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Hotmail gets IE9 Pinned Sites Notifications

So back when IE9 beta launched last year, Hotmail was quick to jump on the bandwagon and provided jumplist support in Windows 7. However with IE9, jumplist is only one part of the new  “Pinned Sites” feature. The other part, …

Microsoft accuses Google for blocking Windows Phone 7 and Bing access to YouTube metadata

No YouTubeFor all Windows Phone 7 users out there who had installed the official "YouTube" app from the marketplace, you’d immediately notice it’s lackluster functionality compared to its counterpart in iOS and Android. In fact, all it does is launches the …

Windows Phone Mobile Studio – where Windows Phone Live meets KIN Studio?

We told you about this before, where Seattle Times reports that Aaron Woodman, Director for Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft, indicated that KIN Studio-like features may make its way to Windows Phone Live. Today Mary Jo Foley posted information …

Microsoft planning new music/video services – codenamed “Ventura”

Microsoft's 3 Screens and the CloudWe reported last month about the possible rebranding of Zune into Microsoft’s existing brandings, including Windows Live. This week Mary Jo Foley spotted a Zune-related job posting from Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices (E&D) team – the same team who created …

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update delayed – coming March 21st?

Microsoft’s first major update for it’s new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 – the "No Donuts" update – which is supposed to bring us copy-and-paste functionality, improved app performance, and better marketplace search, is confirmed to have been delayed …

Bing HTML5 preview to coincide with IE9 launch?

Back in September 2010, Microsoft revealed to the world the first beta of Internet Explorer 9, and along with it they demoed a version of Bing running HTML5-enabled code. While they promised that the HTML5-enabled version of Bing will …

Early build of Windows 8 screenshots leaked – shows Windows Live ID integration

Remember last year when we revealed a few slides on Windows 8 which showed that Microsoft’s next operating system might be getting cloud-based identity and roaming settings? It appears that the screenshots of an early build of Windows 8 that …

Miss Australia Erin McNaught featured in Windows Live ads

Our friend Long Zheng from iStartedSomething.com just posted a series of Australian advertisements for Windows 7 and Windows Live – featuring the winner of Miss Australia 2006 Erin McNaught. Check out the videos below of the latest advertisement campaign from …

Internet Explorer 9 holds special press event on March 14 – final build coming soon?

Microsoft just released the Release Candidate (RC) build of their upcoming Internet Explorer 9 on February 10, their official team blog is already gearing up for their next event – a special party to be held during the South by …

Messenger Connect’s application contacts feature discontinued

Dare Obasanjo posted a quick notice on the Windows Live Developers Blog announcing that the "Application Contacts" feature in Messenger Connect will be discontinued in six month’s time due to low user usage. For those who doesn’t know, the application …