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Specification for Verizon’s Samsung ATIV Odyssey leaked

Specification for Verizon’s Samsung ATIV Odyssey leaked

During the Windows Phone 8 launch event back in October last year, Steve Ballmer revealed an upcoming Samsung Windows Phone 8 device – the Samsung… Read more

Windows Live Mesh to be discontinued on February 13, 2013

Windows Live Mesh to be discontinued on February 13, 2013

For those who had been following LiveSide, you probably saw this coming, but today Microsoft on their Inside SkyDrive blog officially announced… Read more

Microsoft releases SkyDrive app for Xbox 360

Microsoft releases SkyDrive app for Xbox 360

As Microsoft pushes SkyDrive to become a cross-platform, anywhere access cloud storage solution, the company had released apps for various platforms… Read more

Exclusive: Microsoft bringing cloud music player to SkyDrive.com

Exclusive: Microsoft bringing cloud music player to SkyDrive.com

Rumors about Microsoft bringing a cloud music playing to SkyDrive had been floating around for a long time. Back in May 2011 when Microsoft first… Read more

Outlook.com, now at 25 million active users, adds features

Outlook.com, now at 25 million active users, adds features

Hotmail became Outlook.com in late July (after we’d been showing it to you as “NewMail” since June”, Microsoft’s “modern” take… Read more

Windows Phone: the 7.8 “problem”

Windows Phone: the 7.8 “problem”

This weekend, there’s been a flurry of activity and interest centering around Windows Phone 7.8, the promised but as yet not delivered update… Read more

Thoughts on a Post-Sinofsky world, one week in

Thoughts on a Post-Sinofsky world, one week in

It’s been (almost) a week since Microsoft announced Steven Sinofsky’s departure as President of Windows and Windows Live Division, which… Read more

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Preview

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Preview

As we have reported yesterday, today marks the day when Microsoft officially releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. As expected, the download… Read more

Press renders of Samsung ATIV Odyssey leaked

Press renders of Samsung ATIV Odyssey leaked

During the Windows Phone 8 launch event last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer teased a new Samsung Windows Phone 8 device that is coming to Verizon… Read more

Switching to Skype from Messenger? There’s a FAQ for that

Switching to Skype from Messenger?  There’s a FAQ for that

Early next year, Microsoft is planning to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype, bundling the back end of Messenger with the Skype interface,… Read more