As just announced at PubCon, and now posted on Dev.Live.com, Live Search has released a “new generation of search engine API”.  Dubbed “Project Silk Road” the new version offers new interfaces through JSON, and XML over HTTP, in addition …

A press release timed to Satya Nadella’s keynote speech at PubCon, an online advertiser’s convention held in Las Vegas announced today that Live Search cashback “has seen positive traction in all three of the key metrics on which the company …

In our second part of the interview, Windows Live General Manager Brian Hall gives us a quick demo of some of what’s new with Windows Live  In the demo, Brian shows us the What’s New feed, Photos, and Groups:

video…

The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight that Microsoft is “moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier’s cellphones” according to a Reuters report.  Microsoft would reportedly share revenue …

We had a chance to talk to Windows Live General Manager Brian Hall about this “major release” of Windows Live.  In the first part, Brian goes over some of the major changes and new features we’ll soon see, talks about …

So far, Windows Live has meant what’s now called Windows Live Essentials, the suite of downloadable software (Live Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker) for a while now, since the Wave 3 beta opened up in September. But the …

We’ve been waiting a long time for this: tonight Microsoft and Windows Live are announcing a major release of their Internet Services, what we’re calling the first “feature complete” version of Windows Live.  This is big news for Windows Live …

3 weeks ago we wrote about some interesting tidbits that seemed to hint at a new name for Live Search: Windows Live Search.  While the sources appeared to be legitimate, we stopped short of proclaiming a name change, and we’re …

Windows Live Hotmail is in the process of completing the rollout to Wave 3 “by the end of this week”, according to a blog post on Windows Live Wire.  The post acknowledges the flood of comments that have surrounded …

Steve Ballmer is about to take the stage in Sydney, Australia, to speak for the first time since the announcements last week at PDC.  You can watch the video here, starting at 11:30am Thursday AEST (GMT +10), or 8:30pm Wednesday …