Virtual Space Exploration, Google and Microsoft Round 2 and Death to the Console (Long Live the Console)…?

PreEmptive Brings Application Monitoring to Microsoft`s CodePlex – PreEmptive’s Runtime Intelligence Service means open-source developers visiting the CodePlex site will be able to see how applications on the site are performing in the real world, helping them decide if they want to use a particular application.

Death to the console! Long live the console! BT to offer OnLive games via broadband which involves purchasing a BT console

Google, Microsoft trade more blows over Docs, Office 2010 – analyst claims Google “has a hard row to hoe”. Fancy some gardening, anyone?

Bit of a star spotter (real stars, not celebs)? Microsoft Research’s Pinch-the-Sky Dome takes multi-touch interactivity to 3D space allows users to navigate a virtual space using multi-touch gestures anywhere in 3D space.

nugg.ad predictive ads platform expands London team to focus on UK – UK advertising sector is on their radar, but interesting thing is they predict user behaviour but don’t use any user identifiable data. Intriguing…