Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a beta version of Windows Live Local, which is based on its Virtual Earth aerial image application and integrates local search, mapping, driving directions and yellow ...

Microsoft made a major update to Live Maps this week that introduces a number of new features and improvements to the online mapping service. Users of the service can now export their maps in various ...

Microsoft was issued a patent today on a computer system for “pedestrian route production” — better known as walking directions — that automatically adjusts the route for the unique conditions ...

Last night, Microsoft pushed out a ton of new features to Windows Live Maps, including a face-lift to some of its 3-D cities (Las Vegas, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix), the ability to export your ...

Microsoft has several exciting news on the Windows 10 front, and one of them pertains to neat new improvements for its Maps app. With the latest version, the Windows 10 Maps app finally boasts more ...

Microsoft Corp. plans to up the ante in local search by adding 3-D models of 15 U.S. cities to the maps of its Live Local Search service. The 3-D models will allow users to zoom into metro areas and ...

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 24, 2002 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of MSN® MapPoint™ through the MSN network of Internet services. Built on the MapPoint .NET Platform, MSN MapPoint expands ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. There ...

With so much animosity toward Apple Maps, Microsoft would like to take this opportunity to remind you that its Bing app for iOS includes Maps and it’s a pretty decent app all around. The company ...