Windows Live Gallery retired

Our friend (and now MVP colleague) Travis Pope just alerted us that the Windows Live Gallery (gallery.live.com), at one time a  repository for gadgets, emoticons, and plugins for Spaces, Writer, Messenger, and more, is no longer, not that it comes …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 2nd, 2011 at 10:55 am

Official Nokia Maps for Windows Phone app revealed, with screenshots

There’s been quite a few news about Nokia recently. First we have information about a Nokia “Sabre” Windows Phone device, and next we have Nokia “Ace”. Today Long Zheng from iStartedSomething noticed a private marketplace listing for the official …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
October 2nd, 2011 at 3:41 am

Windows Live MVP

microsoft_mvp_logoLiveSide.net and the MVP program have a long history.  Before there was a Windows Live MVP program, a group of beta testers who came to be known as the MSN (and later Windows Live) Butterflys served to test and give …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 1st, 2011 at 9:46 am

Rumor: Nokia “Ace” Windows Phone coming with 4.3” screen, more specs leaked

Yesterday we just posted details about an upcoming Nokia Windows Phone codenamed Nokia Sabre, and today MyNokiaBlog received an anonymous tip about another Nokia Windows Phone device codenamed Nokia Ace. Specifications about Nokia Ace, as well as the previously …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
October 1st, 2011 at 8:13 am

Nokia “Sabre” confirmed by Microsoft Canada – coming with 3.7” screen and Nokia Drive?

Looks like besides the Nokia “Sea Ray”, there is another Nokia Windows Phone coming – codenamed Nokia Sabre. According to WPCentral, a Microsoft Canada Mango app contest page accidently leaked out references to several yet-to-be released Windows …

By damaster in Mobile
September 30th, 2011 at 11:47 pm

New Xbox 360 dashboard update coming November 15?

Back at the E3 expo, Microsoft revealed the new Metro-styled Xbox 360 dashboard update, which includes a Kinect-based motion and voice-controlled experience as well as Bing search integration (and a whole lot more!). Said to be due in late …

By damaster in Featured News
September 30th, 2011 at 8:42 pm

Microsoft Security Essentials detects Chrome as “trojan”: releases fix

Earlier today reports began amassing in a Google Chrome forum that Microsoft Security Essentials was detecting the PWS:Win32/Zbot trojan as being present in Google Chrome, and removing the web browser from user machines once they had consented to remove the …

By Kip Kniskern in News
September 30th, 2011 at 10:10 am

Bing offers Airport Maps

A new Bing Maps blog post today announces the introduction of Bing Airport Maps.  Similar to the Shopping Mall maps already available, the new maps are available either by searching for an airport, or searching for your flight status …

By Kip Kniskern in News
September 29th, 2011 at 12:23 pm

Office Web Apps adds new features

Office Web Apps is adding some new features today, making it easier to use OneNote and Excel, and a number of behind the scenes improvements to make it faster and more reliable.

First, in OneNote, you can now use ink …

By Kip Kniskern in News
September 29th, 2011 at 11:17 am

Hey! News from Zune!! Music Pass coming to Canada, US changes

From Zune Insider comes some actual news about Zune, and “Zune Music” specifically:

We are excited to announce that Zune Music Marketplace and Zune Music Pass will roll out in Canada on October 3rd

First, Canadian music lovers will be …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
September 29th, 2011 at 10:14 am
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