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As Dropbox drops users, we look at SkyDrive’s TOS

dropboxIt’s been a tough couple of weeks for Dropbox, the free (up to 2gb, with a paid option for more space) service that promises to easily store and sync “your stuff”.  First, on June 19th, Dropbox, owing to a code

Twitter confirmed to be coming back to Windows Live

Microsoft discontinued support for the Twitter connected service in Windows Live back in June 2010 due to policy changes made on Twitter’s end, and never reached an agreement with Twitter since then to make it available again. During Mobile World …

Touch-friendly version of Windows Live Messenger for mobile browser now available

If you ever tried access Live.com using your mobile browser, you’d notice that most Windows Live web services have a corresponding mobile version that is optimised for touch screens and smaller screen sizes. Old version of Windows Live Messenger Mobile WebTo give you a bit of history, …

Zune originals shuttered–Another nail in the Zune (device) coffin?

Zune Originals, the official online store for Zune devices, has closed its doors as of July 1st.  A page on the site (www.zuneoriginals.net) offers up thanks for all the fish, and continues to throw “damning with faint praise” …

First step for Xbox LIVE on Windows 8: Games for Windows Marketplace merging with Xbox.com

A post on the Games for Windows Marketplace website today was made announcing that Games for Windows Marketplace will be fully transitioning to Xbox.com:

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The announcement is also followed by the Games for Windows newsletter, which states:

Games for

Photosynth for iOS v1.1 released

Two months after the first release, the Photosynth Team released version 1.1. of the Photosynth app for iOS.

They’ve added in-app sharing via email and enhanced the saving of images to the device’s camera roll with the ability to crop. …

Second IE10 Platform Preview Available for Developers

Microsoft has made available to developers the second IE10 platform preview.

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With the second Platform Preview, developers can start working with several site-ready HTML5 technologies for building beautiful, interactive Web applications with great performance and security. You can read the …

Microsoft Security Essentials upgraded

A new version of Microsoft Security Essentials is available, upgrading the Security Essentials version from 2.0.657.0 to 2.1.1116.0, and the Antimalware Client version from 3.0.8107.0 to 3.0.8402.0.

We weren’t able to access the upgrade directly from MSE yet, but you …

Office 365 drops beta tag, final pricing and plans revealed

Office 365In just less than two hours (10AM EDT), Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is set to launch their Office 365 cloud computing service in a New York launch party. Office 365 had been available for beta testing since October last year …

Hotmail just keeps adding features: live sidebar calendar, more… can we keep up?

Today on the Inside Windows Live blog, Dick Craddock introduced some new features in Hotmail, including new right click and keyboard shortcut functionality. What he didn’t tell you about was at least two more new feature we’re seeing, a …