Yesterday I made some initial comments on the new Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D (VE3D). I had expectations that Microsoft's first release of Virtual Earth 3D would be a big event which would spawn really ...

[NOTE: see my new more detailed look at Virtual Earth's 3D product.] Today Microsoft has released 3D capability to Virtual Earth (local.live.com). They are saying ...

Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping system. Caligari started making 3D ...

Microsoft partners with Dassault Systèmes to invite users to contribute their own 3D models of buildings featured on Virtual Earth maps Microsoft will work with 3D design and visualization software ...

Microsoft has enhanced Live Search with a new service, Virtual Earth giving searchers the option to display search results as two-dimensional views or three dimensional models. However another ...

In a move to catch up with search rival Google, Microsoft on Monday added an online mapping interface to its Live Search offering. Allowing users a more realistic Earth to explore online, Virtual ...

Predictions made on iTWire months ago seem to be coming true, with Microsoft reported to be commissioning an army of photographers to take "millions of pictures of urban landscapes from planes, vans ...