2012

Exclusive: Even better screenshots of Metro-style Hotmail, or “Newmail”, leaked (now in English!)

HotmailYesterday we gave you a sneak peek of the new Hotmail, featuring an entirely new interface that is said to be “fast, fluid, and intuitive”, and of course the design has been changed to the all new Metro-style, consistent with …

More screenshots of Metro-style Hotmail leaked

So yesterday we just posted the first screenshot leak of the Metro-style Hotmail, today more screenshots from the service has leaked. German website WinFuture.de managed to get hold of several clear screenshots of the new Metro-style Hotmail, clearly showing how …

Bing adds Encyclopedia Britannica answers

In a blog post on the Bing Search blog today, Bing announced a new partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to bring Britannica Online answers directly within the Bing search results:

The answer provides a quick overview of the subject, a thumbnail

Exclusive: Metro-style Hotmail UI revealed via new Microsoft account login screen

HotmailSo we’ve shown you exclusive screenshots of the new Microsoft account website, as well as the new Profile page, both in their Metro-style glory. This time we were able to discover a new Microsoft account login screen, which …

Paul Thurrott: Xbox Music will have SkyDrive integration

Xbox Music - Now PlayingMicrosoft recently just announced their Xbox Music service during E3 which will be coming to Xbox 360, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 devices. However, whilst this confirms the official killing of the Zune brand, it raises many questions as …

A recap of all the recent news on Windows Phone 8

This past week had been an exciting week for all of us, starting from the release of Windows 8 Release Preview, to the unveiling of multitudes of new Windows 8 and Windows RT-based tablets, ultrabooks and convertibles at Computex

SmartGlass: How is this all going to work? (hint: HTML5, and the cloud)

cta_XboxE3_PageOne of the most intriguing announcements coming out of the Xbox press event here at E3 yesterday involves SmartGlass, Microsoft’s upcoming answer to a second screen technology for the living room, rivaling Apple’s Airplay and the Nintendo Wii U console.…

Microsoft at E3: Xbox SmartGlass, IE for Xbox, new partners and apps, more

At today’s Microsoft E3 keynote, Microsoft finally unveiled its “Entertainment Evolved” plan, re-branding, and of course, some new games and demos.

Xbox SmartGlass, as leaked information noted, is a companion app for multiple platform devices to connect with …

Zune finally becomes Xbox Music, but questions remain about the service

Microsoft finally answered the question of what will be happening with the Zune Music service. During their E3 press briefing, Microsoft unveiled “Xbox Music”. This service doesn’t necessarily replace Zune in the same way that Zune replaced PlaysForSure. It’s essentially …

Xbox and the future of Microsoft at E3

I’m here in line to get in to the “exclusive” Xbox press event at the 17000 seat Galen Center on USC’s campus, where we’ll all soon hear about Microsoft’s plans for Xbox, and for their very lives as they plot …