July, 2010

Speech recognition in Windows Phone 7

Microsoft acquired TellMe back in March 2007, and the speech recognition features that came with it have been finding their way into a number of Microsoft products, from Windows 7 to the Bing for Mobile app, and soon, of …

5 Hardware partners have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at launch

Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Microsoft, told Pocket-lint that Dell, Asus, LG, HTC, and Samsung will have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at the launch later this year.

That’s (at least) five launch handsets, some of which, Microsoft has …

Bing Homepage Visual Search Gallery

On the Bing homepage you can take a look at the previous 7 days worth of homepage images by clicking the arrows. But what if you want to view images from further back?

Starting today, there is something for that

Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live Calendar: What you can and can’t do

calendarsSo many developers have gotten their hands on one of the Windows Phone 7s given out by Microsoft, and our friend Paul Thurrott is one of them. While Thurrott is writing his new book on WP7, he’s been updating his

Microsoft Employees to get a Windows Phone 7

Not only developers are getting a free Windows Phone 7, the 90,000 Microsoft employees world-wide probably will too! Only, unlike the developers who are receiving their devices as we speak, they will receive their Windows Phone 7 devices when …

Facebook stories on a Bing Map

Today, Facebook launched a new application, dubbed Facebook Stories, to highlight shared stories about people who have reconnected with friends and family via Facebook. As a part of the application, Bing Maps powers the location data for published stories. …

Windows Live users get free mobile web access in Germany

My eye just caught the following news item:

Jul 21, 2010 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) — Microsoft Germany has announced a new exclusive service for Windows Live users enabling free mobile internet access. With immediate effect, members of the Windows

Bing Webmaster Tools updated, now utilizes Silverlight 4

Today, the Bing Webmaster Tools gets an update. What’s new in the updated Bing Webmaster Tools? Everything. With your feedback in mind, the Bing Webmaster Team decided to hit the reset button and rebuild the tools from the ground up.…

Microsoft Security Essentials new beta available now

Brandon LeBlanc over at Inside Windows Live just posted on the availability of a new beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, the free anti-malware program.  Some new features include:

Windows Firewall integration – During setup, Microsoft Security Essentials will

First screenshot of Windows Phone Live revealed

Windows Phone LiveExactly one week ago, we told you about a new service coming to Windows Live which brings the world of Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live together – Windows Phone Live. Well it seems like the guys at PGMAG.com