2012

Windows Phone 8 to all current Windows Phones? Not so fast

Earlier today we reported that WMPowerUser posted a transcribed video interview snippet from Portuguese site Zwame.pt, quoting a Microsoft evangelist as saying that “all actual devices will get upgrade to the next major version of Windows Phone (we´re talking about …

Windows Phone 8 coming to all current phones, says evangelist

In a video interview with Portuguese Windows Phone Evangelist Nuno Silva published by Portuguese site Zwame.pt last month, and noticed by WMPowerUser, comes news that all current Windows Phones will be able to be upgraded to Windows Phone 8 …

SkyDrive releases ODF support, more: promises “bigger things coming soon”

As a few of our commenters on this morning’s SkyDrive post noticed, the SkyDrive team, via their Twitter account, have released “a few cool things”:

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The link, which not coincidentally is using the new “sdrv.ms” URL shortener, …

Google Drive on the horizon: can SkyDrive measure up?

Google-DriveThe Next Web considered themselves lucky yesterday to be on the receiving end of a draft release, purportedly from a Google partner,  giving away “a wealth of information” on Google’s upcoming competitor to Dropbox and SkyDrive.  That service, which …

Bing Maps, Windows Phone Translator App updated

A pair of posts on the Bing blogs today announced some new features for both Bing Maps and the Bing Translator App for Windows Phone.

First, with Bing Maps, the nearly 900 venue maps are now much easier to …

Xbox press conference set for E3: June 4th, 10am

e3After Sony’s E3 press conference announcement yesterday, Microsoft has today announced their press event time and date for this year’s E3 conference: Monday June 4th at 10am, according to a post on the Examiner.com and elsewhere.  Even though Microsoft has

Microsoft to bring Skype into the web browser?

SkypeEver since Microsoft and Skype closed the deal in October last year, we haven’t heard much about what the future holds for Skype, and how Microsoft is going to integrate into its products and services. Microsoft did release the Skype

Nokia design patent reveals another Windows Phone concept device

Remember the Nokia concept Windows Phone device revealed via a US Patent approved a few weeks ago? Well it seems like more concept Windows Phone devices are being patented by Nokia with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Design …

Could Microsoft sell Bing to Facebook?

facebingOK this is pretty far-fetched, but according to a post on Barron’s Tech Trader Daily blog, CNBC editor Gary Kaminsky “made passing reference to a report that apparently claims Microsoft might be considering giving its “Bing” search operations to …

Bing to charge subscription fees for Search API

WindowsAzureMarketplaceLogoIn an email letter sent to Bing developers today, and published on the Bing Developer blog, the Bing Developer team has announced significant changes to the Bing Search API access model, which is moving from a free service to …