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Barrelfish: Exploring a Multicore OS
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Multicore and many-core processors represent the future of computing. Concerns with power consumption and heat management have limited the ability of chip manufacturers to continue to provide more…
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Learn How Robots Can Help When Disaster Strikes
Robotic technologies have the potential to play a major role in search-and-rescue missionsΓÇöparticularly in disaster areas that are dangerous for humans. Traditionally, operators have remotely guided robots by using a device that resembles a videogame…
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Multiplayer Gaming for Smartphones
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center People love their smartphones—and they love to play games on them. On common smartphone software platforms, including Windows Phone, games are among the most popular applications and…
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Developers’ Favorite Kinect for Windows SDK Features
Developers who were given early access to the Kinect for Windows SDK beta talk about the features they love—including skeletal tracking and speech recognition—and the amazing applications this SDK enables. Learn more and try it…
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Kinect for Windows SDK: Limitless Possibilities
The Kinect for Windows SDK beta: Giving developers the ability to create apps that take Kinect beyond gaming. Think big! Imagine the impossible!
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Digital Pacer Detection in Diagnostic Grade ECG
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