Back 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 …

Back in early May, the Office team announced that real-time co-authoring will be coming to Office Web Apps soon. As part of the announcement, the team also mentioned other enhancements are coming in the upcoming update as well, but …

Following substantial backlash from would be consumers, as well as a targeted attack from Sony at E3 last week, Microsoft has announced that they are removing many of the controversial DRM requirements for the Xbox One. According to Microsoft’s Wire …

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they will be doing away with “linked accounts”, the method of being able to switch from one account to another in Outlook.com without having to re-enter your login credentials.  In reading through the comments on …

We saw this coming when back in April we exclusively reported that the new two-factor authentication feature in Microsoft account does not support linked accounts, but Microsoft has made it official – that “linked accounts” feature is no more on …

Microsoft seems to be reshaping itself before our very eyes, most recently with what looks to be a carefully crafted new “Windows Everywhere” ad campaign, and now today the announcement of “Windows Store only at Best Buy”, a new store-within-a-store …

Last month, when Microsoft announced the Xbox One, they focused largely on the hardware, promising that E3 was going to be “all about the games”, as Don Mattrick had said. Today’s Xbox E3 2013 Media Briefing largely delivered on that …

As most of you are aware, the Xbox E3 2013 Media Briefing is only 9 hours away! Having previously announced Xbox One’s hardware, specs, and certain entertainment features, Microsoft has promised today’s briefing will be strictly gaming focused. That being …

We’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 …

Yesterday we mentioned an All Things D post with news that Microsoft is considering a broad restructuring, and today, Bloomberg News has more.  Both publications report that the plans are not final and may change, but Bloomberg’s report …