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Touring Microsoft's science fair
Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, takes News.com's Ina Fried on a tour of TechFest 2008. They discuss the latest research out of Redmond's labs and where the company is placing its bets these days.
With a few clicks of the mouse, bad photos can become great ones, according to Microsoft researchers. At Techfest 2008 in Redmond, Wash., CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi demoed two new photo programs that can turn any amateur picture-taker into a professional photographer.
Ideas for organizing your media
Several new projects and ideas emerged from Microsoft's TechFest 2008 to help streamline people's media intake. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi has some of the highlights from the event, including a political blog aggregator and an application that can search your music library.
Hands-on mapping from Microsoft
Imagine a mobile device with front and back touch-screen sensitivity to better navigate a map. What about a software program that allows you to plot your journeys and share them with a friend? CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi reports on two mapping ideas that debuted at Microsoft's Techfest 2008 in Redmond, Wash., this week.
Gates on free tools, Yahoo bid
In an interview with CNET News.com's Ina Fried, Microsoft's chairman explains why the company is giving away its developer tools to students and offers a glimpse at the rationale behind the Yahoo bid.
Bill Gates calls for research innovation
At the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, Wash., Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates challenged developers to create solutions that will "change the way things are done."
Daylight saving time patches, DVRs get better connected, royalties kill the Net radio star, TechFest innovations, and get a grip on better digital pictures.
After yet another product delay, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can't be happy about the emerging pattern. Go behind the scenes with Charlie Cooper, Brian Cooley and Ina Fried for this week's CNET News.com Reporter's Roundtable.
Bill Gates sees software opportunities
At the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, Wash., Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shared his high expectations for continued hardware and software breakthroughs in coming years.
The perils of information overload
Employees from technology companies including Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Google have banded together to combat information overload, which they call "the world's greatest challenge to productivity." As the new nonprofit Information Overload Research Group gets off the ground, CNET News intern Holly Jackson hit the streets of San Francisco to find out just how information inundation impacts consumers' professional and personal lives.
