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SkyDrive on Reddit: notes from the Ask Me Anything

23198Today, SkyDrive announced a major set of updates rolling out to everyone – hopefully you should see the improvements by the end of the day (Redmond time – GMT -8). As part of the push to get the word out …

SkyDrive.com gets massive update – new Shared view, high DPI support, text editor, and improved sharing capabilities

SkyDrive logoOver the past month, we’ve been exclusively reporting some of the new features that is coming to SkyDrive.com. Today over on the official SkyDrive team blog, Microsoft has officially confirmed some of these new features that are coming to …

Nokia Lumia 625 render and specs leaked ahead of official “BIG” unveiling

Nokia teased a “Something BIG” announcement yesterday on the Conversations blog. Nokia is expected to unveil the recent leaked Lumia 625, a 4.7 inch low-end Windows Phone 8 phone. Ahead of official unveiling, Lumia 625 press render images and …

SkyDrive momentum

When Microsoft introduced Windows 8.1 at Build a few weeks ago, it also introduced a newly revamped version of SkyDrive that now ships as part of Windows 8.1. You no longer need to download a separate SkyDrive desktop app, it’s …

News in China: Nokia 909, Surface Pro 256GB, Microsoft Store in Shanghai

NokiaNokia Lumia 1020 has passed Chinese TENAA certification, the radio communication device regulator in China. According to the TENAA cert information, the new announced smartphone is labeled as “Nokia 909”, which was said to be the original name of …

Exclusive: Shared lists, folder mounting, and device settings backup management coming to SkyDrive.com

SkyDrive logoOver the past weeks, we have reported that Microsoft is currently planning a whole range of new features and enhancements to their SkyDrive service to make its user experience easier and more useful. We first reported that an immersive panorama

Exclusive: SkyDrive.com to support folder filters in new “All photos” view

SkyDrive logoBack in May, Microsoft introduced a new “All photos” view to SkyDrive.com, allowing users to quickly view a timeline of all their photos across folders. What’s great about the “All photos” view is that it is organised into groups by …

SkyDrive.com now supports panorama viewing – you can try it out now!

SkyDrive logoBack in May, we exclusively reported that SkyDrive.com will get a built-in Photosynth panorama viewer. Back then we suspected that the feature is meant to complement the release of the new Windows 8.1 Camera app, which supports the capture of …

Microsoft Reorg: A new focus on Mergers and Acquisitions?

reorgEver since word leaked out last month that Steve Ballmer was planning a major reorganization of Microsoft, the reorg has been a hot topic of conversation.   Would Ballmer organize the company into two camps, one for Devices, and one for …

Bill Gates to keynote MS Research Faculty Summit

Bill Gates retired as CEO as Microsoft in 2008, and hasn’t had much to say about the company since then, at least publicly, preferring to concentrate on his foundation and his many and varied philanthropical interests.  Now today, however, The …