Live from CES, it’s Steve Ballmer, with a Tablet! (Wed at 6:30pm pst)

CESlogo Wednesday evening at 6:30pm Las Vegas time, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will take the stage at CES along with Entertainment and Services Division President Robbie Bach in what some are calling one of the most important keynotes for Microsoft in …

By Kip Kniskern in News
January 5th, 2010 at 3:29 am

A new wave, a new look: First look at the Windows Live Wave 4 header

We just told you yesterday that new themes are surfacing for Windows Live Wave 4 web services. Today we’ll be showing you screenshots of the new “Wave 4” header that you’ll be seeing in the upcoming Windows Live web services. …

By damaster in News
January 4th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

Recapping the rumors: what we “know” about Wave 4

Well the holidays are over, and now the countdown to Wave 4 can really begin.  We were told at PDC that Windows Live would be refreshed “in the Mix timeframe”, which is mid-March, but we’d be surprised if we didn’t …

By Kip Kniskern in News
January 4th, 2010 at 9:34 am

Exclusive: New Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 screenshots revealed!

Following the screenshot leaks from Neowin.net earlier last month, our friend Picturepan2 from LiveSino.net was able to get some more exclusive screenshots of an internal build of the upcoming Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 just as the new year’s …

By damaster in Featured News
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:26 am

Bing movie searches include sponsored video

Bing has been quietly updating features since its last major update last month, with new looks for stock price and movie searches.  An announcement on the Bing blog pointed out the movie search feature:

In addition to the recent events

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
December 30th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

The wait is nearly over: conference season to begin with CES

Microsoft has traditionally made big announcements about upcoming products and services at tech conferences, and while the breathless anticipation for CES isn’t quite what it used to be, Microsoft will have some significant announcements to make this spring.  Speculation is …

By Kip Kniskern in News
December 30th, 2009 at 12:06 am

Windows Live engineering blog gets rolling

While we took a little time off for the holidays (and moved web hosts), we didn’t want to miss commenting on Inside Windows Live, the new Windows Live engineering blog over at the Windows Blog.  We decided to hold …

By Kip Kniskern in News
December 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm

LiveSide 2010

dust_bowl Pardon the dust, we’ve gone ahead and made some changes to our site and your experience.  For one thing, we’ve moved off our dedicated server to WebHost4Life, definitely a cost saving move, but we haven’t sacrificed much if anything …

By Kip Kniskern in News
December 28th, 2009 at 1:55 am

Contest winners announced

The winners of both contests, Bing’s Home Sweet Homepage photo contest and the Seasonal Synth Challenge- Holiday Lights, have been announced.

Home Sweet Homepage

Entries from all across the globe came in, but the winner is Justin Kraemer’s

By Sunshine in News
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm

Windows Live Mail and Photo Gallery Wave 4 Revealed: Ribbon UI

We told you that Neowin had gotten their hands on some screenshots of Wave 4 Messenger and Writer earlier this month. Now, at the doorstep of 2010, some (very early) screenshots of Wave 4 Windows Live Mail and Windows Live

By Sunshine in News
December 21st, 2009 at 11:03 pm