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I am going to Microsoft TechFest 2008 from Microsoft where research laboratories around the world display their best works (36 demos). At the opening dinner, we had a demonstration of the impressive World telescope, which was submitted on February 27 at the TED conference (see the video). Curtis Wong, principal researcher of Microsoft's Next Media Research group presented the project.

The site allows them to create their tour of the world of a video recording of your browsing experience with your personal comments. We saw a tour conducted by a child of 6 years old. And of course (we are in the social web era!), Users can share with others. Socialization in the universe, wow! The website will be available for spring: www. Worldwidetelescope.

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Windows Vista has been for more than a year, yet many people are still reluctant to upgrade, and frankly, not my fault. I have a machine that runs Vista, and that's only because it was installed on my laptop. For many reasons, I am prepared to not only upgrade the other half-dozen machines in my house, one of which is that I do not want all of the mass shell extra when XP is doing well.

Still I am not sure that already collect until, even with the new lower price. XP is doing well, and if it is not broken, do not fix it. Source: DigitalTrends Cool Gift Idea: Digital Picture Frames, see our comments. Related Posts: Microsoft Vista reduction in the price ChinaVista users get lower optionLatest Gadget Glyph MatrixMicrosoft Windows Media Center Internet TV BetaVista SP1 this coming March.

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Microsoft has decided to cut the price of its Ultimate and Premium editions of Windows Vista so that they will be able to move more copies. This comes after Vista Service Pack 1 failed to see folks rush to computer stores for an upgrade, sticking to the good old Windows XP at this point in time. Microsoft hopes that such a price cut will be able to stimulate sluggish sales figures.

Microsoft hopes that such a price cut will be able to stimulate sluggish sales figures. The following will be the revised price. Windows Vista Ultimate - $319 (from $399)Windows Vista Upgrade - $219 (from $259)Windows Vista Premium Upgrade - $129 (from $159)Will these price cuts make you rethink your decision? Permalink | Comment | Uberbargain | Uberphones.

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That website where you upload a picture of yourself and it tells you which celebrities you look like is fun, but what if you could do the same thing in reverse? Microsoft’s latest image-based face search has just that application, allowing you to potentially upload a picture of a celebrity and find matches on dating sites depending on how close he or she looks to the shot you picked.

That’s right, you can pick a date based on their likeness to Angelina Jolie or Evangeline Lilly. Plus, if you’re having a hard time getting over a breakup, you can pick a woman that looks as close to your ex as possible, ensuring that your relationship will be long and healthy. [Dialaphone].

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Filed under: Displays, Gaming Oh boy, if ever there was a worthy use case for a giant $10k multi-touch table, it’s a serene port of Hungry Hungry Hippos called Firefly, which Microsoft developed as a proof of concept for Surface. Just gather them into your jar. Go on, gather ‘em up, those 100,000 fireflies aren’t going to gather themselves. Video after the break.

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptopsdigg_url = ‘http://digg. com/microsoft/M_lowered_Vista_reqs_to_help_Intel_sell_incompatible_chips’;So now that the “Vista Capable” lawsuit is a full-blown class action, the judge has unsealed all 158 pages of emails between Microsoft execs trying to sort out what went wrong with the sticker program. While bits and pieces have been blacked out, what remains is still fairly incredible — although Intel’s 915 chipset was initially rejected as incompatible with Vista, MS.

We set ourselves up. ” That’s pretty damning, if you ask us — and the complete emails, linked below, are full of similar bombshells. Looks like this case may have some serious legs after all. Disclaimer: Nilay’s a lawyer, but he’s not your lawyer, and none of this is legal advice or analysis. Read - Seattle Post-Intelligencer coverage of the caseRead - PDF of all the emails Permalink | Email this | Comments.

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The image associated with this position is best viewed with a browser. Witness the power of the Microsoft WorldWide fully operational telescope, as Roy Gould and Curtis Wong rise to the hearing on TED through this impressive software effort. Some experts say that Telescope Around the world, which brings together terabytes of information from telescopes around the world to make a seamless delivery of the entire known universe, it will change the way in which human beings-the normal understanding the cosmos.

Some experts say that Telescope Around the world, which brings together terabytes of information from telescopes around the world to make a seamless delivery of the entire known universe, it will change the way in which human beings-the normal understanding the cosmos. After seeing him in action, I agree: We will have to wait until it is released to see how it works in a humble PC, but I can not wait for my turn to three meters across the projection screen on the bridge of the Enterprise .

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The first game of Microsoft's Surface table has been demonstrated in a unique look for SarcasticGamer. Com, and all I can say is, which combines the spine-tingling excitement of a mobile phone-puzzle game with the spine-achiness that comes from hunching over the screen to play. The game is called Firefly, but the good ship Serenity is nowhere in sight.

Instead, grasp as fireflies flit around the screen, pulling them into his glass jar. The graphics are beautiful, and the interface is very organic, so we have no doubt the area will eventually lead to some sweet game. But this seems to be on "anyone can play" theme a little too far, the nursery-school "anyone can win." As of Doc SarcasticGamer said, "Anybody can herd fireflies.

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops var digg_url = ‘http://digg. com/microsoft/Microsoft_slammed_by_European_Commission_with_1_4b_fine’; It’s a good thing Microsoft has tons and tons of money, because they keep finding themselves in a position where they’ve got to pay out — big time. Such is the case today, where the European Commission has fined the monolithic company €899 million (or $1.

“Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of EU competition policy that the Commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision,” said Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. Perhaps Ballmer and co. saw this one coming when they went “open” last week, though we’re fairly confident this kind of fine carries only the slightest sting for the software giant.

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The Eurocrats have put Microsoft in the frying pan again with a painfulnormous $1. 35 billion fine “for defying sanctions imposed for antitrust violations. ” This new fine brings the total amount to $2. 52 billion. Clearly, Microsoft’s recent moves have not convinced the European Union’s skepticism at all. Note: the Digg badge in this article is from the original news source.

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