Hotmail to save Messenger chat conversation history?

windows_live_hotmailToday two of our LiveSino readers report that their recent Windows Live Messenger chat history is showing up within Hotmail, somewhat similar to Google Talk chat history inside Gmail.

As one tipster TurnRight commented, once Windows Live Messenger chat …

By Picturepan2 in Featured News
September 28th, 2011 at 11:08 am

Yesterday, Mango: today, Windows Phone SDK RTW

The Mango blog post on the Windows Phone blog hinted as much, but a new blog post on the Windows Phone Developer blog makes it official:

I’m pleased to announce that the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RTW release is

By Kip Kniskern in Developer Mobile
September 28th, 2011 at 10:19 am

Microsoft and mindshare: can Mango be cool in the mall?

GeekSquadLots of news around Microsoft’s latest update to Windows Phone today, as Mango was announced, and amazingly (with a little help from an undocumented “trick”), the update is flowing out, people are happy, and there’s even quite a little …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile Opinion
September 28th, 2011 at 12:09 am

Mango begins shipping, to “98% of existing Windows Phone customers”

mango cupcakeIf we had a cupcake, we’d send it to Joe Belfiore, Eric Hautula, Brandon Watson and company at Windows Phone, for over-delivering on the Windows Phone Mango update, which, according to a Windows Phone blog post, began shipping …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
September 27th, 2011 at 2:02 pm

Windows Phone Live is now “My Windows Phone”, with Microsoft Scrapbook

Microsoft just launched the “Mango” version of its WindowsPhone.com portal, complete with a web-based Windows Phone Marketplace, as well as a re-branded Windows Phone Live experience – now called My Windows Phone.

My Windows Phone

The new portal still features the …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
September 27th, 2011 at 2:51 am

On Mango’s eve

The latest update to Windows Phone, code named Mango and officially known as Windows Phone 7.5, is widely expected to make it’s official debut any minute (hour/day) now.  Given that the last update, code named NoDo, was beset with distribution …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
September 26th, 2011 at 11:21 pm

Live ID in the age of Windows 8

Live IDToday, on the Windows 8 blog, Steven Sinofsky introduces Katie Frigon, Group Program Manager of something called the “You-Centered Experience Team”, who then takes us through the way Windows Live ID will be integrated into Windows 8.  Logging into …

By Kip Kniskern in News
September 26th, 2011 at 10:02 pm

Samsung Omnia W joins the Windows Phone 7.5 device line-up

Following the announcement of the Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash, it looks like Samsung will be adding another device to its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” line-up – the Samsung Omnia W. Official press images below:…

By damaster in Mobile
September 26th, 2011 at 6:17 am

ZTE officially unveils their first Windows Phone 7.5 device – ZTE Tania

At the 2011 PT/EXPO COMM China today, ZTE officially unveiled their first Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” device, named the ZTE Tania. Check out a photo of the new device on display (thanks to WPXap.com):

According to reports …

By damaster in Mobile
September 25th, 2011 at 9:27 pm

A closer look at Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8: People, Messaging and Call

Microsoft gave us a first glimpse into the future of Windows Live during its BUILD conference, with Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live, demoing several Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8. Last week we took …

By damaster in Featured News
September 24th, 2011 at 10:25 pm