Windows Phone “Tango” starts rolling out, HTC Mozart gets it first

Windows Phone TangoReports are coming in that Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows Phone “Tango” update, or officially it is Windows Phone 7.5 Commercial Release 3 (CR3). WPCentral reports that Aviraj Ajgekar, Technology Evangelist at Microsoft, has received the update on …

By damaster in Mobile
May 5th, 2012 at 9:24 pm

Windows Phone Developer Summit: Will we see Windows Phone 8 in June?

wpdevsummitBack around one year ago at MIX 2011, Microsoft officially unveiled the developer features of the then-new Windows Phone “Mango” platform. With Microsoft’s cancellation of the MIX conference this year, there seems to be one less event for Windows …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
May 5th, 2012 at 6:36 am

Screenshots and features of Nokia Drive 3.0 and Nokia Transport 2.0 leaked

NokiaFor those of you who owns a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handset, you’d have enjoyed the exclusive free transport and navigation apps provided by Nokia. The company only just released Nokia Drive 2.0 and Nokia Transport at Mobile World Congress …

By damaster in Mobile
May 4th, 2012 at 10:27 pm

Bing 411 to be discontinued on June 1st

Bing 411For those in the United States, Microsoft operates a toll-free number called Bing 411 (1-800-BING-411 or 1-800-CALL-411), which allows users to conduct voice search using Tellme technologies. The service allow users to conduct local business search, get driving directions, traffic …

By damaster in Bing
May 4th, 2012 at 9:41 pm

Xbox 360 to “change living room entertainment forever”: watch the E3 Media Briefing on Spike TV or Xbox Live

We’ll be in LA for E3, but you can follow along at home, according to Major Nelson and Spike TV.  The Microsoft E3 Media Briefing will be carried live (Monday, June 4th, 10am PDT) on Spike TV, and for …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Not sure about Writer, but Family Safety to live on

family safetyWhile the future of Windows Live Writer remains uncertain, even with faint praise coming in the form of a tweet by Chris Jones, another Windows Live Essentials app missing from the Building Windows 8 blog on the death …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:39 am

So what about Windows Live Writer?

save wlwYesterday’s Windows 8 blog post on the “reimagining” of Windows Live, or, if you prefer, the “ditching” or “killing” of Windows Live, (as it was referred to in numerous tech blogs commenting on the post),  as is customary when …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:52 am

Microsoft Advertising rebrands, too, and Xbox drops “Inside Xbox” (What a week we’re having!)

bing for smbWhen we said goodbye to “Windows Live” today, it wasn’t the only rebranding announcement to come out of Microsoft recently: yesterday Microsoft Advertising rebranded itself to “Bing”, or “Bing for Small Business”.  And of course, being Microsoft, the …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing News
May 2nd, 2012 at 9:44 pm

Microsoft says goodbye to “Windows Live”: Building Windows 8 blog

windows liveIn a post on the Building Windows 8 blog this morning, Corporate Vice President Chris Jones laid out the thinking behind what he calls “Windows Live, reimagined”, which perhaps most significantly, includes the zinger confirmation that Windows Live “did …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
May 2nd, 2012 at 11:54 am

Bing sports a new look: should we get excited?

After receiving a tip today on (another) new look for Bing (thanks Hector!), we tried it out and sure enough, we’re getting a new search results page,  a new header, and a new look for Bing Search blogs, …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
May 1st, 2012 at 10:35 pm
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