MSN.com is about to unveil a new look based on cleaner lines, a focus on select verticals, and easier user configuration. Along with a new logo, the home page will feature inline access to Windows Live, Twitter, and Facebook, with …
MSN.com gets new look in US
Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard is here!
Following a bumpy upgrade for the Windows client last week, the Windows Live Sync team had been hard at work on their Mac client to add support for Snow Leopard. Today the team is proud to announce that it is …
The Windows Live Wave 4 rumor mill
Microsoft is keeping very quiet about the upcoming release of Windows Live Wave 4, and it’s driving us crazy. Obviously we were hoping for a release to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, but that deadline has come and …
What’s coming for Live.com?
If you’ve recently visited Bing by typing http://www.live.com into the address bar, you would’ve noticed the following notice across the top of the page:
When Bing first launched, this Q&A post over at the Bing & adCenter Community told us …
New Bing ad: Oooooooh scary!
Looks like the avalanche of pre Christmas Windows and Bing ads are about upon us, as Microsoft unveiled the latest “Decision Engine” ad on their YouTube channel today:
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Bing: the Vampire Engine, on YouTube
Apparently vampires prefer Portland, Oregon …
MSN Direct service to shut down Jan. 1, 2012
Citing a decreasing demand, and advances in other technologies offering similar services, MSN is set to discontinue all MSN Direct service on January 1st, 2012, according to a notice on the MSN Direct homepage.
…MSN Direct service will be
Long Zheng watches TV: finds Bing ads
Our good friend Long Zheng just posted a series of Australian TV ads for Bing.com.au, one of which he spotted while taking a rare break from reading patent applications and Microsoft Careers posts:
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Long …
Windows Live Sync forced upgrade
Last week Windows Live Sync was taken offline to fix a “serious problem in Windows Live Sync that could cause problems in rare cases for people who used Windows Easy Transfer”, according to Eric Doerr on the Windows Live Sync …
It’s Windows 7 Day!
Just wanted to say congratulations to Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Live on the launch of Windows 7. We’ve been using Windows 7 since PDC last year (well since Longhorn 4051, really), are truly excited both about the stability and quality …
Bing poised to announce deals with Twitter, Facebook: All Things Digital
In an exclusive, Kara Swisher from All Things Digital is reporting that Microsoft is set to announce deals with both Twitter and Facebook that will incorporate both Twitter feeds and Facebook status updates into Bing. Details are sketchy at this …
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