October, 2010

Microsoft confirms Zune for Mac is coming later in 2010

So all iPhone users can sync their phones with their Windows PCs using iTunes for Windows, but what about Windows Phone 7 users? Not long ago our friends at WMPowerUser.com found a Microsoft job posting for a senior software design …

Spaces, Live Mesh beta want to remind you that they’re toast

burnt-toast-2Windows Live enthusiasts received two separate but somewhat related emails this evening, one from Windows Live Spaces, “Changes coming to your Windows Live Space”, sets out the timeline for the demise of Spaces (and how you can migrate to WordPress.com

Upcoming Bing announcements: Facebook, and a “major redesign”?

fblikebigBing is set to unveil its “fall lineup” in an event in San Francisco tomorrow (Wed Oct. 13).  A number of sites are reporting that Facebook will be an invited guest, perhaps announcing a relationship involving anonymised data coming from …

Edit your photos in WL Photo Gallery… from Zune 4.7!

Looks like the Zune guys slipped in a little bonus with the updated Zune 4.7 software, along with the more obvious links to the Windows Phone 7 MarketPlace: now you can easily get to Windows Live Photo Gallery to edit …

Xbox Live coming to 9 new markets on November 10th

With Windows Phone 7 and Kinect on the way, Xbox Live is gearing up for expansion, and today announced that 9 new markets will come online for Xbox Live:

  • Russia
  • Poland
  • South Africa
  • Greece
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Brazil
  • Colombia

Best of Bing 4

Bing’s Best number 4 is out!

The best keeps getting better, with attention-grabbing landscapes, animal shots, and other eye-catching Bing images in this Windows 7 theme.
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Microsoft Translator now supports Indonesian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese

Microsoft TranslatorJust saw a quick update on the official Microsoft Translator blog that they have added Indonesian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese support to their translation engine. This brings the total number of languages to 35. Here’s the list of all the languages …

Video from WindowsPhone YouTube channel: devices, ads

If you missed this morning’s Windows Phone 7 announcement from New York, it should be up on demand before too long, but after some opening remarks from Steve Ballmer and AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega, the focus quickly shifted …

Zune software coming to India, Copy/Paste coming to WP7

Among the announcements flowing out today around Windows Phone 7 is that the Zune software will soon be coming to new markets, including India.  Additionally, at the end of his demo today, Joe Belfiore announced that Copy/Paste, a feature …

Windows Phone 7 press materials

While Joe Belfiore demos Windows Phone 7 (looking very fast and smart), here’s a list of press materials now up on The Microsoft News Center:

EA Mobile to Publish Games for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows