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Microsoft Research Expands to Include 10 Cutting Edge Projects

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Microsoft is trying to change critics' perception that they're not nearly as innovative or tech-driven as counterparts, Google and Facebook. Recent efforts were outlined by CEO Satya Nadella, which represented nearly $10 billion in R&D spending in 2014, while Google's annual budget was about $8 billion. The 'wow' factor is clearly present in the Microsoft research business, one in particula...
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Microsoft to offer $500K and HoloLens Dev Kits to Developers

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Microsoft announced that they are looking for proposals for academic research on possible applications for their new holographic computing platform, "HoloLens". The move is a strategic initiative to bolster the software development support for what is a bleeding edge consumer technology product. While demos do show the amazing potential of the product, most applications are limited to games and vi...
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