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Windows Phone 7 Also Has Siri, Says Microsoft Exec

Microsoft’s chief strategy and research officer Craig Mundie had a chat with Forbes' Eric Savitz to talk about the Windows maker’s plans with touch-based interfaces.During their discussion, (mark 1:45 in the clip embedded above) Mundie uttered the following remarks about Siri, Apple’s personal-...

23 November 2011
10:59 GMT

NUI Plus GUI , It Will Be Interesting to See Windows 8’s Role in the Evolution of Interaction Models

Microsoft Research was playing with natural user interface concepts and prototypes long before the Xbox team ever thought about the possibility of controllerless gaming, which sparked the ideas that culminated with the release of Kinect. Last week, during the Research Faculty Summit 2011, Craig Mundie, chief researc...

25 July 2011
12:11 GMT

Microsoft Home Video Tour

Want a sneak peek at integration of next generation technology into future households? Then Microsoft has just the right thing for you, and even if you can’t make it to the Redmond campus, videos are available of the company’s vision for the home of tomorrow. The second video embedded below is the offici...

4 May 2011
06:49 GMT

NUIs, Now in Microsoft Research, Tomorrow Everywhere

Natural human – computer interaction models are becoming pervasive thanks mainly to the introduction of new form factors, but the NUIs of today are just a preview of things to come.Speaking of previews, at TechFest 2011 in Redmond this week, Microsoft Research will showcase some projects that have yet to becom...

9 March 2011
11:31 GMT

NUI Plus GUI - Next Generation UI Concept from Microsoft

Have you ever wondered how a next generation user interface from Microsoft looks like while still in development? Well, this is your chance to get a sneak peek at what the future might have in store for users of the Redmond company’s products.During this year’s TechForum annual event, Craig Mundie, Micro...

28 February 2011
05:37 GMT

Craig Mundie: It’s Just the Beginning of a Completely New Era in Computing

Some of the devices we are using on a daily basis today pack more power than our PC from a decade ago, and yet we aren’t really inclined to calling them computers. This is tangible proof of the continuous evolution of the computing paradigm, and great minds around the world are already not only imagining, but ...

23 February 2011
08:28 GMT

Microsoft's Craig Mundie Wants Driver's Licenses for the Internet

Microsoft wants to be able to tell whether it’s a human or a dog using the Internet. And the solution is rather simple according to Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. The man that replaced Bill Gates at Microsoft along with Ray Ozzie (now chief software architect) proposed that users have the eq...

8 February 2010
10:04 GMT

Microsoft: Internet Freedom and Privacy at the Heart of What We Do

Microsoft applauded the position expressed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as the new U.S. policy to advocate principles of freedom and openness for the Internet around the globe. Support was voiced by Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft, and one of the men that replaced Bill...

22 January 2010
09:22 GMT

Ray Ozzie: Bill Will Be Present Forever

Over one year since he retired from his day-to-day role with Microsoft to dedicate his time and financial resources to philanthropy, Bill Gates still remains synonymous with the company he created with Paul Allen. Ray Ozzie, the man who inherited the Microsoft chief software architect title from Gates along with...

11 January 2010
05:26 GMT

Obama Names Bill Gates' Successor to Science and Technology Advisory Council

President Barack Obama has named one of the two successors of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to the Science and Technology Advisory Council, a move that will put the man in charge with building Microsoft's future side by side with Eric Schmidt, the chief executive officer of rival Google. Following his pseudo-r...

27 April 2009
12:35 GMT

Microsoft to Fight the Global Economic Crisis with “Great Depression” Tactics

Microsoft has made it ample clear that it will continue steadfast with its investments in innovations. The company's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer revealed at the start of 2009 that Microsoft planned to spend in excess of $9 billion on Research and Development by the end of this year alone. Now, Craig Mu...

26 February 2009
10:38 GMT

Research Is Part of Microsoft’s DNA

Suffering abundantly from the global financial crisis, and getting ready to face even tougher times ahead as the economic downturn deepens, Microsoft is turning to investments in innovation as a long-term strategy to survive and to ultimately come out on top. Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strateg...

