Microsoft has released some more information on their prototype IllumiRoom technology, which can project a game's world onto the area around your TY, and it could be coming to the next Xbox More...

A new research paper from the University of Illinois describes a special kind of micro-battery that would offer incredible performance and could be recharged in only a few seconds. More...

The Chinese government has published a report that criticises Android, and suggests that Google has been discriminating against Chinese companies. More...

Microsoft Research, in cooperation with the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel, is working on a system to potentially divine the future from newspaper headlines and other sources. More...

New research shows that viewing pornography online negatively impacts our short term memories. While this is only one study, we... What were we going to say again? More...

Microsoft spent $9.8 billion on research and development in its fiscal 2012 year, nearly three times as much as Apple, which spent $3.4 billion on research and development for its fiscal 2012 year. More...

Somewhere in the San Francisco Bay area, there's a top secret Google research facility working on everything from robots to space elevators. This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a closer look at Google X. More...

Research firm Semiocast has revealed that only 27 percent of all Twitter users are active users. Additionally, only 75.4 percent of all public tweets came from Twitter's own products and services. More...

Do you have a Facebook account? New research suggests that if you don't, you may be more likely to commit violent crimes against humanity. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. More...

British researchers have developed a laser setup capable of erasing toner from a printed paper and enabling its reuse. The process works well for three times in a row at least. More...

Touchscreen technology has come a long way in recent years, making phones and tablets a joy to use. But Microsoft hopes to make touchscreens even better, by drastically improving their responsiveness. More...

When we had a quick hands-on with Research in Motion's PlayBook back in CES 2011, it looked really impressive. Smooth multitasking with a lightweight body, a dual core processor, and plenty of RAM - it... More...

Research has shown that those who frequently play computer games are less likely to go to university. The research, which was carried out by Oxford University, involved 17,000 participants born, all of who were born... More...

Windows Phone 7 has seen a wide array of apps written for it, from Foursquare to Facebook, but what about balloon tracking? Thanks to the University of Southampton, there's even an app for that now.... More...

Living “off the grid” may become a bit more difficult in the future if Hagen Klauk’s research takes hold. Discovery News is reporting that the researcher has managed to place organic transistors on your cold,... More...

Microsoft announced on Monday that they have signed an agreement to help open a technology center in a small Moscow province called Skolkovo. Steve Ballmer signed the agreement believed to be a memorandum of understanding... More...

Microsoft may be set to completely redefine the mobile device keyboard experience. This new concept, spotted by Mary Jo Foley, is called RearType and provides a three row QWERTY keyboard configuration on the rear of a... More...

A report published by research company Nielsen claims that the main motive for consumers buying a PlayStation 3 is its Blu-ray capabilities, rather than gaming, although only by a small amount, Neowin has discovered via... More...

The many computer systems found within modern day cars are vulnerable to attack, according to a team of researchers from the University of California-San Diego and the University of Washington. Amongst other things, the researchers... More...

Gamers in the United States are reported to have spent a massive $25.3 billion on videos games during 2009, with used game sales and online sale models accounting for almost half of that figure, according... More...

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has awarded Microsoft a patent for its Songsmith technology. Songsmith was originally unveiled at CES 2009. The software generates musical accompaniment to match a singer's voice. Just choose a musical... More...

Sure, we've seen plenty of multi-touch implementations on the Microsoft Surface and other Microsoft projects (read Courier), but this one, brought to our attention by Long Zheng of iStartedSomething, breathes new life into the already... More...

Microsoft has unveiled a new realistic painting-system prototype this week at the employee only TechFest conference. Dubbed "Project Gustav", the new prototype allows users to take advantage of modern GPUs, multitouch hardware and tablet input technology... More...

Microsoft has shown off a system dubbed "Mobile Surface" which links a mobile phone to a camera and projector. The system lets users interact with a projected screen by hand movements. Todd Bishop at TechFlash,... More...

A survey published by online charity YouthNet, has found that 75 percent of 16-to-24 year-olds feel that they "couldn't live" without the Internet. The report also found that 82 percent would look online for advice... More...

A study looking at the quality of broadband across 66 countries worldwide has found that only nine countries are ready for future demand, with two-thirds meeting the criteria for today's requirements only. The study placed... More...

