Messenger Connect provides a way for websites and applications to access and take advantage of elements of Windows Live, such as access authentication (Live ID), user profile information, and connection to Windows Live services like Hotmail, Messenger, Calendar, Photo Gallery, …

Along with the news about the new “honey badger” update to Bing Webmaster Tools, and a new Bing Toolbox including advertising, developer, and Bing Business Portal links, Andy Chu from Bing also announced an update for Bing Mobile, which …

In an email to Windows Mobile 6.x users today, Microsoft revealed that they will be shutting down the MyPhone service, and beginning to move current Windows Mobile 6.x MyPhone content to SkyDrive, beginning August 7, 2011. Here’s a portion of …

Today at SMX Advanced, Bing Director Stefan Weitz took the stage to talk with Danny Sullivan, take questions, and make a couple of announcements.  First, the newly revised Bing Webmaster Tools (code-named Honey Badger – there were a number …

Yesterday Steve Jobs gave us the most detailed view so far of Apple’s iCloud, a file sync/backup/sharing service coming to iOS (read: iPhone, iPad) this fall.  Microsoft similarly has been revamping SkyDrive, placing it more firmly at the …

Big day in the world of conferences today, with Apple’s WWDC and the Xbox live “The Future Revealed” press conference/extravaganza both happening basically at the same time.  Of course we’ll be watching the Xbox Live show, and just to make …

On Saturday, Ina Fried from All Things D posted an interview with AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, on a wide range of issues, one of which was the lack …

The tip of the Windows 8 iceberg emerged today, at the D9 conference and at Computex, and after spending a few hours trying to digest what bits of info we could, we’re left with some first impressions and a …

In a blog post today, our old friend Chris Pendleton officially announces a new version of Bing Maps Streetside, which now uses the Microsoft Research Street Slide technology.  We told you about the apparent switch back on May 7th…

Even though this is a holiday weekend in the US (Monday is Memorial Day), the next few weeks promise lots of upcoming news, some of it potentially monumental.  (all times listed are Pacific Daylight time, GMT –8)

The Wall Street …