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• Minor Spaces update, and more from Windows Live blogs

  The Space Craft, blog of the Windows Live Spaces team, just announced a minor upgrade to Spaces: you can now include the Messenger IM control and SkyDrive files in the Custom HTML module using embed codes.  Some back end changes have been made to... Posted May 02 2008, 05:50 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: MSN, Mobile, Windows Live Product Search, QnA, Live Search, Windows Live Search for Mobile

• Live Search - Shop and search on the go

  Ever seen this cool product in a store and wished you could do a price comparison, read reviews on the product or see how it's rated on the spot? The Live Search Mobile team lets us know the following: We've just released the latest updates to... Posted Apr 29 2008, 02:27 PM by Sunshine with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Live Search

• Windows Live for Windows Mobile (G2) now available from Microsoft

  Jason Landridge posted today that a link is available for the first time from Microsoft if you want to install Windows Live for Windows Mobile (known also as "G2"), on your Windows Mobile 6 device. Up until now, it depended on what your mobile... Posted Apr 08 2008, 03:35 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Windows Live Mobile, G2

• At CTIA Wireless, Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.1, new version of Internet Explorer Mobile

  It's true, not an April Fools joke after all. Windows Mobile 6.1 just got announced at CTIA in addition to the new version of Internet Explorer Mobile : LAS VEGAS— April 1, 2008 — Windows Mobile is improving smartphones to better meet people’s rapidly... Posted Apr 01 2008, 08:35 PM by Sunshine with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Windows Mobile

• Live Search for Mobile improvements announced at CTIA

  This morning in Las Vegas, at the CTIA Wireless 2008 convention, Microsoft President - Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach is announcing a set of new features for Windows Live Search for Mobile , available soon if you have WLS installed on... Posted Apr 01 2008, 06:00 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Mobile, Windows Live Search for Mobile

• Yahoo! snags exclusive T-Mobile search rights in Europe

  Hoo boy another press release (via BetaNews )! This time it's Yahoo! announcing an exclusive deal with T-Mobile in Europe to use Yahoo! oneSearch as its exclusive search provider.  While of course this fits into the realm of Windows Live news... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:14 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Mobile, Search, MSFT-YHOO

• News from Mobile Congress 2008: MSN Direct; Danger acquisition; Sony Ericsson deal, and a Windows Live Mobile Dev announcement, whew!

  Quite a bit of Microsoft news coming out of the Mobile World Congress 2008 , held in Barcelona, Spain. The most recent news is a free Technology Preview of MSN Direct, the technology behind Spot watches and MSN Direct radios and navigation devices. According... Posted Feb 11 2008, 07:01 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Windows Live Mobile, MSN Direct

• Microsoft confirms Symbian mobile messenger charges - Nothing decided yet for Windows Mobile

  After today's reports by users on MoDaCo that Windows Mobile and Symbian users were all seeing notifications informing them to sign up to a trial period for Windows Live Mobile Messenger, we've received a statement back from Microsoft after our... Posted Jan 10 2008, 01:14 AM by Chris with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Corporate Strategy, Mobile, Featured

• Microsoft gets ready to charge users of Windows Live Mobile Messenger [Updated]

  Users of the free Windows Live Messenger client available on Windows Mobile got a shock today when they tried to log in, a notice saying "Starting today, your 30 day trial period begins". Uh oh! So far this relates to Windows Mobile and Symbian... Posted Jan 09 2008, 09:19 PM by Chris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Corporate Strategy, Mobile

• Send Live Search Maps info to Garmin GPS through MSN Direct

  Among a number of partner announcements at CES, Garmin, Live Search Maps, and MSN Direct announced new functionality that allows Garmin GPS devices, including the new Garmin nüvi 780, to receive information from MSN Direct, including user input through... Posted Jan 08 2008, 05:45 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Live Maps, MSN Direct

• Live Search updates mobile search at m.live.com

  Live Search and Live Search Maps continue to improve their offerings, with the latest being an update to m.live.com , for mobile search. After downloading a small installer, maps on your mobile browser are made interactive, with easy zooming and panning... Posted Dec 18 2007, 07:13 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Mobile, Live Search, Live Maps

• New version of Windows Live Messenger for MSN Mobile available

  Phil Holden points out that a new version of Windows Live Messenger is available for almost all phones, by accessing MSN Mobile, for both WAP 1.x and WAP 2.x phones. If you've use MSN Mobile on your phone you should be good to go, if not, go to http... Posted Dec 11 2007, 08:28 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: MSN, Mobile, Windows Live Mobile, Windows Live Messenger

• Microsoft buys WebFives: mobile photo upload and sharing enhancements headed for Windows Live

  Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times reports that WebFives will be ceasing operations at the end of the year, after being bought by Microsoft. The Seattle start-up was started by Mike Toutonghi, the former Microsoft Distinguished Engineer who started Windows... Posted Dec 01 2007, 06:21 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Mobile

• Microsoft to purchase MusiWave for $50 Million

  Microsoft is apparently following up on plans to purchase French mobile music company MusiWave from OpenWave, for $46 million in cash and assuming another $4 million in debt, according to an AP story on Yahoo Finance , via David Hunter at Microsoft Tracker... Posted Nov 15 2007, 08:26 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Mobile, Music

• Microsoft plans to acquire MusiWave, French mobile music company

  In a press release issued this morning , Microsoft announced its plans to acquire French mobile music company Musiwave.  The company is a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies.  According to... Posted Nov 12 2007, 06:24 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Mobile, Music