Shortly after we posted on the release of the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone (and had to be away from the keyboard for a time), Microsoft announced a, umm, companion app to Xbox Companion, this one running on iPhone …
Nokia and T-Mobile to announce Nokia Lumia 710 on December 14
CNet is reporting that they have received an invitation to a press event to be held in New York City on December 14, to be jointly held by Nokia and T-Mobile. The invitation teases “something exciting in the works” between …
Updated Live Connect API announced
An Inside Windows Live blog post today announces that a new version of the Live Connect set of APIs for connecting applications to SkyDrive as well as contacts and calendar is now available, along with a new version of the …
Xbox Companion available: can Xbox drive Windows Phone sales?
After a few fits and starts, which probably wouldn’t have even been noticeable if it weren’t for a Major Nelson tweet promising a rollout schedule that Microsoft missed by only a few hours, the Xbox dashboard update should have …
Rumor: Microsoft to bring “beaming” file transfers across Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox in the future?
We picked up a wild rumor today which seemed quite possible with the technologies Microsoft has today – the ability to easily transfer files directly across your phone, PC/tablet, and the TV using near-field technologies. Here’s the tweet from @MS_Nerd…
Microsoft demos Windows Store for Windows 8: confirms late February Windows 8 beta
This afternoon (pacific time), Microsoft took some of the wraps off the Windows 8 store, and although journalists and bloggers not at the event scrambled to get the news as it was happening (Thanks, @InaFried at AllThingsD, it may …
Xbox 360 Dashboard update: the rollout timetable (update: delayed)
Microsoft is rolling out the new Xbox 360 dashboard update (and btw shouldn’t this update have some sort of a cool name, like Mango or Siri?) tomorrow, December 6th, and Larry Hyrb, or as he’s better known, “Major Nelson”, has …
Can Microsoft take over the living room with Xbox, Kinect, and Bing?
On Tuesday, Microsoft will begin to roll out the next version of the Xbox experience, featuring a new dashboard that combines your living room TV with the Xbox 360. With voice and motion control powered by Kinect, and search …
“Cool stuff coming soon” to Bing?
While marketing tactics like the Bing Holiday Calendar are all well and good, we’re waiting for something a bit more substantial, and it looks like we might not have to wait long.
According to a tweet by RK Johnston, a …
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