New Bing, Skype and Yammer logo design concepts revealed

New-Microsoft-LogoWith the rebrand of the Microsoft logo last year, we also saw the rebrand of several other iconic Microsoft brands, including Windows and Office, which brings them all under one cohesive brand. However, according to a Design Day presentation …

By damaster in News
April 27th, 2013 at 10:52 pm

Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile now available on HSN.com

After the Nokia Lumia 810, which is a T-Mobile exclusive variant of the Nokia Lumia 820, T-Mobile has launched their second Windows Phone 8 device today. According to the official press release, the Nokia Lumia 521 is set to …

By damaster in Mobile
April 26th, 2013 at 6:03 am

See What’s Next: Nokia to hold Lumia press event on May 14

It was a little bit earlier than what we expected, but Nokia has just sent out an invitation to media outlets of an press event scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. Below is …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
April 25th, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Bing Offers aggregates “Deals”; now in beta in the US

bing offers logoLooks like Bing is trying again with an aggregation service for “deals”, or in this case, “offers”.  A post on the Bing Search blog today announced the beta launch of Bing Offers, available in the US, which:

aggregates deals

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
April 25th, 2013 at 10:11 am

Skype experiencing Microsoft account login problems

If you’re like us, you’re unable to log in to Skype using your Microsoft account credentials right now.  We first noticed the problem this evening, getting an error message when we tried to log in:

skype login fail

A quick check of Twitter …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 24th, 2013 at 11:08 pm

A mostly glowing review for “The New Hotmail”–wait, what?

BI-HotmailSo if there’s any doubt that Microsoft has some issues when it comes to making a connection with consumers, a new post over at Business Insider (and picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate) pretty much sums up …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
April 24th, 2013 at 9:43 pm

Xbox Revealed: event set for May 21st

Rumors that Xbox would hold a pre-event to what we’re expecting to be a blockbuster E3 this year to tease the next generation of Xbox look to have nailed it as a blog post on Major Nelson’s blog and some …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
April 24th, 2013 at 10:21 am

Surface ready to expand availability: 24 new markets for Surface Pro, 3 for RT

surface blueIt’s already been 6 months since the first Surface RTs appeared in the marketplace, and ever since then, consumers in markets around the world have been asking to be able to purchase a Surface RT or Surface Pro in their …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 23rd, 2013 at 10:12 am

Microsoft Store online updated in US, other markets to follow

Microsoft opened MicrosoftStore.com in 2009, and since then, it’s gone from selling downloadable versions of Windows and Office in 5 countries to selling “a wide variety of Microsoft products and services” in 228 markets worldwide.

Today, as announced in a

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 22nd, 2013 at 11:30 am

Financial Times: Nokia “EOS” PureView coming in July, Galaxy Note-like “phablet” also in the works

Nokia EOSThe Nokia “EOS”, rumored to be the first Windows Phone 8 Lumia device to come with the 41MP PureView technology, was first detailed back in January. Today Financial Times reports that the device may be unveiled as early as …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
April 18th, 2013 at 4:40 am