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Google is now a connected service to Windows Live

Google plus Windows LiveEver since Wave 3, Windows Live have always had the ability to connect within various social services from across the web, most notably services such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.  By connecting other social services and websites to …

Rumor: Nokia Lumia 610 specifications, pricing and images leaked

NokiaIn just two days, Nokia is set to reveal their new additions to the Lumia line of Windows Phones at Mobile World Congress 2012. It is widely speculated that they will reveal the Nokia Lumia 610, which recently passed certification

Windows Live Wave 5 to support 93 languages, doubling the current count

Microsoft LLPLast Tuesday, February 21, is UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, and on this date Microsoft detailed the upcoming language improvements in Windows 8, and announced 14 additional display languages to be supported in the new operating system. Well it …

Nokia signs deal with Tencent to bring QQ Game Hall to Nokia Windows Phones in China

QQ GameWe reported last week that with Windows Phone “Tango” in China, Microsoft will be removing Xbox LIVE from the Games hub, due to the fact that the service is not available in that region. Today, Chinese newspaper Shanghai Daily

Microsoft Your Account – your one-stop shop for all your billing accounts and payments

With the new Windows Store about to debut as part of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has launched a new billing portal named Microsoft Your Account, replacing the old http://billing.microsoft.com, which will allow you to view at once …

Photosynth for Windows Phone app being tested, coming soon?

PhotosynthMicrosoft’s Bing team released the Photosynth app for iOS almost a year ago, and they have long promised to develop the same app for Windows Phone. Despite the promise, the app has yet to surface in the Windows Phone …

ZTE to unveil new Windows Phone devices at MWC 2012

ZTEWith less than 5 days to go until the annual Mobile World Congress, there had already been reports about potential new Windows Phone to be announced during the event, particularly with major OEMs such as Nokia and LG. Today …

Nokia Lumia 719 confirmed via Bluetooth SIG qualification

NokiaJust as we all thought the next Nokia Lumia device to be revealed is going to be the Lumia 610, which had recently passed certification in Indonesia, another device had surfaced today via the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) …

Official screenshot confirms that web-based video chat is coming to Windows Live Wave 5

Video CallBack in August last year, we spotted an interesting set of resource icons from Windows Live Wave 5, suggesting that a web-based video chat service might be coming to Windows Live web properties soon. Today in the SkyDrive post on

More upcoming SkyDrive features revealed: ODF documents, BitLocker key management, URL shortening, and much more

SkyDrive

Following the screenshot leaks of SkyDrive yesterday, revealing details about Microsoft’s plans for paid storage and SkyDrive apps for Windows and Mac, today we’ve been tipped about even more new features that are said to be coming to SkyDrive …