Updates for worldwide virtual mapping applications are like buses: you wait ages for one then two come along at once. We had a spare minute this morning, so we thought we'd take a look at Virtual ...

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 ...

On Sunday Microsoft announced beta availability of MSN Virtual Earth, a new Web service with extensive search and mapping capabilities that give people a way to utilize location-based information ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last month, Microsoft added 55TB of imagery to Virtual Earth, but this month's number isn't so high. Virtual Earth's latest imagery release is 21TB worth of data, according to Virtual Earth, An ...

The result is expected to be an online map that allows web surfers to land in a city from the sky, travel its streets and see its hotels, shops and attractions without having to visit in person. The ...