A new LiveSide logo?

A few weeks ago we found out about idesignyourlogo.com, who are using a novel approach to logo design (and marketing) by creating a logo a day for anyone who wants to sign up -and pay, on a sliding scale, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 1st, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Official Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Launch Video

Looks like this weekend is full of Wave 4 news. Thanks to a tip from Chrilo, and after a bit of trial-and-error on our end, we discovered the following Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 launch video from the http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials

By damaster in News
May 31st, 2010 at 4:48 pm

Wave 4: Windows Live Photos to get video playback support, improved slideshow features, and more!

Windows Live Photos logoA few weeks ago we showed you what’s coming in the new Windows Live Office. Today thanks to a recent blog post by Technogran, we’re able to give you a glimpse of its sister-service, Windows Live Photos, which …

By damaster in News
May 30th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

Window Live SyncLast week we were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Windows Live Essentials Preview website (http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials) as it briefly went online before it got locked out to the public again. We showed you the two Photo

By damaster in News
May 29th, 2010 at 10:58 am

Windows Live Wave 4 web services to be released June 3?

Earlier this month, Microsoft France’s student website accidentally spilled the news that Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 will be available on June 21. Later on, an email from Live@edu gave us hints that Windows Live Wave 4 web services (like

By damaster in News
May 29th, 2010 at 4:53 am

Wave 4: Windows Live Profile – An In-depth Overview

Following our coverage of Windows Live Office and Windows Live Groups Wave 4, today we’ll take you through the new Windows Live Profile experience. First up, when you first log in to Windows Live Profile (once it gets upgraded to …

By damaster in News
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 pm

Windows Live Events: Reminder to download your photos and files

This morning I found the following email in my inbox:

Dear Windows Live Events Customer,

This email is a final reminder that your existing Events and event photos, videos and other files will be unavailable after May 2010. We apologize

By Sunshine in News
May 27th, 2010 at 11:55 am

New BBC iPlayer to integrate Messenger

Oohh you lucky sods over in the UK! Soon you will be able to watch TV shows with friends via the new BBC iPlayer. How? Allow me to quote from the announcement by Anthony Rose:

8. Watch with

By Sunshine in News
May 26th, 2010 at 7:25 pm

Adventures with Bing: Aggressive Octopus

A new Adventures with Bing ad-video appeared on YouTube. The first one we showed you was about The Big Apple, now we got one about an aggressive octopus.

[youtube_video]OeI1jD7bFJY[/youtube_video]

Intrigued by the image and tidbit on the Bing homepage, a …

By Sunshine in Bing
May 26th, 2010 at 2:25 pm

Microsoft shakes up E&D Division: Bach, Allard out, David Treadwell in

In an email to employees this morning, Microsoft has announced that Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach and Senior Vice President J Allard will be leaving the company in a shake-up of the division that includes Xbox, Zune, and mobile …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 25th, 2010 at 6:32 pm