Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry handset, on Friday issued a patch to plug a vulnerability in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) solution.

Microsoft this week broadened its preview of Live Mesh, allowing more users to get an early glimpse of the much-discussed device- and data-synchronization service.

Robust Location Search, a research project from Microsoft Research India, takes a new approach to solve unstructured or error-laden geospatial queries.

Twenty-nine years after man first walked on the moon, astronomical exploration retains an irresistible allure, as evidenced by Microsoft Research's Worldwide Telescope, which attained its millionth download less than two months after being released.

Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, urges the technology industry to consider what can be done to encourage young people to pursue technology-related career paths.