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Microsoft to bring Skype into the web browser?

SkypeEver since Microsoft and Skype closed the deal in October last year, we haven’t heard much about what the future holds for Skype, and how Microsoft is going to integrate into its products and services. Microsoft did release the Skype

Metro-styled Windows Live web services coming soon, with screenshots

One of the most popular suggestions we’ve heard from our readers on how to improve Windows Live is to overhaul its web service’s user interface, and bring it more in-line with the Metro UI used in Windows Phone, Windows 8 …

Hotmail Calendar updated to Wave 5 M3, signs of upgrade for other Windows Live services soon?

Windows LiveStarting with Windows Live Wave 5, Microsoft had moved away from the large “wave” updates that happens every one-and-a-half years and moved towards a tighter update schedule that brings “a little bit of innovation” every few months. But when …

SkyDrive discontinues email publishing feature

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Back in the days, even before SkyDrive, there was a feature on Windows Live called “email publishing” which allowed users to publish photos directly to their Windows Live Spaces (remember that?) via email. When SkyDrive launched (along with Windows Live …

Microsoft details Windows Live Essentials 2011 QFE3 update changes

Windows Live EssentialsMicrosoft released an update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 two weeks ago, bumping the version number to 15.4.3555.0308. However, as we mentioned in a follow-up post, the Windows Live team did not mention what was changed in this updated …

MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

149806_462211910786_132821905786_5530872_4714886_nWe kind of saw this coming, but reports have been floating around that the MySpace connected service will soon be removed from Windows Live Profile. This means that users will no longer be able to update their status on MySpace …

Xfinity on Xbox: not without problems

We just tried to log in to Xfinity on Xbox, and like a number of other users, we’re having some problems, which seem to be related to an inability to authenticate to the service with our Comcast Xfinity username/password combination:…

Microsoft updates Bing in Germany

It is being reported that Microsoft has recently updated Bing in Germany which sees features from other markets being brought to the Germany site. The homepage now offers hotspots to allow for exploration and discovery and makes the homepage …

New Xbox Live content (Comcast, HBO, Major League Baseball) set to go live Tuesday in the US

xbox liveReports are filtering out that not only the Comcast Xfinity content for Xbox Live, but also HBO Go, and Major League Baseball, according to numerous reports on tech blogs, including USA Today’s “Game Hunters” blog.  According to the …

Xfinity on Demand for Xbox Live: coming soon?

xfinity-logoLast October, Microsoft announced plans to “transform TV” by partnering with a number of entertainment providers, including Comcast’s Xfinity, but with only a few of the services available at launch.  Now, it looks like US customers of Comcast may soon …