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SkyDrive for iOS updated

skydrive-logoIf you’re using SkyDrive on an iOS device, there’s good news for you as Microsoft announced today in a blog post on the Inside SkyDrive blog that SkyDrive for iOS has hit version 3.0.  The new version, which is …

After a long wait, a nice little Calendar

calendar dayBeing stuck in the real world has its advantages, sometimes.  You sit down in front of the computer after dealing with day to day life, and whaddya know, a new Calendar!  And from the looks of it, while it carries …

Build 2013 opens registration

One week ago, Microsoft announced that the 2013 version of Build, their developer focused conference that’s sure to feature lots of Windows 8, Windows Phone, and maybe even some Xbox news, will be held June 26-28 in San Francisco.…

Messenger phases out, Skype updates, and messaging on Microsoft is still a bit of a mess

msgr iconsNext week, Microsoft will begin the process of moving users off of their Windows Live Messenger clients and onto Skype, something that Messenger users are well aware of due to a barrage of recent email messages informing us of …

April, and still no Calendar. This isn’t funny anymore

If you haven’t been following along at home, we’re still waiting for a new Calendar to go along with the shiny new Outlook.com that was released last July 31st, making it 8 months and counting without a companion Calendar.…

Bing Snapshots coming to Autosuggest?

When Dr. Antonio Gulli of Bing R&D blogged last week about Autosuggest, explaining in perhaps just a bit too much detail how Bing’s search box shows you a list of suggestions as you type, he didn’t mention this:

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Bing adds Klout; Klout adds Bing

klout-logoOne place where Microsoft seems to know how to keep up a steady pace of updates is over at Bing, and today they’ve added yet again, this time providing a Klout score along with information from Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn …

Bing toys with more Home Page changes

It looks like Bing has finally gotten around to changing the Hotmail link on the Bing Home Page to Outlook.com, and some of our readers are pointing out some other changes they’re seeing as well.

Luckily for Bing, they’ve managed …

Windows Phone announces Unity engine beta, more at GDC

Windows Phone just made a number of announcements from the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) in San Francisco today, including new options from middleware partners, new game titles, and more.

First up: the games.  A post on the Windows Phone Consumer

Microsoft announces Build 2013, set for June in San Francisco

build-2013You used to know pretty much when the big Microsoft conferences and events were coming – Mix in the spring, PDC in the fall.  Recently, though, as those conferences were phased out and melded into Build, it’s been a bit …