Today Microsoft announced that they’ve completed the transition of all 300 million Hotmail accounts to Outlook.com (while apparently adding another 100 million users, as Outlook.com is boasting 400 million active accounts according to today’s Outlook Blog post). The move …
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Outlook.com completes upgrade for all Hotmail users, adds features
Only six weeks after starting an upgrade process to bring all 300 million + Hotmail users over to Outlook.com, the newly rebranded and refreshed consumer online email experience, Microsoft announced today in a blog post over at the Outlook …
Skype Video Messaging Preview now available in the Windows 8 Store
This has been a big week for Skype announcements. On Monday, Microsoft announced a beta of Skype for Outlook.com, coming first to the UK, then to the US and Germany “in the coming weeks”, and the rest of the …
Xbox heats up the buzz for May, June announcements
We already know the dates: May 21st for “Xbox: A New Generation Revealed”, and a well rumored June 10th date for the Xbox press event the day before E3 (June 11-13th) in Los Angeles.
Today brings some news …
Facebook, Windows Phone, and the App Hub model: a new Facebook App beta moves away from “Metro”
Today, Microsoft announced a new beta app for Windows Phone, apparently developed jointly with Facebook: the Facebook for Windows Phone Beta app. This new app, completely redesigned to look less like Metro and more like Facebook’s other apps for …
Skype comes to Outlook.com
Ever since Microsoft bought Skype two years ago, we’ve been expecting more and more integration between the messaging service and Microsoft’s online properties. Today’s announcement, that a preview of Skype integration into Outlook.com is another step along that path, …
“Don’t fight. Switch” is a fun Windows Phone ad–will it help?
Microsoft just released a new ad for Windows Phones, one that takes a light-hearted look at the battle playing out between Samsung/Android and Apple iPhone users, with Windows Phone shown as perhaps a saner alternative.
The ad campaign plays off …
Bing ships updated Weather app for Windows 8
Two weeks ago, Bing released a “significant” set of updates to its Windows 8 suite of apps (News, Maps, Finance, Sports, and Travel), and promised an update to the Weather app, too, “over the course of the coming days”.
Well …
Microsoft China limited time offer: Buy a Surface RT and get a Cover free
Microsoft China has promoted a limited time offer in China. Before May 31st, you will get a Touch Cover or Type Cover for free when you buy a Surface RT through all Surface sales channels, including Microsoft China online …
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