April, 2010

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 to get Exchange ActiveSync support, Full-session SSL, and more!

HotmailJust yesterday we showed you what’s new in the upcoming Messenger Wave 4. Today we were able to dig up the latest Hotmail Wave 4 press release information, and just like yesterday’s post, these are direct quotes from Microsoft …

The Next Web Conference

And there I was yesterday, at the Next Web Conference 2010. Saw amazing demos of the new Windows Live Messenger and Messenger for iPhone by Angus Logan. Amongst the things Angus showed, what impressed me most were HD …

Windows Live Office to get versioning support

Microsoft_Office_2010Last week we told you that Windows Live Office will be coming in Wave 4, and will be accessible at http://office.live.com. But remember that Office Live Workspace currently reside on this web address, so what will happen to that? …

Steve Ballmer takes the wraps off Wave 4, in Brazil!

Today in a speech to students at the Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil, Microsoft CEO is publically showing Windows Live Wave 4 for the first time.  Luckily we already know about much of what is being shown, but it’s …

Wave 4: What’s New in Messenger?

Some of us caught a glimpse of the new WindowsLivePreview.com website which accidentally went live this morning for a short while. We were fortunate enough to capture some of the newly released info before it got taken offline again. We …

Bing offers up two more TV ads

Bing got quite a lift when it was initially announced from a series of ads decrying link overload and declaring Bing to be “the decision engine” from Microsoft.  Then last month a new set of ads started appearing in the …

Microsoft-bound: local boy does good

jobvenn We’re very pleased to be able to announce that one of our own, LiveSide co-founder Harrison Hoffman, has accepted a position at Microsoft, and will be moving to the Seattle area this summer to begin working as a Product …

Share Photosynths on Facebook

Photosynth just got an update, which allows you to share photosynths on Facebook.
PhotosynthFacebook 
Not just your own, any synth you like! You don’t even have to be signed in on the photosynth site to do so. How …

Wave 4 news: Msgr for iPhone, new websites, more

Earlier today, Our friend Tom Warren at Neowin.net posted some tantalizing new screenshots of Windows Live Messenger for iPhone, which he expects to become available in June, along with the rest of Wave 4, although some select testers may …

WindowsLivePreview.com goes live: “What’s New in Messenger”

We just went to write up a story on www.windowslivepreview.com, which was rumored to go live tomorrow (April 28th), but looky here, it’s live already:

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(we’ve been hitting some error pages, looks like the site isn’t quite ready for …