April, 2013

Facebook, Windows Phone, and the App Hub model: a new Facebook App beta moves away from “Metro”

facebook phoneToday, Microsoft announced a new beta app for Windows Phone, apparently developed jointly with Facebook: the Facebook for Windows Phone Beta app.  This new app, completely redesigned to look less like Metro and more like Facebook’s other apps for …

Skype adds Video Messaging Preview for Windows Desktop

Yesterday, Skype announced a preview of Skype for Outlook.com (which should be available now for users in the UK, and will be coming to the US and Germany soon, and then the rest of the world “this summer”).  Hot on …

Skype comes to Outlook.com

SkypeEver since Microsoft bought Skype two years ago, we’ve been expecting more and more integration between the messaging service and Microsoft’s online properties.  Today’s announcement, that a preview of Skype integration into Outlook.com is another step along that path, …

“Don’t fight. Switch” is a fun Windows Phone ad–will it help?

Microsoft just released a new ad for Windows Phones, one that takes a light-hearted look at the battle playing out between Samsung/Android and Apple iPhone users, with Windows Phone shown as perhaps a saner alternative.

The ad campaign plays off …

Bing ships updated Weather app for Windows 8

Two weeks ago, Bing released a “significant” set of updates to its Windows 8 suite of apps (News, Maps, Finance, Sports, and Travel), and promised an update to the Weather app, too, “over the course of the coming days”.

Well …

Microsoft China limited time offer: Buy a Surface RT and get a Cover free

Microsoft China has promoted a limited time offer in China. Before May 31st, you will get a Touch Cover or Type Cover for free when you buy a Surface RT through all Surface sales channels, including Microsoft China online …

New Bing, Skype and Yammer logo design concepts revealed

New-Microsoft-LogoWith the rebrand of the Microsoft logo last year, we also saw the rebrand of several other iconic Microsoft brands, including Windows and Office, which brings them all under one cohesive brand. However, according to a Design Day presentation …

Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile now available on HSN.com

After the Nokia Lumia 810, which is a T-Mobile exclusive variant of the Nokia Lumia 820, T-Mobile has launched their second Windows Phone 8 device today. According to the official press release, the Nokia Lumia 521 is set to …

See What’s Next: Nokia to hold Lumia press event on May 14

It was a little bit earlier than what we expected, but Nokia has just sent out an invitation to media outlets of an press event scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. Below is …

Bing Offers aggregates “Deals”; now in beta in the US

bing offers logoLooks like Bing is trying again with an aggregation service for “deals”, or in this case, “offers”.  A post on the Bing Search blog today announced the beta launch of Bing Offers, available in the US, which:

aggregates deals