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Microsoft launches Xbox Music on the web

Last week we reported that Microsoft is expected to launch a web-based version of its Xbox Music service sometime this week, and today the service is now online.

Xbox Music on the web

Available at http://music.xbox.com, the service greatly resembles the newly redesigned Windows …

WebGL for IE11 will enable Bing Maps 3D

webgl-logoAmong the number of announcements Microsoft made at last week’s Build, two stand out not only for their significance, but for their relationship.  For the first time, Microsoft is including the open-source graphics rendering javascript API known as WebGL, …

Sneak peek at all new Windows 8.1 Mail, Calendar and People apps

Windows Mail, Calendar and People apps will get revamped and updated in Windows 8.1, though Microsoft doesn’t push out these new version apps in preview stage. During a last day Build 2013 session, Windows Mail app lead PM demoed

Exclusive: SkyDrive.com to get web-based text file editing features

SkyDrive logoBack in May, we exclusively reported that SkyDrive.com will get a built-in Photosynth panorama viewer, likely to complement the panorama mode in the upcoming Windows 8.1’s Camera app. However, LiveSide has learnt that the SkyDrive team is planning a whole …

HTC One variant with Windows Phone 8 GDR3 reportedly coming this fall

HTCHTC had been with Windows Phone since the very beginning, but since the HTC 8X and 8S released last year, we haven’t heard much about what’s coming next from the handset manufacturer on the Windows Phone side. Besides the mid-tier …

Zoom. Reinvented. Nokia sends invitation to “EOS” reveal press event on July 11

NokiaFollowing the multitudes of leaks of the Nokia “EOS” device last week, showing its impressive 41MP PureView camera mounted on a polycarbonate body, Nokia is finally ready to officially unveil the device to the public next month. The company has …

Screenshots of internal Windows Phone OS build leaked – shows early notification center and more

Windows Phone BlueWe all know that Microsoft is currently preparing the rollout of the GDR2 update for their Windows Phone 8 OS, and future updates are also in development – including a GDR3 update as well as Windows Phone “Blue” upgrade. However, …

Images of Nokia “EOS” leaked from every angle

Nokia EOSIt seems as if everyone decided to break the NDA all at the same time, as today images of the alleged Nokia “EOS” – the Windows Phone 8 device said to come with a 41MP PureView camera – were leaked …

Are you excited for Windows 8.1?

WindowsWe’ve been using Windows 8 since it was first released to developers in September of 2011, but we have a confession to make.  Like many of you, we’ve shied away from the “Metro style” modern features of Windows 8 and …

Exclusive: SkyDrive.com to get built-in Photosynth 3D panorama mode [updated]

SkyDrive logoEarlier this month, Microsoft added an improved “all photos” experience to SkyDrive.com, new document thumbnail layouts, full-resolution photo uploads for global Windows Phones, as well as under-the-hood performance tweaks to speed up uploading times. However, the SkyDrive team is also …