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Microsoft Kumo is real, I4U News just got queried

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Microsoft Kumo is real, I4U News just got queried Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Microsoft is supposed to unveil a new search at the D: All Things Digital next week. There are still some questions on what the new Microsoft search will be called. According to SearchEngineLand it could be called Bing.
Today though I recorded a referral in our realtime traffic log that shows a search query coming from kumo.com: http://www.kumo.com/search?q=sony+led+tv&src=IE-SearchBox&Form=IE8SRC (see screenshot as well).
If you visit kumo.com you still get an empty page.
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Posted on Sat, 23 May 2009 05:19:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Kumo Search to debut at D: All Things Digital

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Microsoft Kumo Search to debut at D: All Things Digital Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Last November the rumor about Microsoft rebranding the Live Search to Kumo have appeared the first time. Now Microsoft is apparently ready to show the new Kumo Search.
Microsoft is said to debut Kumo Search at the D: All Things Digital conference next week.
Kumo could still be just a codename and not actually an end user brand. Update: The new Microsoft Search could be called Bing according to SearchEngineLand.

How Microsoft plans to yet again attack Google is unknown. Maybe Microsoft plans to pay you a $1,000 fee to change your habits and use Microsoft Search instead of Google. Microsoft would have you install a URL blocker to make sure you really stop using Google. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 00:38:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kumo rumored as new Name for Microsoft Live Search

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Kumo rumored as new Name for Microsoft Live Search Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Microsoft's search engine Live Search is rumored to be rebranded in 2009. LiveSide reports that the domain name Kumo.com got just transferred to Microsoft and points to an internet server at the company.
Microsoft can name their search engine whatever they want it will not help to compete with Google. Microsoft needs to dramatically offer something new to shift some users away from Google and use Kumo, Live or whatever it is called. Read more

Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:54:05 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

KumoTek KT-X Humanoid Robot Kit

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KumoTek KT-X Humanoid Robot Kit Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Texas based KumoTek announces the KumoTek KT-X (KumoTek-X) bipedal humanoid robot developed in cooperation with Japanese Vstone.

KomuTek targets the educational market with its KT-X robot kit. KumoTek has built an entire education system around their robots called Robot P.E.T.S. (Robots Promoting Education Through Science). Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr