Microsoft Research have released an online game to help fine-tune search results for Bing. The game is named "Page Hunt" and the basic idea is to show the player a random web page, and... More...
DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Incorporated's interactive mapping program Google Earth, plans to launch a new high-resolution satellite, dubbed WorldView I, on Tuesday. Together with the company's existing Quickbird satellite, it will offer half-meter... More...
Xerox researchers have developed a search tool, dubbed FactSpotter, that analyzes the underlying grammar of a text in order to infer additional information, such as whether ambiguous words are being used as nouns or verbs,... More...
Nanoglue is 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and could potentially help make extremely tiny computer chips, according to U.S. researchers. Developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, nanoglue is... More...
Microsoft executives said the patent deal struck with Samsung Electronics will be used to enhance Microsoft's consumer electronics hardware such as the Zune MP3 player and the Xbox, as well as for Windows PCs. Microsoft... More...
Intel and Microsoft are aiming to make managing business PCs easier by incorporating new technologies into desktops and notebooks. The chip giant has said it will align the next generation of its vPro technology... More...
Intel Corp., the world's leading supplier of core-logic sets which controls over the half of the market, plans to release new chipsets that will bring advanced functionality to end-users, but may scrap the support for... More...
Hewlett-Packard researchers have developed a new technique for building computer chips. The chips are eight times denser and could work with existing microelectronic systems. This would potentially lead to faster, more energy efficient computers. Not... More...
After an agreement with Sun Microsystems earlier this month to promote one another's software, Google has announced plans to hire programmers to improve Open Office. The open-source office suite, which has its roots in... More...
British videogame publisher association ELSPA has confirmed that it is developing a number of proposals to improve consumer awareness and understanding of the games rating system, following a meeting with the UK government. ... More...
Thanks Rosanna Hill of AUGUST.ONE for sending this press release (Microsoft Reinforces Commitment and Action To Help Improve Security for Customers) for publication on Neowin. Microsoft Partner Community Making Significant Contributions to... More...
Yesterday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2004, Mike Nash, corporate vice president for the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft Corp., provided an update on the continued commitment Microsoft has made to help... More...
Microsoft is working hard to improve the search technology present in Office. As we know Microsoft is developing a new search engine to compete with Google. So it's no surprise to see Microsoft... More...
Yahoo! Inc. is setting out to prove its recently acquired Overture Services division can deliver innovation as well as advertisements. Inspired by Overture's past work, Yahoo has formed a research lab that... More...
Companies will be able to tighten their security by linking their computer networks with their building monitoring systems as part of a new service coming from IBM Corp. and General Electric Co. ... More...
Intel and Linksys announced a partnership aimed at making it easier for consumers to use wireless networking technology, as the two companies look to gain a stronger foothold in the emerging market. Chipmaker Intel and... More...