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MSN launches MSN UK and “The Bubble”

Yesterday, MSN UK launched their new home page, similar to the US version that was introduced in March.  MSN, which attracts more than 465 million users worldwide each month, is bringing the same new look and feel to MSN …

Windows Live Essentials announced

Looks like we’re one step closer to getting our hands on Windows Live Wave 4.  Tonight (9pm pdt) Microsoft is taking the wraps off their preview of Windows Live Essentials, which you can check out at www.windowslivepreview.com.  Sometime soon …

A new LiveSide logo?

A few weeks ago we found out about idesignyourlogo.com, who are using a novel approach to logo design (and marketing) by creating a logo a day for anyone who wants to sign up -and pay, on a sliding scale, …

Microsoft shakes up E&D Division: Bach, Allard out, David Treadwell in

In an email to employees this morning, Microsoft has announced that Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach and Senior Vice President J Allard will be leaving the company in a shake-up of the division that includes Xbox, Zune, and mobile …

New Bing feature: website thumbnails?

LiveSide reader Alber1690 came across an interesting find within Bing search results today (thanks for the tip!): a thumbnail view of the FAA site he was searching for (mouse over the right edge of the first result to see the …

New Wave 4 Header spotted in the wild, with working Web Messenger

Our friend and LiveSide reader Gilly2468 over at My Microsoft Life has come across a Windows Live url complete with a partially working Wave 4 Header.  The url, https://consent.live.com, which appears to be available to anyone with a …

Microsoft “I’m” charity program shut down: raised over $3 million

The I’m initiative, if you recall, was a way to support your favorite charity while using Windows Live Messenger or Hotmail, but now, after 3 years, the program has come to an end.  Some of our readers noticed that the …

Wave 4: Windows Live Office – A First Look

Office logoWindows Live Hotmail Wave 4 was officially unveiled yesterday, and one of the major upgrades to Hotmail is it’s tight integration with SkyDrive and Office Web Apps. As part of the announcement, Microsoft also revealed one of their newest …

What’s new in Hotmail: the good stuff

hotmail_hero Microsoft has just taken the wraps off the new Hotmail, and yes there’s a lot of new stuff to tell you about, so let’s get right to the good stuff.  Yes all the junk mail and filter enhancements are cool …

Los Links Episode Dos: one more Bing commercial

The other day we showed you “Los Links”, the Latin soap-opera spoof Bing commercial, and now we present you…. Episode Dos:

Not sure what to think, actually.  It DOES seem to put “I’m on a horse” in a …