Not long ago we just posted that Windows 8 will be having cloud-syncing capabilities, and today thanks to a user on MyDigitalLife Forums, who managed to get themselves a copy of the latest Windows 8 M3 Build 7955 …
Twitter might make a come back to Windows Live?
Back in June 2010, Microsoft discontinued support for the Twitter connected service in Windows Live due to policy changes made on Twitter’s end, and was unable to reach an agreement with Twitter since then to make it available again. However, …
Microsoft hints built-in Windows Live Messenger support in Windows Phone “Mango”
We know that since the release of Windows Phone 7, many people have been asking for built-in Windows Live Messenger support, given that the “official” partner-built Messenger by Miyowa app had been lackluster is both features and integration with the …
Windows Phone–will it (ever) fly?
Last week we noticed a number of Twitter links to a blog post decrying Windows Phone. Entitled “6 Reasons Windows Phone 7 is Dead in the Water”, I4U News listed their top reasons why we should “abandon ship …
Bing to say “ciao” to Ciao?
Back in August of 2008, Microsoft, in preparation for the launch of Bing, bought Greenfield Online, Inc., owners of Ciao GmbH, for some $486 million. Now word is coming out that Microsoft has put Ciao up for sale, at …
Bing on Windows Phone “Mango” to get Bing Vision and Music search?
One sharp-eyed reader over at WMPowerUser.com noticed something different on a video Ars Technica posted about the new "Bing Search Extras" feature coming in the Windows Phone "Mango" update. The video briefly showed two additional buttons added to the main …
Windows Live Profile notes are no more! [Update: and neither are private messages]
At the bottom of your profile page, there was an opportunity to leave a note. WAS, yes, the feature is no more, as cleverly noticed by Winston.
- Effective April 21, 2011 the ‘Notes’ option on a user’s (Live
Microsoft and Nokia signs partnership agreement
This one just came in. Microsoft and Nokia has just signed a definitive agreement on the partnership which was announced earlier in February before Mobile World Congress. According to the official press release, the partnership involves:
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- Nokia to
Bing announces Read/Write World: expanding connections between maps and imagery
Bing has been making a steady stream of announcements regarding the connection of maps to images for quite some time now, from geo-located PhotoSynths to Streetside and StreetSlide imagery to live video in maps, the work that Blaise Aguera …
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