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Alexander Szalay Wins Microsoft’s Jim Gray eScience Award
By Joan Bennett
A Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist and computer scientist was recognized by the Microsoft Corporation with a Jim Gray eScience Award. Alexander Szalay, the...
Microsoft Update Makes XBox Double Up As Media Center
By Lisa Carlin
Microsoft just made it easier for Xbox users to manage and stream content on Xbox. Okay, so you can already download video...
Yandex Becomes Default Search Engine On Windows Phones In Russia
By Joan Bennett
Yandex has become the default search engine on Windows Phone-based handsets in Russia. The company has partnered with Nokia, Samsung, HTC...
Voice Search Capability, Bravo, HBO, SyFy Coming To Xbox
By Sudarshana Banerjee
Microsft has just bought a California-based video discovery company called VideoSurf. Speaking on the occasion, Alex Garden, director of Xbox LIVE for...
Microsoft Acquires Video Content Discovery Company VideoSurf
Microsoft has acquired California-based video discovery technology company VideoSurf, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 2006, VideoSurf offers a back-end computer vision technology that “sees”...