Microsoft Monday is planning the release of a new online local search product that goes head to head with a similar offering from rival Google. Microsoft Monday is planning the release of a new online ...

Microsoft finally answers back to Google Maps with their Virtual Earth beta product. Virtual Earth is very similar to Google Maps in that you can drag and zoom satellite or roadmap map views. Virtual ...

Microsoft has this week launched the beta version of its online location service and Virtual Earth satellite image mapping platform in the UK. Virtual Earth, which was launched in the US last year, is ...

Microsoft Corp. plans to launch this week Windows Live Local, a new version of its Virtual Earth aerial image service, according to company sources. The company hopes the new service will provide a ...

Google's long-hidden flight simulator is no longer limited to the desktop app. Users can now pilot a virtual aircraft directly from their browser and fly over almost any location on Earth.

Microsoft has launched an update to Microsft Virtual Earth. Windows users can now browse the planet in 3D at Live.com, Microsoft's next-gen search destination. Marshall Kirkpatrick at TechCrunch has ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Virtual Earth Online Imagine a game like Minecraft but multiplayer and the size of Earth. Virtual Earth Online uses Google Earth technology to recreate the ...

Microsoft has unveiled a test version of a new location-based search tool, the software giant said Monday. Virtual Earth--which offers a combination of aerial imagery, maps and yellow-pages data--is ...