The big news today is that Microsoft and Barnes and Noble have announced a new partnership where B&N will spin off its Nook E-Reader and its educational books business into a new, as yet named “newco”, backed by a $300 …
That thing about upgrading current Windows Phones to Windows Phone 8, continued…
It’s the burning question of our time: will current Windows Phones be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8, or not? Ever since WMPowerUser republished a Zwame.pt interview with a Portuguese Microsoft evangelist saying that “all actual devices will get upgrade to …
The cloud storage race – what can SkyDrive improve on?
Last week had been a busy week in the consumer cloud storage space. First we had Microsoft significantly upgrading their SkyDrive service, adding paid storage plans and desktop sync apps. Then we had Google launching their Google Drive service. …
Windows 8 Release Preview first week of June
Microsoft will release a Windows 8 Release Preview in the first week of June. Steven Sinofsky announced this during a Windows developer event in Japan. The news was spread via Twitter.
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Woodstock at E3? Why a new Microsoft music service might just make sense
In an exclusive report from The Verge today, Tom Warren has revealed that Microsoft may be planning to unveil a new music service at E3, according to his sources. The new service, code named “Woodstock”, would replace the current but …
New version of Security Essentials Released
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Those who participated in the beta received the following email:
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Windows Phone apps back out of Zune software, and will soon require Mango
Microsoft announced two changes for Windows Phone owners today, ones that “most of you likely won’t even notice” according to a blog post on the Windows Phone blog. The first removes the ability to purchase Windows Phone apps from …
Facebook for Windows Phone version 2.5 update coming soon
The Facebook for Windows Phone app only just received an overhaul back in February, and today over at the official Facebook for Windows Phone page the team responsible for developing the app had shared a post revealing what’s coming …
SkyDrive desktop features released: act now to save your free 25GB storage
This morning, even a bit earlier than we expected, Omar Shahine and Mike Torres posted on the Building Windows 8 blog on the new updates to SkyDrive that “make personal cloud storage for Windows available anywhere”
Here’s what’s available now, …
Microsoft updates Skype and SkyDrive apps for Windows Phone
Microsoft released updates to two high-profile apps today on the Windows Phone marketplace. As promised previously, Microsoft released the final version of the Skype for Windows Phone app. In addition, Microsoft also bumped the version number of their SkyDrive …
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