PhotoZoom Updates and Facebook Application

It’s little over a month now since PhotoZoom got released. Matt Augustine let’s us know about the updates PhotoZoom got since then.

PhotoZoomUpload

Where previously you had to upload your pictures (jpeg) one-by-one, if you didn’t already have them in

By Sunshine in News
April 13th, 2008 at 12:59 am

2 weeks till Mesh – Press invites for demoes go out

If there was any doubt that Microsoft is planning to launch the Live Mesh Tech Preview at Web 2.0 Expo in just under 2 weeks time, the recent flurry of press invitations to demo events indicates otherwise.

All guesses as …

By Chris in News
April 12th, 2008 at 5:43 am

Is Microsoft serious about gadgets?

If Silverlight 2 is Microsoft’s shining new addition to the family (and deservingly so) then gadgets, both Windows Vista Sidebar and web gadgets are the all but forgotten middle children. In this article I pose the question: Has Microsoft all …

By Donavon in Developer
April 11th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

New Live Search Maps is Live

Just checked on maps.live.com and noticed a bunch of new features, and checked with the Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog and sure enough the new release is now live.

denver

Denver in 3D (you really have to try it out, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 11th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Live Maps Directions with Traffic re-routing

One of the newly improved features of Live Maps is the traffic re-routing feature, called Clearflow, which can re-route Live Maps directions based on traffic information.  The new system, updated initially for 72 US cities, takes into account not …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 11th, 2008 at 4:16 am

No Live Maps for UK Users? We have the workaround

Many UK Live Maps users this morning have found that when they go to http://maps.live.com/ they are being rather unceremoniously dumped on the doorstep of MultiMap. You might remember that Microsoft bought Multimap back in December, and now, for …

By kip in Featured News
April 11th, 2008 at 1:07 am

MSFT-YHOO: Maybe we’ll just wait til this all settles down!

Yesterday’s flurry of activity on the MSFT-YHOO front had so many plot turns that my head is still spinning, but at the end of the day, analysts are still leaning in favor of a MSFT-YHOO deal.  We could breathlessly …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
April 10th, 2008 at 2:27 am

New version of Live Search Maps today, NY Times reveals

The New York Times is breaking the news that a new feature for Live Search Maps, called Clearflow, will be announced later today, and the Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog has confirmation.  According to the Times:

The Clearflow system

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 10th, 2008 at 1:50 am

Virtual Bird’s Eye

Chris Pendleton let’s us know about a new site for Virtual Earth’s Bird Eye. Virtual Bird’s Eye – A virtual bird’s eye view of the world – Mapping the News, Interesting Places, Current Events and Unique Attractions.

Virtual Bird’s

By Sunshine in News
April 10th, 2008 at 1:49 am

Windows Live OneCare for Server private beta started

Paul Thurrott got word from Microsoft that Windows Live OneCare for Server has gone into private beta:

Last month, Microsoft highlighted its Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Live OneCare for Server, upcoming solutions aimed at providing increased security

By Sunshine in News
April 9th, 2008 at 7:47 pm