Fired Windows Phone evangelist lands at Google

Joe Marini, who was fired from Microsoft after tweeting about the at the time unreleased Nokia 800, has landed at Google, according to, of course, a tweet by Marini this morning:

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The former Principal Program Manager for the …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
November 21st, 2011 at 1:12 pm

Nokia vs. Bing Maps, Zune: the U.S. problem

nokia maps bicycleNokia is set to make a big splash here in the US, with a big presence at CES in Las Vegas in January, and a US launch expected soon after (if not right from CES).  We’re expecting at least …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
November 21st, 2011 at 9:58 am

Microsoft changes Hotmail sign in image, focus on mobile apps

Today it was noticed by @CB_27 on Twitter that Hotmail has updated the image on the sign in page of the email service. This new image advertises the mobile apps and experiences available for Hotmail on a variety of platforms. …

By kip in News
November 21st, 2011 at 1:16 am

SkyDrive updates no longer appearing on Messenger Social feeds?

Microsoft seems to have made some changes to its Messenger Social feeds lately. A LiveSide reader Matt Krantz tweeted us the following tip indicating that SkyDrive updates, including documents and photos, are no longer showing up on their friend’s Messenger …

By damaster in News
November 19th, 2011 at 7:14 pm

Images of Nokia Lumia 601 leaked?

Remember that Windows Phone device that was accidentally leaked in an official promotional video from Nokia just a few days ago? Well images of that device has just leaked to the web again, this time by Pocketnow.com. The website …

By damaster in Mobile
November 19th, 2011 at 6:09 pm

Rumour: Amazon to launch Windows Phone in 2012?

Amazon Windows PhoneThis seems to be a nice surprise, but today an article on Forbes reported that Amazon is currently eyeing the mobile market, with plans to launch a Windows-based smartphone device in Q4 2012. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Taipei-based

By damaster in Featured Mobile
November 18th, 2011 at 6:14 pm

Updated Hotmail website and Help Center

Hotmail has an updated website and Hotmail Help Center.

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At the Help Center you will not only find How-to articles like for example:

By kip in News
November 18th, 2011 at 6:08 am

Microsoft to build new R&D centre in Beijing, focus on internet; Bing, MSN and advertising

There’s a report out today from Sina Tech, spotted by The Next Web, that states that Microsoft is going to building a new research and development (R&D) centre in Beijing. This new centre will be dubbed the “Microsoft …

By kip in News
November 18th, 2011 at 4:12 am

Microsoft inviting users to beta test a new version of Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft has been sending out invitations to people who have previously tested versions of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) to test a new version of security software. Users can accept the invitation from Microsoft Connect to take part in the new …

By kip in News
November 18th, 2011 at 1:53 am

Hey wait, is Microsoft doing this Windows Phone update thing…. right?

thumbsupOk, so the Windows Phone update story got off to a rocky start.  In case you don’t remember, early last year, Windows Phone’s first set of updates, code named “NoDo” didn’t go so well, especially at all at first.  Communication …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
November 17th, 2011 at 10:28 pm