Research has suggested that the complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, with 61 percent of those interviewed saying that setting up a new phone is as challenging as moving your... More...

A new study carried out by the MacArthur Foundation has shown that online time is actually good for teenagers, countering the stereotypical view of parents that spending any time online is a waste of time.... More...

The Cray XT supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, is now the World's fastest unclassified supercomputer, boasting a peak performance of 1.64 petaflops and a sustained performance of 1.3 petaflops. The only computer... More...

Today is the third day of PDC 2008. Rick Rashid, Vice President of Microsoft Research, will be starring in the keynote which begins at 8:30am PST. We are told to expect some exciting demos and... More...

Microsoft Research's Ken Hinckley has unveiled a prototype device based on two OQO Model 02s running together. Named "Codex", Hinckley believes it's the future for gadgets as "dual-screen devices have become the subject of increasingly... More...

A group of researches on Tuesday said 637 million Web users are surfing with outdated Internet browsers and therefore at greater risk of Web-based attacks. Using data collected from Google Web searches and security firm... More...

A University of Guelph professor is establishing Canada's first mobile education research centre, with the support of a $620,000 grant from Research in Motion (RIM). The Centre for Mobile Education Research (CMER) will be... More...

Tech stalwarts like Intel and Microsoft produced respectable gains last year, but Apple more than doubled in share price and R.I.M. nearly tripled. Google kicked in with an advance of 50 percent. Many portfolio managers... More...

It's kind of like SETI@home, but with PS3s instead of PCs and molecules instead of aliens. In the latest volunteer scientist program, called PS3GRID, anyone who owns a Sony PlayStation3 can donate their system´s downtime... More...

Both Ford and Microsoft have teamed up to release a special edition pink Zune for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While many companies are jumping at the chance to bring awareness to such an important cause,... More...

Microsoft is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3-D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details. Developers who work in the company's... More...

Canadian and German scientists have agreed on a deal (estimated at ~$8.4 million) to work together over the next three years to develop clean energy technologies. The National Research Council of Canada and the... More...

Daniel Vogel, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto, and Patrick Baudisch, a scientist at Microsoft Research, have created a technique designed to make it easier to select items on a mobile-phone screen with... More...

Microsoft is working to expand its security response and research operations beyond their current base in Redmond, Wash. Over the next six months, the software giant plans to establish teams in Europe and Asia for... More...

Hewlett-Packard is recruiting researchers to tackle fundamental problems in information management at a new laboratory (its third research facility in five years) in St. Petersburg, Russia. HP is recruiting a total of 25 senior research... More...

University of Washington researchers are working hard on an electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement. This implantable chip strengthens weak connections and may... More...

Microsoft Research held an event at Microsoft's Redmond, in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Chairman and co-founder Bill Gates appeared via video to applaud the organization. On Tuesday, the research team demonstrated innovative technologies still... More...

Microsoft researchers are experimenting with an automatic code zapper for the company's Internet Explorer Web browser. Researchers at the Redmond, Wash., company have completed work on a prototype framework called BrowserShield that promises to allow... More...

Originally posted by Laura Foy in On10.net blogs We dropped in at Microsoft Research (MSR) to get a look at the potential for today's technologies long before they ever evolve into products. Andy Wilson's Play... More...

According to professor V Renugopalakrishnanof Harvard's Medical School in Boston, the research he and his team are workingon promises storage capacities of up to 50TB(50,000GB) on a disc the... More...

Microsoft Research Group Shot helps you create a perfect group photo out of a seriesof group photos. With Group Shot you can select your favorite parts ineach shot of the series and Group Shot will... More...

Malaria research accounts for about one-third of 1 percent of the total amount of money spent on medical research and development, even though it accounts for 3 percent of all the productive years of life... More...

AMD's high profile suit against Intel alleging anticompetitive practices has been dismissed as "part of a media campaign" attacking the world's largest chip manufacturer, and should not affect corporate buying decisions. "The AMD filing, which... More...

A start-up started telling the world Monday about its idea for predicting traffic jams, even though it wasn't the company that developed the technology. Rather, the core advances that are launching Seattle... More...