Microsoft has added the ability to automatically scan uploaded photos to SkyDrive via optical character recognition, in an attempt to catch up to Google. Microsoft also touted the success it has had ...

The cloud storage service can extract text from photos taken with Windows Phone devices, useful for shots of business cards, train schedules, and memos. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

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Microsoft's cloud storage service now has the ability to extract text from images through a process known as optical character recognition (OCR). The Bing-powered technology is the first of several ...

OneNote, Microsoft’s cross-platform application for taking and organizing notes, received a useful update on the Mac adding support for OCR, or optical character recognition. OneNote version 15.7.1, ...

Microsoft today launched Office Lens, a mobile document scanner app that works with OneNote, for iOS and Android smartphones. The app, which allows users to snap photos of paper documents, receipts, ...

Microsoft today updated its OneNote note-taking app for Windows 8 and Windows RT. Improvements include making it easier to capture notes, leveraging the camera to scan things, OCR support, page ...

Last week, Microsoft released a new iPhone document scanning app, Office Lens, and Evernote enhanced the scan capabilities in its iOS app. Both offer a variety of valuable features, but Office Lens is ...