Category Archives: Featured
Bing Apps for Windows 8 Refresh: “a significant set of updates”
Apr 15, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
The folks in Redmond must be feeling relieved about getting their taxes done (today, April 15th, is the deadline for paying your federal income… Read more
Are you a Microsoft enthusiast, or just Scroogled?
Apr 10, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
Here we go again, another day, and another negative ad campaign coming from Microsoft, this time attacking supposed privacy problems with Android… Read more
Exclusive: Microsoft account to get two-factor authentication soon
Apr 9, 2013 by damaster
Last month we exclusively reported one of the new security features coming to Microsoft account – enhanced account aliases, aimed to replace… Read more
Microsoft sells two special Surface Pro versions in China
Apr 2, 2013 by Picturepan2
Microsoft China today updated its Surface website with detailed pricing info of Surface Pro in China mainland market. As I reported over at LiveSino,… Read more
Windows Phone announces Unity engine beta, more at GDC
Mar 27, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
Windows Phone just made a number of announcements from the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) in San Francisco today, including new options… Read more
Microsoft announces Build 2013, set for June in San Francisco
Mar 26, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
You used to know pretty much when the big Microsoft conferences and events were coming – Mix in the spring, PDC in the fall. Recently, though,… Read more
Blogs We Like(d): Google shuts down Reader, CalDAV
Mar 13, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
Google, to the surprise of no one, announced today that they were shutting down Google Reader, a service they’ve provided since it launched from… Read more
Windows 8 core app updates on the way
Mar 7, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
After years of developing and evolving what became known as Windows Live, Microsoft turned a corner with the release of Windows 8, dropping the… Read more
Exclusive: Microsoft account renaming feature to make a return with enhanced “aliases”
Mar 3, 2013 by damaster
When Microsoft introduced the new Outlook.com last year, it brought the ability for users to rename their Microsoft account to a new one. In doing… Read more
Nokia at MWC: expanded lineup, more to come
Feb 25, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
At MWC in Barcelona today (well 11:30 pm Sunday here in Seattle), Nokia CEO Stephen Elop took the stage to introduce a new range of Asha and Lumia phones,… Read more
