May, 2009

Setting the (search) stage this week: New name, new version, new partnership?

This is a big week or so for Microsoft, and for Live Search.  According to reports from the Wall St. Journal, the widely anticipated new version of Live Search, code named Kumo, is set to be unveiled at D: …

What does Microsoft have in store for E3?

E3 is one short week away, and speculation is rampant as to what is going to be announced.

If the initial buzz is any indication, between their June 1st press briefing and their booth, Microsoft should have a strong showing …

Live Search Translator new feature: Auto-Detect your language

Translator logo It seems like Live Search Translator just got updated with a new feature – the ability to automatically detect the language you wish to translate!

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In the screenshot above, I simply typed “http://www.livesino.net” into the text box and Live Search …

Windows Live Alerts gets the Wave 3 look…finally!

Windows Live Alerts have finally gotten a facelift and joins the rest of the Windows Live family in getting the “Wave 3” look – making it one of the last Windows Live services to make the switch (Video Messages

Windows Live Web Toolbar Mashup – MessyTwit

A lot of people nowadays have Twitter accounts, a Facebook account etc. and if you’re reading this then I’m also assuming you have a Windows Live account and some interest in Windows Live Services. Each of these have their own …

US Trademark Office rejects Bing – “likelihood of confusion”

In a document filed this morning and mailed to Microsoft, the US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Microsoft’s filing of “Bing” as a trademark name for “computer search engine software; graphical user interface software, namely, toolbar software for use …

Hotmail shuts down mobile browser access, for now

Hotmail has shut down access to mail through a mobile browser via m.mail.live.com, a service that we told you about when it debuted in February.  According to a short post on the Hotmail team blog, the service is undergoing …

MSNbot crawling issues: update

The Live Search Webmaster Center blog just posted a follow up regarding numerous complaints about the behavior of MSNbot, which last month was wreaking havoc on some of the websites it was crawling, according to reports.

Last week, a patch …

Windows Mobile Marketplace Update

MobileMarketplace_5F00_thumb_5F00_1488D40D[1] In our previous article about Windows Mobile Marketplace, we reported that developers outside of the US had problems signing up. Today we can tell you that, at this point, registration is open to English language markets (en-*) in the …

Microsoft Shuts Off Windows Live Messenger IM For Users In Countries Embargoed By The US (Error 810003c1) [Updated]

WLMessenger Users in Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea can no longer IM with Windows Live Messenger.

When trying to log in they will be left with error message:
810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to