Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Microsoft on Monday unveiled a new, downloadable browser application that brings the photorealism and maneuverability of gaming into its online mapping and local search service. In Virtual Earth 3D, ...

I have been meaning to write a story about some of the significant improvements to Microsoft's Virtual Earth (VE) beta 3D application and data and how it compares to Google Earth. In particular, I've ...

Microsoft will work with Dassault Systèmes, a 3D design and visualization software developer, to add a new dimension to its Virtual Earth mapping and satellite imagery service, the companies announced ...

Microsoft has introduced Copilot 3D, a new AI-powered tool capable of transforming everyday 2D images into fully rendered 3D models in mere seconds. The launch follows closely on the heels of ...

Microsoft and NASA have joined forces to develop Earth Copilot, a software tool that uses artificial intelligence and cloud computing to simplify the process of searching and analyzing Earth science ...