25 February 2009
10:30 GMT

Microsoft Introduces ItzaBitza Children's Game

ItzaBitza is just the first title out of a collection of games introduced by Microsoft,  designed for children age four and older, and set up to introduce a new gaming experience. Developed by Sabi, with technology licensed from the Redmond giant, ItzaBitza is a title combining interactive drawing with education...

13 November 2008
07:08 GMT

Microsoft Applauds Free White Spaces

Microsoft was one of the tech giants quick to welcome the news that the channels not delivering broadcasting television programming of the US TV airwaves are free to deliver wireless broadband Internet connections. In this manner, the Redmond giant, along with additional technology companies that have lobbied intensi...

5 November 2008
05:27 GMT

The Next Context-Centered User Engagement Model

Microsoft is working to bring the next killer application and the next-generation engagement model to fruition, under the leadership of Craig Mundie, Chief Research & Strategy Officer. Following his pseudo-retirement from Microsoft, Bill Gates split his role between Ray Ozzie, now Chief Software Architect, and Mundie...

30 September 2008
10:08 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen, Bill Gates Has Left the Building

Yesterday, June 27, 2008 was a day that made it into history simply because it marked the transition of Bill Gates out of his day-to-day role at Microsoft, a company founded together with Paul Allen in 1975. As of June 28, Microsoft is officially sans Bill Gates, now 52 years old and committed to focusing almost excl...

28 June 2008
07:03 GMT

Bill Gates: I Have Achieved the Ideal of What I Wanted Microsoft to Become

On June 27, 2008 Bill Gates will be moving ahead and wrap up the transition out of his day to day role with the software giant he co-founded. This proves to be the ripe context for the Microsoft Chairman to deliver a retrospective view over his life. In the video embedded at the bottom of this article, Bill Gates loo...

24 June 2008
09:38 GMT

Bill Gates: The Day Is Coming

Microsoft Co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates announced in mid-2007 that June 27, 2008 would be his last day at Microsoft and that he would enter a two year transition period out of his day-to-day responsibilities. Well, the two years are up and the Day is approaching at fast pace, now just a week away. Gates has alre...

23 June 2008
13:54 GMT

Microsoft Wants Linux and Mac OS X Alongside Windows

Microsoft wants rival operating systems Linux and Mac OS X alongside the Windows platform, aliened for a new initiative designed to bring its Trustworthy Computing strategy to the Internet. In this context, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie, while on stage at the RSA Conference 2008, revealed...

8 April 2008
13:51 GMT

Bill Gates' New Work at Microsoft Will Begin in July 2008

Bill Gates' new work at Microsoft will debut come July 2008. Yes, July is also the month synonymous with the end of Gates' day-to-day role in the company he helped found. On June 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that Gates will enter a two-year transition period at the end of which the Chairman will shift his ...

31 January 2008
04:52 GMT

CES 2008: Bill Gate's Last Day at Microsoft - Hilarious Video

Right, before you ask... the sick-looking Wolverine in the adjacent image is in fact Bill Gates... Well, it was bound to happen, and the fact of the matter is that it will happen in 2008. More precisely after June 2008, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will completely retire from his day-to-day role with the Redmond com...

7 January 2008
10:26 GMT

Bill Gates' Role at Microsoft Comes to an End, Onward to Save the World

The clock is ticking for Microsoft Co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates as he prepares to abandon his day-to-day role with the Redmond company. Back in June 2006, Gates announced a two-year buffer period designed to ensure his smooth transition out of Microsoft. At this point in time, there are less than 10 months unti...

26 September 2007
05:46 GMT

Microsoft: Linux No Threat to Windows Vista

The open source Linux operating system is, along with the UNIX-based Mac OS X, one of the main competitors of Windows. Still, Microsoft fails to regard Linux as a real threat. Craig Mundie, Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer downplayed the relevance of the open source client in respect to Windows. M...

13 September 2007
13:11 GMT

Microsoft: No Quick Fix to Software Piracy

Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer and one of the two successors of Bill Gates along with Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, revealed his perspective over the worldwide anti-piracy efforts, with a special focus on developing markets. Mundie expects by no means a quick fix to the piracy prob...

7 September 2007
09:52 GMT


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