Its not all about search: Yahoo! and cloud computing

tata_logo_03 Yahoo! announced today a new collaboration agreement with Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), which is owned by India’s Tata Sons Limited, to utilize Tata’s giant supercomputer, the fourth fastest in the world, to “leverage CRL’s expertise in high performance …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 25th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Windows Live Dev gets a makeover

Having remained with the old "Flair" design since May 2007, Windows Live Dev finally gets a new look (http://dev.live.com). But don’t be surprised to not find the Wave 2.0 look when you enter, because the designers at Microsoft …

By damaster in News
March 24th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

A modular Windows 7? What it may mean for Windows Live

Word seems to be filtering out about a move to a more modular core for Windows 7, with additional pieces layered on top.  Mary Jo Foley first wrote about it last week, with a hint at what’s to come …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
March 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

How dumb can it get?: new MSN ad campaign

Thanks to Todd Bishop of the Seattle PI (Why are these ads for MSN, Not Windows Live?) for taking a picture of the billboard I drove by today:

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It appeared this week in south Seattle, and I’ve been …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm

comScore US Search share numbers: Microsoft continues to spin wheels

The US search share numbers are out for February from comScore, and the bottom line is that its more of the same for Microsoft and Live Search.  US search share and Microsoft stock seem to share a lot in common, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 20th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Virtual Earth at Mix08 with Silverlight and Seadragon

One of the best things about Mix08 is that all the sessions are online, meaning if you don’t go you can still educate yourself. The one I’ve just watched was given by Chris Pendleton, Virtual Earth Tech Evangelist, …

By Chris in Featured News
March 19th, 2008 at 5:41 am

Yahoo! continues to stall: a quick recap

The latest from Yahoo! was an SEC filing on March 18 recapping a  December 2007 financial plan presented to the board of directors describing Yahoo! lofty goals.  In the presentation, Yahoo! takes pains to point out that no one believes …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 19th, 2008 at 3:00 am

New Live Search SDK released

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Thanks to ActiveWin for finding this, a new Live Search SDK (version 1.1b, 3/15/08) with samples for Visual Studio 2005 is up and ready for download.  According to the download page:

The Live Search SDK provides documentation that describes

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 18th, 2008 at 7:05 am

Windows Live Messenger gains new Activity

As of this evening users of Windows Live Messenger in France have a new Activity at their disposal, Messenger TV. Messenger TV brings Video to Messenger. It offers a daily selection of the best of MSN Video (France), which …

By Sunshine in News
March 18th, 2008 at 6:04 am

A killer app on the Horizon? – Live Mesh and the future of synchronized storage

Update: Live Mesh is a product that has seen numerous updates during the year so far. Check out the launch, our sequence of 3 detailed reviews, our interview with David Treadwell, get invites or view the most

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
March 17th, 2008 at 7:40 am