OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration

onenote-androidMicrosoft continues to fill out its cross platform application offerings, adding OneNote Mobile for Android (2.3 or higher) to the list of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps already available from a number of Microsoft products, including Bing and Hotmail.

The …

By Kip Kniskern in News
February 7th, 2012 at 3:42 pm

Is Bing cranking up new social features?

12039Much has been made recently both about Google’s somewhat forced entry into social search as it tries to compete with Facebook, and with Bing’s much friendlier relationship with not only Facebook, but Twitter.  Last week, Liz Gannes over …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
February 6th, 2012 at 11:37 am

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – and the future of syncing and sharing

If you had been following LiveSide, you might’ve heard about the recent news about Windows Phone 8 from an allegedly leaked video featuring Joe Belfiore, Microsoft Senior Vice President for Windows Phone, speaking about the latest features on Windows Phone …

By damaster in Featured News
February 5th, 2012 at 4:49 am

Windows 8 has a special Bing homepage, Consumer Preview name all but confirmed

Today a special Bing page was spotted (My Digital Life via Twitter) that is designed for users of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The homepage features a HTML video of a betta fish swimming across the screen, the fish …

By kip in Bing Featured
February 4th, 2012 at 7:58 am

Windows Phone 8 details leak through video: Pocketnow.com

Windows-Phone-8Pocketnow.com has revealed a number of new details about Windows Phone 8, code named Apollo, after apparently getting their hands on a video featuring Microsoft Senior Vice President Joe Belfiore, and intended for partners at Nokia.

While Pocketnow doesn’t …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured Mobile
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:35 am

Email campaign politics: Microsoft goes negative

putting people firstHere in the United States, we’re in the early stages of a presidential campaign season, and, as usual, the ads are going negative.  Newt Gingrich just lost a big primary election in Florida, largely, he believes, because of the negative

By Kip Kniskern in News
February 2nd, 2012 at 10:55 am

How “Metro” will Office 15 for Windows 8 be?

Microsoft OfficeAs Microsoft announced a few days ago that Office 15 has entered technical preview stage, interests (and rumors) are starting to pick up about the next version of the Office productivity suite, particularly around how it will fit in …

By damaster in News
February 1st, 2012 at 6:44 am

Skype for Windows Phone app to begin beta testing soon, release imminent

Skype for Windows PhoneMicrosoft first revealed the Skype for Windows Phone app back in MIX 2011 last year, way before Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype. It had almost been a year without further news about the app, and finally during CES 2012 in …

By damaster in Mobile
February 1st, 2012 at 3:48 am

Bing out of beta in Germany, but what about those numbers?

Finally, after two years as a beta product, Bing has officially launched in Germany, according to a press release ( Bing German to English translation) issued by Microsoft Germany last Friday, January 27th.

binggermanyThe press release describes the intensive …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
January 31st, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Microsoft to replace Hotmail ads–with Deals

In a post today on Marketing Land, Greg Sterling is reporting that Microsoft is replacing conventional display ads in Hotmail with ads for Deals, including Bing Deals and MSN Offers.  The switch, which is being tested in selected cities, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
January 31st, 2012 at 12:10 pm