Looks like we missed out on some excitement yesterday (excuse us, we all have a day job too). Microsoft Research launched Kinect for Windows SDK Beta yesterday with a launch event that could be followed live on Channel 9.…

Thanks to a couple of tips it looks like Hotmail has a bit of a new look and at least one new feature.  Last week we showed you that the new consolidated header for SkyDrive is already appearing on “Hotmail …

News broke out from WinRumors.com that Microsoft is planning to make available Windows Phone "Mango" developer handsets to people’s hands as early as next week. It is said that the these handsets will be given out in several rounds, however, …

Another one of the 500 features for Windows Phone "Mango" has slipped out of Microsoft today. Microsoft today announced the Gamefest 2011 conference, aimed at developers focussing on game development on the PC, Xbox, and Windows Phone, which will …

One nice thing about Bing, you can learn a lot about what’s (potentially) coming next as features are tested in various regions and markets around the world.  We’ve seen early testing as far back as the Live Search home page …

Messenger Connect provides a way for websites and applications to access and take advantage of elements of Windows Live, such as access authentication (Live ID), user profile information, and connection to Windows Live services like Hotmail, Messenger, Calendar, Photo Gallery, …

With Windows Phone 7 now finally available on the four major US carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon, Microsoft have not been resting in getting their phones onto other cellular networks. Just recently, news came out that the Windows …

If you thought the news for Xbox LIVE at E3 earlier this week wasn’t enough, then you’ll probably be excited to hear that Microsoft’s entertainment strategy doesn’t stop with the Xbox 360 or the Windows Phone. Seattle Times managed to …

Following the help for iPhone developers to port their apps to Windows Phone, Microsoft now also helps out Android developers to port their apps.

They’ve just released the following package containing:

• Android to Windows Phone API mapping tool
• “Windows

Ever wanted to get Twitter statistics inside Microsoft Excel 2010? Now you can with Microsoft Analytics for Twitter.

Microsoft Analytics for Twitter allows users to query Twitter (i.e. Tweeters, #hashtags, @mentions & keywords) and get dashboard views on Twitter statistics …