A “Quick And Dirty” Console Application Using The LiveFX

This post is really just a starting point on using the LiveFX. Now, although I’ll show you a quick application, you won’t be able to use any of this just yet unless you have been given a LiveFX token …

By kip in Developer
November 10th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

Messenger email: more hints at a Windows Live Search rebrand (UPDATED)

3 weeks ago we wrote about some interesting tidbits that seemed to hint at a new name for Live Search: Windows Live Search.  While the sources appeared to be legitimate, we stopped short of proclaiming a name change, and we’re …

By Kip Kniskern in News
November 9th, 2008 at 5:24 am

Hotmail upgrade saga continues: rollout nearly complete; problems remain

HotmailLogoEvolutionWindows Live Hotmail is in the process of completing the rollout to Wave 3 “by the end of this week”, according to a blog post on Windows Live Wire.  The post acknowledges the flood of comments that have surrounded …

By Kip Kniskern in News
November 8th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Live Mesh to support devices and peripherals, hints at FrameIt integration

We’ve seen that Live Mesh supports PCs, Macs, Windows Mobile, and perhaps also your Home Server, Xbox, Zune, and Mobile Car, but digging through our PDC2008 materials we’ve learnt that Live Mesh will even …

By damaster in News
November 7th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

Live Search Cashback offers 25% rebate on Ebay Buy-It now

While search share may not be increasing in the Microsoft camp, they are definitely trying hard to disrupt the market. Their latest effort involves Live Search Cashback, the rebate program that rewards you for buying products through Live Search …

By Chris in News
November 7th, 2008 at 3:27 am

Office Live Workspace Utilizes Silverlight For Multiple Document Uploading

Office Live Workspace got updated. More languages were added: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese, and Greek. You can change your language with the language switcher at the bottom right of the page if you wish to do so. …

By Sunshine in News
November 6th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

Virtual Earth Imagery Release – October, 2008

Not only did Photosynth come to Live Search maps, there’s also a big Virtual Earth Imagery release, 41.07 TB!

Orthos

Spain: Barcelona, Malaga, Manresa, Mijas, Oviedo, Sagunto, Vigo, Vilanova, Vitoria, Zaragoza

Japan: Sapporo, Nagano, Mt Fuji, Nagoya, Osaka-Kyoto, Matsuyama,

By Sunshine in News
November 6th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

Photosynth comes to Live Search Maps

We mentioned previously that the Photosynth team has officially moved into the Virtual Earth Product Group. Today, Sarah Perez on Channel 10 pointed out that Photosynth is now officially integrated with Live Search Maps. Here’s an excerpt:

As

By damaster in News
November 6th, 2008 at 11:46 am

Steve Ballmer on Windows 7 and Azure, etc: Live from Australia

Steve Ballmer is about to take the stage in Sydney, Australia, to speak for the first time since the announcements last week at PDC.  You can watch the video here, starting at 11:30am Thursday AEST (GMT +10), or 8:30pm Wednesday …

By Kip Kniskern in News
November 5th, 2008 at 6:13 am

Windows Live Admin Center updated with new Wave 3 look

Windows Live Admin Center just got the new look today – with the new Wave 3 header and themes. However, in terms of functionality, there’re no apparent changes since its last update. Here’s a screenshot:

AdminCenter

We’re awaiting on the …

By damaster in News
November 5th, 2008 at 2:32 am