July, 2010

Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 beta full installer now available [Updated]

sprite_logos_essentialsWhen Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 public beta was released less than a month ago, the download website http://explore.live.com offered only the web installer, with no full installer available. Well, the truth is, the link to the full installer is …

Windows Phone Live companion site announced for Windows Phone 7 – replacement for Microsoft My Phone?

Windows Live MobileToday on the Windows Phone blog, Aaron Woodman, Director of the Mobile Communications Business division, made an announcement of a new companion service coming for Windows Phone 7 named Windows Phone Live. As the name suggests, this will …

Bing’s Best: Japan

There’s a new Bing’s Best themepack available, Bing’s Best: Japan. This pack contains 18 images from Bing Japan.

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You can download it by clicking the image above or from the Personalization Gallery.…

Windows Phone Developer Training Kit – Beta Refresh

The Windows Phone Developer Tools went beta, and that could only mean that there would also be a Beta Refresh of the Training Kit. You can download a local copy of the training kit, or you can go …

Bing: Android client coming

At a Bing Search Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft executives showed off in rapid style (with no video or pictures allowed) a bunch of stuff in the Bing pipeline, including

Microsoft is working on incorporating pictures and video into more

Microsoft announces PDC 2010: In Redmond!

At the Worldwide Developer’s Conference in Washington DC, Microsoft announced that there will indeed be a PDC (Professional Developer’s Conference) this year, and that for the first time ever, it will be held on Microsoft’s campuses in Redmond, WA, USA:…

Outlook Social Connector update: here’s the links

Last night we told you about some exciting new features coming to Outlook Social Connector, including Facebook and Windows Live Messenger providers:

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However we weren’t able to find any official word (other than the Channel 9 video) when we …

Microsoft and NASA bring new Mars imagery to WorldWide Telescope

Microsoft Research and NASA are providing an entirely new experience to users of the WorldWide Telescope, which will allow visitors to interact with and explore our solar system like never before. Viewers can now take exclusive interactive tours of …

Outlook Social Connector adds Facebook, Windows Live Messenger providers

Mashable is reporting that the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector is making some big announcements tonight, including the addition of two promised and now (apparently almost) delivered social network providers, Facebook and Windows Live Messenger (I just checked on my little …

Bing continues to gain share (and game the system, too)

The latest comScore numbers are out, according to a post at The Silicon Alley Insider (they’ll be fully available publically in a few days), and the numbers show that Bing, and Yahoo! are continuing to make small inroads against Google:…