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Microsoft Hires 14 Yahoo Researchers to Kick-Start New NYC Research Lab

Liz Gannes in Social on May 2 at 9:00 pm PT

Over the weekend, I reported that Duncan Watts, the noted social network researcher, had left Yahoo to join Microsoft. Turns out he’s not the only one.

Viral Video: Microsoft Songsmith Demo (Justin Bieber Can Relax Now)

Kara Swisher in Media on October 27, 2011 at 5:08 am PT

Some things you cannot even make up, such as this achingly awkward demo video for Microsoft’s Songsmith software.

Kinect Not Just for Gamers — Microsoft Wants Geeks to Play With It, Too

Ina Fried in News on June 16, 2011 at 10:38 am PT

The Kinect may have been designed as an easy and fun way to control the Xbox, but from the moment it was introduced, hackers have found other uses. Microsoft decided to embrace the interest and on Thursday released a set of software tools that will let developers come up with all manner of other uses for the motion-sensing camera.

Microsoft Has Big Plans for Kinect's Future

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 22, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Though the Kinect is best known as an accessory for gaming on the XBox 360, showed how its own researchers–and others–are using the Kinect for things other than games.

Microsoft Loses a Top Kinect Researcher to Google

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 18, 2011 at 11:59 am PT

Microsoft Research’s Johnny Chung Lee, a core contributor to Microsoft’s Kinect, the highly successful gaming sensor, has joined Google to work on a special project.