Xbox 360 to “change living room entertainment forever”: watch the E3 Media Briefing on Spike TV or Xbox Live

Xbox 360 to “change living room entertainment forever”: watch the E3 Media Briefing on Spike TV or Xbox Live

We’ll be in LA for E3, but you can follow along at home, according to Major Nelson and Spike TV.  The Microsoft E3 Media Briefing will be carried live (Monday, June 4th, 10am PDT) ... Read more »
Not sure about Writer, but Family Safety to live on

Not sure about Writer, but Family Safety to live on

While the future of Windows Live Writer remains uncertain, even with faint praise coming in the form of a tweet by Chris Jones, another Windows Live Essentials app missing from the Building Windows 8 ... Read more »
So what about Windows Live Writer?

So what about Windows Live Writer?

Yesterday’s Windows 8 blog post on the “reimagining” of Windows Live, or, if you prefer, the “ditching” or “killing” of Windows Live, (as it was referred to in numerous tech blogs commenting on the ... Read more »
Microsoft Advertising rebrands, too, and Xbox drops “Inside Xbox”  (What a week we’re having!)

Microsoft Advertising rebrands, too, and Xbox drops “Inside Xbox” (What a week we’re having!)

When we said goodbye to “Windows Live” today, it wasn’t the only rebranding announcement to come out of Microsoft recently: yesterday Microsoft Advertising rebranded itself to “Bing”, or “Bing for Small Business”.  And of ... Read more »
Microsoft says goodbye to “Windows Live”: Building Windows 8 blog

Microsoft says goodbye to “Windows Live”: Building Windows 8 blog

In a post on the Building Windows 8 blog this morning, Corporate Vice President Chris Jones laid out the thinking behind what he calls “Windows Live, reimagined”, which perhaps most significantly, includes the zinger ... Read more »
Bing sports a new look: should we get excited?

Bing sports a new look: should we get excited?

After receiving a tip today on (another) new look for Bing (thanks Hector!), we tried it out and sure enough, we’re getting a new search results page,  a new header, and a new look ... Read more »
Microsoft buys a foothold in the ebooks game with Barnes and Noble partnership

Microsoft buys a foothold in the ebooks game with Barnes and Noble partnership

The big news today is that Microsoft and Barnes and Noble have announced a new partnership where B&N will spin off its Nook E-Reader and its educational books business into a new, as yet ... Read more »
That thing about upgrading current Windows Phones to Windows Phone 8, continued…

That thing about upgrading current Windows Phones to Windows Phone 8, continued…

It’s the burning question of our time: will current Windows Phones be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8, or not?  Ever since WMPowerUser republished a Zwame.pt interview with a Portuguese Microsoft evangelist saying that “all ... Read more »
The cloud storage race – what can SkyDrive improve on?

The cloud storage race – what can SkyDrive improve on?

Last week had been a busy week in the consumer cloud storage space. First we had Microsoft significantly upgrading their SkyDrive service, adding paid storage plans and desktop sync apps. Then we had Google ... Read more »
Windows 8 Release Preview first week of June

Windows 8 Release Preview first week of June

Microsoft will release a Windows 8 Release Preview in the first week of June. Steven Sinofsky announced this during a Windows developer event in Japan. The news was spread via Twitter. Twitter / @BuildWindows8: ... Read more »