7 Series is really starting to heat up: today Sunshine pointed to a video coming from TechEd Middle East, where Eric Rudder showed a game played on a PC, then a Windows Phone, then on …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured Mobile
March 6th, 2010 at 7:29 am

Bing Maps Imagery Release, February 2010 (Part 2)

Whatdoyaknow? Thought you’ve seen the February release….. well, not quite! There’s a part 2 release of Bing Maps Imagery for February too. And it beats the January one in square kilometers at that! A whopping total of 6.7 million …

By Sunshine in Bing
March 5th, 2010 at 9:01 pm

The new Windows Phone Developer Experience

With MIX10 little over a week away, Microsoft starts talking about the new Windows Phone Developer Experience.

Charlie Kindel wrote a very lengthy article on why Windows Phone 7 Series is so different. Different from what Microsoft has …

By Sunshine in Mobile
March 5th, 2010 at 3:40 pm

Steve Ballmer on Cloud Computing: We are all in!

If you missed the webcast yesterday, or just want to watch it again: they are available here. In his speech Steve Ballmer outlined the following 5 dimensions:

• The cloud creates opportunities and responsibilities
• The cloud  learns …

By Sunshine in News
March 5th, 2010 at 2:36 pm