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Google, Slooh, Bring Amateur Star Maps to Google Earth's Sky

As part of Google's ongoing mission to map everything, it's partnered with Slooh to add-in amateur star photography to the Sky in Google Earth. READ MORE›

Microsoft Apes Google, Adds Worldwide Telescope Space App to Bing Maps

Sheesh, is this going to be Microsoft's enduring attitude? See something that's popular, copy it, try to make it a little better? I mean, there's Zune, Xbox, Bing, Bing Maps...the list goes on, but the newest addition is WorldWide Telescope.READ MORE›

Bing Turbo-Charges Maps, Equips It With Flickr, Space Telescope to Challenge Google

Here's evidence that Microsoft isn't just up for challenging Google in the usual Web-search business, but in other Google areas too: Like Maps. Bing's just demonstrated some upcoming tweaks, and they'll make Google nervous. ...READ MORE›

Microsoft vs. Google in the Battle for the Stars

How Microsoft and Google's battle for the stars illuminates their competing strategies for the future of tech and advertising.READ MORE›

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