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TrueSpace 7.6 announced – amazing models, uploaded to Live Maps Collections or Virtual Earth

Chris Pendleton has a long post today about TrueSpace 7.6, and on his blog and also on the TrueSpace website there are some truly amazing renderings.  Check out some of the animations, along with the video on Chris’s blog.

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Microsoft announces reorganization – Platforms & Services Devision will be split up

In an unexpected move Microsoft today announced that the Platforms & Services Devision (PSD) will be split into two groups: Windows/Windows Live and Online Services. While the PSD President Kevin Johnson will work to ensure a smooth transition he will …

Live Search coming to Facebook

This morning at the Financial Analyst’s Meeting (FAM), being held on Microsoft’s campus, Satya Nadella announced an extension of Microsoft’s U.S. relationship with Facebook to encompass search.  An email from Waggener Edstrom clarifies:

As part of the deal, Microsoft will

Windows Live Photo Gallery Will Soon Recognize Faces In Pictures

 Digital Inspiration unveils a little bit about the face recognition in the upcoming Windows Live Photo Gallery:

Imagine this. You connect a digital camera to your PC for transferring photos and the software is able to recognize family

Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

 

Microsoft has just released a new version of the Outlook Connector, giving users access to the Windows Live services through Outlook. In what will be a popular move (judging by the comments on our last Calendar post), the …

Live QnA: Next Release On July 22nd PDT, Site Down For Maintenance In The Afternoon

Live Search QnA, yes it still exists and still in beta form. Beta means there is still room for improvement and as such there will be a new release on the 22nd. In this release you should see several …

Virtual Earth: July Imagery Release And New Lead For Australia

Virtual Earth has a new Lead for Australia, Peter Ulm.

Peter Ulm has been with Microsoft for over a decade, most recently as the strategic account manager for one of Microsoft Australia’s largest accounts. He previously worked in sales …

Live Mesh Infrastructure Update

Work is being done behind the scenes of Live Mesh, today they are rolling out an infrastructure update:

Live Mesh infrastructure update

We will be rolling out an update to Live Desktop today, July 21. There will be no update

IM Control: LiveSide posts non-Mesh news; world does not end

If we didn’t know better, we’d say our friend Angus Logan was jealous.  Wants us to change our name, even.  Apparently in a blatant attempt to get his name back on LiveSide, he posted on some cool improvements to the

Just Released: Windows Live For Windows Mobile

A new version of Windows Live for Windows Mobile has just been released:

Wait no more! The latest bits for Windows Live Client for your Windows Mobile are available for download. To get yours now, point your mobile browser