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6+2 Things I Learned At The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is taking place this week in Los Angeles. Here are some observations from today's events.READ»

Microsoft Moving Surface Off the Table and Into Your Home

Microsoft's Surface shows off the capabilities of multi-touch computing admirably, but it's still limited by the machine's box. It's no surprise then to find plans to take Surface off a flat screen and dot it all over your home. ...READ»

11 Killer Apps for Microsoft Surface [Video]

Microsoft's interactive table, dubbed Surface, brings the heady dream of interactive computing closer reality. As developers find ways to make Surface's gorgeous multi-user interface shine, more and more companies are turning ...READ»

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Microsoft's Surface 2.0-aka SecondLight-Due in Two Years

Microsoft's Surface has always been a slightly baffling product: It's a real multi-touch large-screen PC with almost sci-fi levels of cleverness, but costs a whopping $10,000, so it's out of most people's reach. But clearly ...READ»

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A Touchscreen for Super Bowl Security

Microsoft has managed a product-placement coup: During this Sunday's Super Bowl, the Tampa police will be using the company's touchscreen concept to coordinate their forces. The Microsoft Surface is an intriguing concept that's ...READ»

Tech Watch: The Minority Report Computer Is Real

Prepare to be amazed. A group of visionaries has created a real-world, working version of the big-screen gestural interface that nerds everywhere drooled over in the 2002 Tom Cruise film.READ»