Windows Live Office spotted in the new Wave 4 header – replacement for Windows Live Docs (and Office Live)?

Remember earlier this year we showed you the new Windows Live Wave 4 header? Well it seems like there has been some changes to the header lately, in particular, it seems like there is a slight rebrand for one …

By damaster in News
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:17 pm

Save the Poles – Eric Larsen reaches the North Pole

Bing is the major sponsor of “Save the Poles,” an expedition of Explorer Eric Larsen and his team. This expedition is meant to raise awareness of climate change. Eric’s goal is to be the first man to …

By Sunshine in Bing
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Facebook Community Pages integrate Bing Maps

Facebook just launched new Community pages. From the Facebook Blog:

Community Pages are a new type of Facebook Page dedicated to a topic or experience that is owned collectively by the community connected to it. Just like official Pages

By Sunshine in Bing
April 22nd, 2010 at 2:00 pm

It’s Earth Day!

And the winners of the student Earth Day Photo Contest are chosen from the 12 finalists. More than 200,000 votes were cast!

Grand prize and first prize in the category 18+: Alan Bosse, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, …

By Sunshine in Bing
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:23 am

Microsoft FUSE Labs releases Docs.com for Facebook

At the F8 Conference today, Microsoft FUSE Labs Director Lili Cheng announced the release of Docs, which uses Office Web Apps to allow sharing of Office Documents among Facebook Friends.

In a blog post on the Docs site, Cheng

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 21st, 2010 at 8:47 pm

Seattle Storm WNBA team announces partnership with Bing

The Seattle Storm Women’s NBA team announced a major partnership today with Bing, and will feature the Bing logo on their jerseys as well as in much of their marketing in the coming years.

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According to the Storm website:…

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
April 21st, 2010 at 8:33 pm

Windows Live Wave 4 testing expanding in the coming weeks

Windows Live Wave 4 testing will expand to users outside Microsoft shortly. According to Mary Jo (ZDNet) this will be in the coming weeks. From a blog post by Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live:

For several

By Sunshine in News
April 21st, 2010 at 6:14 pm

Microsoft announces TownHall, based on Azure

At the Politics Online Conference today, Microsoft announced two new offerings, TownHall, a new “online engagement program” that politicians and others can use to “drive rich discussion around top interests and concerns”, and Campaign Ready, “a collection of …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 19th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 M3 screenshots galore – in French

Just a few days ago, we showed you brand new screenshots of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 Milestone 3 build. Today a French website Pinnula.fr got their hands on a handful of more Hotmail Wave 4 screenshots – only …

By damaster in News
April 19th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

Volcano images projected onto Bing Maps

Johannes Kebeck, a Bing Maps Technology Specialist at Microsoft EMEA, is stuck in Stockholm due to the Icelandic volcanic ash and its effects on European air travel.  So, having a bit of extra time on his hands, he found …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
April 17th, 2010 at 12:19 am