Windows 8 leaps into the future with Feb 29 Consumer Preview launch

previewMicrosoft has sent out invitations today to a special leap year day Consumer Preview Launch in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, and since we’ve been promised a “late February” availability for the not-a-beta, we’re assuming we’ll be able to download the bits on February 29, 2012.

Developers and others were able to preview Windows 8 in a bare bones Developer Preview available … Read more »

LG Miracle – First Windows Phone with NFC support?

LG Miracle – First Windows Phone with NFC support?

It had been a while since LG had released another Windows Phone device, with the last one being the LG Jil Sander, commonly said to be an upgrade of the LG Optimus 7. However, ... Read more »
OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration

OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration

Microsoft 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 ... Read more »
Is Bing cranking up new social features?

Is Bing cranking up new social features?

Much 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 ... Read more »
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – and the future of syncing and sharing

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 ... Read more »
Windows 8 has a special Bing homepage, Consumer Preview name all but confirmed

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 ... Read more »
Windows Phone 8 details leak through video: Pocketnow.com

Windows Phone 8 details leak through video: Pocketnow.com

Pocketnow.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 ... Read more »
Email campaign politics: Microsoft goes negative

Email campaign politics: Microsoft goes negative

Here 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, ... Read more »
How “Metro” will Office 15 for Windows 8 be?

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

As 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 ... Read more »
Skype for Windows Phone app to begin beta testing soon, release imminent

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

Microsoft 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 ... Read more »