Windows Live SMS alerts feature to be discontinued May 31

Windows Live has had its SMS alerts feature since the early days, when Microsoft rebranded MSN Alerts service to Windows Live in 2006. The service allowed you to subscribe to particular contents from various Microsoft’s partners, and provides notifications …

By damaster in News
May 18th, 2012 at 6:28 am

Bing Search APIs, with a new free tier, now available on Azure Marketplace

bing azureLast month we wrote about some changes to the Bing Search API, used by developers to bring Bing search functionality into their applications.  The set of APIs, which originally were free to use, are moving to the Azure Marketplace …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
May 17th, 2012 at 9:36 am

More details on Windows 8 Release Preview bundled apps revealed

New Windows-8 app tilesAfter we uncovered the first screenshots of the updated Mail and Photos apps in the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview, more details has leaked regarding the changes and improvements coming to the bundled apps – including Mail, Calendar, People and …

By damaster in Featured News
May 17th, 2012 at 6:35 am

Screenshots of new Windows 8 Photos app revealed

Just yesterday we posted a screenshot of the new Windows 8 Mail app, expected to be coming as part of the Release Preview in June. Today The Verge discovered links to the web version of the Windows Store for several …

By damaster in News
May 16th, 2012 at 6:40 am

The new Bing is live (well, 2/3 of it)

bing slogaIf you’re in the US (or can fool your browser into thinking you are), the new Bing, with its double dose of sidebars, is available now, either by opting in to the banner that should be appearing on www.Bing.com, …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing Featured
May 15th, 2012 at 8:32 pm

Google, Bing advance, Yahoo! down in latest search market polls: can Facebook help Bing?

bing-logoIt’s that time of the month again when the US search market share numbers come out, and while the three major pollsters (comScore, Compete, and Nielsen, who haven’t released this month’s rankings yet) don’t always agree, the trends usually line …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
May 15th, 2012 at 11:15 am

New Windows 8 Release Preview video shows updated Mail app

Today Microsoft posted a new blog post on the Building Windows 8 blog demonstrating the upcoming built-in Family Safety features in Windows 8, now rebranded as Microsoft Family Safety. For those who had been using Windows Live Family Safety…

By damaster in News
May 15th, 2012 at 7:11 am

Facebook Chat on Windows Phone now supports offline messages

Facebook ChatEver since the release of Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”, part of the new built-in Messaging experience is the integration of Facebook Chat which works seamlessly along with other instant messaging solutions like Messenger and SMS. However, one of the much …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
May 13th, 2012 at 6:45 am

Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer for Xbox 360 with Kinect capabilities

Xbox 360 Dashabord with Internet Explorer (Mock up)With E3 this year fast approaching in less than a month’s time, Microsoft promised to “change living room entertainment forever” and will detail the upcoming Xbox 360 and Kinect capabilities during their E3 Media Briefing on June 4th. Exactly …

By damaster in Featured News
May 11th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
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