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In part one we took a look at several features expected in Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, including facial recognition, instant-on and tablet support. Now we'll delve into a few more, including a special bonus section with some improbable but possible changes to the flagship...

Innovation is an overused buzzword these days. What does it mean, really? Well, Microsoft Research is in the business of scientific discovery which often leads to innovations that end up in the hands of computer users (or not in the hands of the computer users as the case may be). One area of...

This research demonstrates the use of 3-D projection, combined with a Kinect depth camera to capture and display 3-D objects. Any physical object brought into the demo can be instantaneously digitized and viewed in 3-D. For example, we show a simple modeling application in which complex 3-D...

After Microsoft’s U-turn on Kinect hacking, the corporate giant made the source code available for developers this month so that they could start to write applications for Windows 7 using the gesture controls of the Kinect system. The tool set was called Kinect for Windows SDK and...

Laura & Paul are back in action and ready to bring you all the news that Microsofties are talking about. Hot stories this week include: Kinect plays with your Windows Phone Link Removed Live Mesh hits big numbers Dev Unplugged Link Removed Link Removed

On a special This Week on Channel 9, Dan records this week's episode from home since the Microsoft campus is snowed in, but as usual, we give you the week's top developer news, including: [00:30] Microsoft Blog - Kinect for Windows SDK coming soon, includes support for audio, system...

The Garage Science Fair is a quarterly event at Microsoft that gives employees an opportunity to showcase their work. In this video we take a look at three of this year's demos: (1) .NET Gadgeteer has a ton of cool, visually interesting, gadgets they’ve built, and they tap into hobbyist hardware...

Filed under: Downloads , Hardware , Tools Kinect is finally and officially getting some official PC support from its creator Microsoft . The motion sensing camera-controller that was released for the Xbox 360 console last fall will be getting a free Windows 7 -based SDK from Microsoft. The...

Laura and Paul deliver the hottest news coming out of Microsoft this week: Cut & Paste for Windows Phone 7 Link Removed Halo Reach wins Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Microsoft's widely viewed as a tad late to the smartphone market with its Windows 7 phone, entering a market dominated by iPhone apps as Google's Android platform also rapidly gains marketshare. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft chief exec Steve Ballmer was at Barcelona's...

They got their old set back and apparently their old groove back as well. Join Laura & Paul as they discuss these hot stories: VOTE FOR THE NINEYS!!! The Xbox PACT Link Removed A Microsoft cookbook of the Future More news about H.264 Don't forget to follow us on Twitter! Link Removed...

Microsoft posted strong quarterly revenues off sales of Kinect and other products, but faces challenges in online services. Net income totaled $6.63 billion. Link Removed

Laura took some time off this week and left the show in the hands of Adam & Paul. These are some of the stories that the boys found to share with you: Link Removed Kinect Operation Link Removed Adam & Paul's project: Link Removed Keep in touch with your favorite Microsoft hosts and...

Reports indicate that the hands-free motion control platform for Xbox 360 may be coming to PCs sooner rather than later. More...

We're back! After a little Holiday Hiatus Laura and Paul have returned to bring you the hottest stories that Microsofties and pinging each other about. Some of this weeks items include: Avatar Kinect! Bing helps you get a new car Bye Bye Bob Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

CES 2011 was bigger than ever this year. I hit the show floor where Ryan Asdourian from Microsoft was giving a demo about Kinecting to your PC. He also takes us through Live Mesh. Link Removed Link Removed

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a subdued keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday night, touting the success of the Xbox Kinect and showing off new machines running Windows 7. Many had expected a splashier tablet announcement from the software maker. Link...

At least 1 year, Microsoft will finally release Windows 8 but it's really a hot news at this time. How about Kinect, Windows Phone 7, Microsoft tablet? No, all software engineers and programmers concentrade Windows 8. Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL These are...

On a very special This week on Channel 9, Brian, Clint, and DAn countdown the top 10 most impactful or game-shifting Microsoft developer announcements/technology of 2010. Our Top 10 Stories (select top 10 * from TWC9 where year = 2010) [watch] #9 - .NET Micro Framework and devices like...

Once the Kinect hacks started flowing, interactive porn was bound to happen. Link Removed