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Live Mesh starts to say goodbye

As we well know, Live Mesh is being replaced in Windows Live 2011 (Wave 4), by Live Sync.  We’ve been following Live Mesh, which was developed by a team headed by Ray Ozzie since well before it went public, and …

Windows Phone 7: Savior, disaster, or somewhere in between?

santa_claus_wallpaperWe’re in the middle of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, and although it might not feel like it, “this holiday season” is right around the corner.  That’s when Microsoft has promised Windows Phone 7, and its re-emergence into the …

Zune Pass coming to UK soon?

Thanks to tipster Greg, who has managed to sign up for a trial subscription to Zune Pass in the UK (although it doesn’t work yet), it looks like the “all you can eat” service may be coming soon to the …

Yahoo begins testing live Bing results (both paid and organic) this month

Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land is reporting that an email sent out to Yahoo! advertisers that reveals that Yahoo!, who have been testing Bing results in their search queries offline already, will for the first time this month begin

After a month, Hotmail continues rollout (#NoHotmailYet)

hotmailwave4Mike Shackwitz posted another update on the rollout of Hotmail Wave 4 today on Inside Windows Live, reporting that “we’re right on track with our release plan”.  Some 50 million accounts on “several different clusters” have already been upgraded, which …

Bing: Android client coming

At a Bing Search Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft executives showed off in rapid style (with no video or pictures allowed) a bunch of stuff in the Bing pipeline, including

Microsoft is working on incorporating pictures and video into more

Microsoft announces PDC 2010: In Redmond!

At the Worldwide Developer’s Conference in Washington DC, Microsoft announced that there will indeed be a PDC (Professional Developer’s Conference) this year, and that for the first time ever, it will be held on Microsoft’s campuses in Redmond, WA, USA:…

Outlook Social Connector update: here’s the links

Last night we told you about some exciting new features coming to Outlook Social Connector, including Facebook and Windows Live Messenger providers:

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However we weren’t able to find any official word (other than the Channel 9 video) when we …

Outlook Social Connector adds Facebook, Windows Live Messenger providers

Mashable is reporting that the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector is making some big announcements tonight, including the addition of two promised and now (apparently almost) delivered social network providers, Facebook and Windows Live Messenger (I just checked on my little …

Bing continues to gain share (and game the system, too)

The latest comScore numbers are out, according to a post at The Silicon Alley Insider (they’ll be fully available publically in a few days), and the numbers show that Bing, and Yahoo! are continuing to make small inroads against Google:…