Microsoft’s journey from a modest software startup to a global technology powerhouse spans nearly five decades—and its transformation into an AI trailblazer is no accident. Although AI may seem like a modern invention, Microsoft’s vision for intelligent computing has been in the making since its...
If Intel has its way, touch will be just one of the ways to control Windows 8 ultrabooks. The chipmaker is looking to add voice commands and Kinect-like gestures for what it calls “perceptual computing.” On Tuesday, Intel announced a partnership with Nuance Communications to put a locally hosted...