The one where we try to make sense of patents

So, Google announced today that it was acquiring Motorola Mobility, and we’ve been reading every blog post we can find since then to try and make sense of it all.  In fact, we were ... Read more »

Bing updates iPad app with Lasso to “move beyond the search box”

Later today Bing is set to release an updated version of its popular iPad app, including an improved movie experience, a “swipe through the last 6 Bing homepage images” feature, and hundreds of quality ... Read more »

SkyDrive or iCloud? The pros and cons of both

Yesterday Steve Jobs gave us the most detailed view so far of Apple’s iCloud, a file sync/backup/sharing service coming to iOS (read: iPhone, iPad) this fall.  Microsoft similarly has been revamping SkyDrive, placing it ... Read more »

Bing releases iPad app

Another release from Bing today, this time an app for Apple’s iPad.  It’s getting lots of good press from sites like 9 to 5 Mac, who call the app “amazing”.  Featuring lots of big ... Read more »

New in iTunes: Windows Live Messenger for iPhone now available!

Microsoft has just released version 1.01 of Windows Live Messenger for iPhone, and it’s available for download now from iTunes.  This new app brings Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail, Windows Live social networking and more ... Read more »

Bing: on iPhone, on Safari, … and at SMX Advanced

We mentioned earlier today that Bing is now a search option on iPhone, but the early news didn’t include mention that Bing is now also an option on Safari, the default browser on the ... Read more »

So what IS the deal with Windows Live for Macs?

Last week, as Microsoft began to open up a bit about Windows Live Wave 4, Corporate Vice President Chris Jones offered up an interesting list of Wave 4 clients: We will then roll out ... Read more »

Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 beta available

A public beta of Microsoft Messenger for Mac version 8 (build #08.00.00.100305) was released a few days ago, after nearly two years between updates.  Looks like there’s still quite a ways to go, judging ... Read more »

What’s a Zune phone?

Long Zheng was quick to dig around in last night’s updated Zune software, and quick to find reference to a %phone% (good work, btw!), and this just a day after Microsoft denied publically to ... Read more »

Bing: the default search engine on iPhone?

Business Week is reporting tonight that Apple and Microsoft are in talks to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Bing, as Apple and Google become increasingly more competitive:  A ... Read more »