March, 2010

Windows Live Wave 4 at Mix? Follow our liveblog and find out

Back in November at PDC, Ray Ozzie announced onstage that Microsoft would share more about the latest from Windows Live “in the Mix timeframe”.  Since then, we’ve been getting some peephole views of what’s to come, but when are we …

Gary Flake’s TED talk on Pivot now available

A few weeks ago Microsoft made quite a splash at TED, with talks by Blaise Aguera y Arcas on some amazing stuff to come for Bing Maps, Bill Gates on energy, and Dr. Gary Flake from Live Labs …

Windows Phone 7 cross platform game coding, playing

More and more is revealed about coding for Windows 7 series phones. We don’t even have to wait for MIX10 to catch a glimpse! WMPoweruser.com discovered a video from TechEd Middle East showing off a game being started on the …

Keep up with the latest Windows Phone news, tweets (all on LiveSide!)

The news around Windows Phone 7 Series is really starting to heat up: today Sunshine pointed to a video coming from TechEd Middle East, where Eric Rudder showed a game played on a PC, then a Windows Phone, then on …

Bing Maps Imagery Release, February 2010 (Part 2)

Whatdoyaknow? Thought you’ve seen the February release….. well, not quite! There’s a part 2 release of Bing Maps Imagery for February too. And it beats the January one in square kilometers at that! A whopping total of 6.7 million …

The new Windows Phone Developer Experience

With MIX10 little over a week away, Microsoft starts talking about the new Windows Phone Developer Experience.

Charlie Kindel wrote a very lengthy article on why Windows Phone 7 Series is so different. Different from what Microsoft has …

Steve Ballmer on Cloud Computing: We are all in!

If you missed the webcast yesterday, or just want to watch it again: they are available here. In his speech Steve Ballmer outlined the following 5 dimensions:

• The cloud creates opportunities and responsibilities
• The cloud  learns …

What do blurry pics reveal about “Pink”?

Gizmodo got their hands on some blurry pics of a rumored Microsoft “Pink” phone, the “Pure”, and some bits of information about Microsoft’s enigmatic new phones.

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According to Gizmodo, who claim to have their hands on a copy of …

Windows Phone sessions at Mix unveiled

There are 12 developer sessions on Windows Phone 7 Series scheduled at Mix 10, but up until now all we had were placeholders.  Those sessions have now been revealed, however – nothing earth shattering but here’s the list (including 2 …

Steve Ballmer on Cloud Computing, Live today at 10 AM PST

Today, March 4, at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST you can watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discuss what’s ahead for computing, with a focus on how cloud computing will change the way people and businesses use technology. Sounds interesting! …