Microsoft announced that it would purchase Skype for $8.5 billion back in May 2011, and a few days ago the US Federal Trade Commission just approved the deal. While the deal is still pending antitrust approvals from other jurisdictions, …

For those of us used to months long “rollouts” of Windows Live features, today’s SkyDrive update, thankfully, seems to have showed up for just about everyone, all at once.

We were initially given a 2pm PDT embargo time, and then …

LiveSide exclusively showed off the first screenshots of the new SkyDrive back in May. A few weeks ago, we also saw further screenshot leaks giving us a glimpse of what’s to come. Today, Microsoft officially unveiled a major update to …

According to reports from Reuters, Microsoft has won antitrust approval from the US’s Federal Trade Commission for their acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion announced back in May 2011. The transaction was granted on June 16, 2011 and …

Looks like we missed out on some excitement yesterday (excuse us, we all have a day job too). Microsoft Research launched Kinect for Windows SDK Beta yesterday with a launch event that could be followed live on Channel 9.…

Thanks to a couple of tips it looks like Hotmail has a bit of a new look and at least one new feature.  Last week we showed you that the new consolidated header for SkyDrive is already appearing on “Hotmail …

Messenger Connect provides a way for websites and applications to access and take advantage of elements of Windows Live, such as access authentication (Live ID), user profile information, and connection to Windows Live services like Hotmail, Messenger, Calendar, Photo Gallery, …

If you thought the news for Xbox LIVE at E3 earlier this week wasn’t enough, then you’ll probably be excited to hear that Microsoft’s entertainment strategy doesn’t stop with the Xbox 360 or the Windows Phone. Seattle Times managed to …

Ever wanted to get Twitter statistics inside Microsoft Excel 2010? Now you can with Microsoft Analytics for Twitter.

Microsoft Analytics for Twitter allows users to query Twitter (i.e. Tweeters, #hashtags, @mentions & keywords) and get dashboard views on Twitter statistics …

Yesterday Steve Jobs gave us the most detailed view so far of Apple’s iCloud, a file sync/backup/sharing service coming to iOS (read: iPhone, iPad) this fall.  Microsoft similarly has been revamping SkyDrive, placing it more firmly at the …