Report: Web-based version of Xbox Music to launch next week

Xbox Music logoWhen Microsoft took off the wraps of its new Xbox Music service back in October last year, the service was only available on Microsoft devices such as Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and the Xbox 360. However, there were always …

By damaster in News
June 26th, 2013 at 6:18 am

Huawei Ascend W2 unveiled at Mobile Asia Expo, full specifications available

HuaweiWe’ve heard plenty of rumors and leaks about Huawei’s second Windows Phone 8 device – the Huawei Ascend W2, but the device was never officially revealed. The device appeared on China Mobile’s advertisement a short while ago, but the specifications …

By damaster in Mobile
June 26th, 2013 at 5:43 am

Bing goes to school

Microsoft continues to try to inch ahead in its battle to catch market leader Google.  This time it’s the “Bing For Schools” program, announced today in a Bing Search blog post and accepting requests to bring Bing For Schools to …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
June 24th, 2013 at 10:26 am

The buildup to Build

buildOn Wednesday, we’ll be in San Francisco for Microsoft’s Build developer’s conference, hoping to learn a lot more about Windows 8.1 (including getting our hands on some bits), Windows Phone, Xbox, and more.  For Microsoft, Build is shaping up …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 23rd, 2013 at 7:23 pm

Exclusive: SkyDrive.com to get web-based text file editing features

SkyDrive logoBack in May, we exclusively reported that SkyDrive.com will get a built-in Photosynth panorama viewer, likely to complement the panorama mode in the upcoming Windows 8.1’s Camera app. However, LiveSide has learnt that the SkyDrive team is planning a whole …

By damaster in Featured News
June 22nd, 2013 at 4:47 am

HTC One variant with Windows Phone 8 GDR3 reportedly coming this fall

HTCHTC had been with Windows Phone since the very beginning, but since the HTC 8X and 8S released last year, we haven’t heard much about what’s coming next from the handset manufacturer on the Windows Phone side. Besides the mid-tier …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
June 21st, 2013 at 11:11 pm

Bing experiments with another “me too” feature: Bing Boards

This seems to be a prime week for imitators. Yesterday, Facebook announced that its Instagram was adding an Instagram Video feature, one so much like Twitter’s Vine that it prompted John Herrman of Buzzfeed to declare Facebook “out of ideas”

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
June 21st, 2013 at 11:18 am

Huawei Ascend W2 shows up in Chinese advertisement

HuaweiIt was not long ago when we saw leaked renders of Huawei’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 device – the Huawei Ascend W2. This was followed by recent teases from Huawei’s Italian Facebook account, although we have yet to see the …

By damaster in Mobile
June 20th, 2013 at 6:22 am

A first look at Office Web Apps real-time co-authoring, amongst other new features coming in next update

Ofc_Orng166_rgbBack in early May, the Office team announced that real-time co-authoring will be coming to Office Web Apps soon. As part of the announcement, the team also mentioned other enhancements are coming in the upcoming update as well, but …

By damaster in News
June 20th, 2013 at 4:29 am

Microsoft Changes Course on Xbox One DRM

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Following substantial backlash from would be consumers, as well as a targeted attack from Sony at E3 last week, Microsoft has announced that they are removing many of the controversial DRM requirements for the Xbox One. According to Microsoft’s Wire …

By Chris Poirier in News
June 19th, 2013 at 2:17 pm