Is Windows Phone moving to the Windows org?

Today, in a blog post she called “As the Microsoft Windows Phone org churns”, while noting the transfer of Windows Phone GM Matt Bencke to Xbox Live, Mary Jo Foley coined a new phrase, ... Read more »

Microsoft to produce Kinect hardware for Windows in 2012

Microsoft’s Xbox 360’s Kinect motion sensor had been one of the best selling tech gadget in the recent years, even breaking Guinness World Records for the fastest selling consumer electronics device within a 60-day ... Read more »

Yes Frank, the horse has left the barn– it’s not Plus PC, it’s Past PC

OK so I like Frank Shaw.  I liked him when he worked at Waggener Edstrom, although we never really dealt directly together, and I like him at Microsoft.  I also quite like him as ... Read more »

Steven Sinofsky to appear at All Things D’s D9 conference

In a somewhat rare appearance outside of Microsoft environs, Steven Sinofsky has just been announced to appear at next week’s D9 conference, put on by the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D blog. Sinofsky, ... Read more »

Windows Experts Community: the Green Button evolved

Two years ago, Microsoft acquired TheGreenButton.com, at that time an independent site focused on Windows Media Center, with an active set of forums and users.  The Green Button, according to TheWayback Machine, was most ... Read more »

The Numbers Game: LiveSide visitor data

With the announcement that Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials will require Windows Vista or Windows 7, (and with a little glitch in our system that made commenting via IE unavailable for a few days), ... Read more »

Coming up today: Microsoft Windows Community Live Meeting

FYI: Microsoft Windows Community – (Public Informational) Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 9:00AM – 10:00AM Pacific Time Join the Event Join an online live conversation with Microsoft Community Managers Matt Bernardy and Jake Grey ... Read more »

Windows Media Center Brings Netflix To Consumers Using Silverlight

Windows Media Center supports Microsoft Silverlight as of today! It starts by offering the Netflix Service on Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate. The following announcement appeared on the Silverlight Blog: It’s official! As ... Read more »

Laptop Hunters Contest, Win A Free Skin For Your Laptop!

We here at LiveSide have really been inspired by Microsoft’s new “Laptop Hunters” ads. They have really struck a nerve on the internet, whether or not they have any effect in real life, is ... Read more »

Search Within Office 2007 Documents: Filter Pack For Windows Search

Windows Search 4 already is an improvement over the standard Windows Search, but did you know you can search inside Office 2007 documents too? I sure didn’t, Sarah Perez (on 10) does: With the ... Read more »