You won’t be Lost In Translation with these two:

Windows Live Messenger Translation Bot

A new version of The Windows Live Messenger Translation bot is now available! All you have to do is add mtbot@hotmail.com to your contact list …

Next Tuesday, September 9th, for some strange reason is shaping up to be a Battle of the Hardware Announcements.  On the same day that Apple is widely expected to unveil a new line of iPods, which apparently only Kevin Rose …

If you’re a blogger and have written a blog post today using the latest Windows Live Writer Technology Preview (Wave 3 Milestone 1), then you were probably greeted with this update prompt.

This is the first time we’ve seen any …

Apparently our friend Long Zheng, recently flush with cash, likes living the high life and has been scouting out jobs at Microsoft.  His piece on “Skymarket” an upcoming marketplace for Windows Mobile, tells a part of the story on …

For all those who would like to keep up with the whereabouts of Hurricane Gustav and tropical storm Hanna (which might still grow out to a hurricane), here are two resources to do so.

1. At the new Emergency Resources …

No its not the 1st of April, Microsoft sent us (and mess.be again) a takedown for the Messenger Wave 3 screenshots posted on 11th August. If you’re wondering what the email looked like, check out this sample notice. Ours …

Now Taiwan can also enjoy Live Search Maps (as Live Pages).

Microsoft Taiwan and Chunghwa Telecom realized this together making use of technologies from:

• Chunghwa Yellow Page – geocoding engine, Business Listings and Point of Interest information
• Kingway Technology –

Photosynth, launched 8 days ago, got its first update:

• Some improvement on the upload problems. If you’ve been upload errors or the dreaded "stuck in publishing" problem, you should know that we’ve been working very hard on

Microsoft continued to expand it’s reach in commercial search today, acquiring Greenfield Online, Inc, owners of Ciao GmbH, for $17.50 US, in a transaction valued at $486 million.  According to the press release:

Ciao is a comprehensive source for

Since we learned about the upcoming version of MSN.com featuring a tighter Windows Live integration and a fresh new look a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft has continued to evolve the page before releasing it broadly.

Some users are now …