April, 2011

AT&T starts selling WP7-Certified microSD cards, phones to get NoDo April 19th with unique features

WP7 Certified microSDWhen the first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices first came out, attention was paid to the availability of the microSD card slot in several phones, particularly the Samsung Focus. Unfortunately, while Samsung Focus supports microSD card expansion, several caveats …

Full Metro UI shown in Office “15” screenshot leak – what will Windows Live Wave 5 look like?

Screenshots of the next version of Microsoft Office – often referred to as “Office 15”, have begun to surface around the web. Today TheHotFix.net leaked a brand new screenshot showing Microsoft Outlook “15” with an overhaul of the Metro user …

Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner finally discontinued

Windows Live OneCare Safety ScannerBack in November 2008, Microsoft discontinued their subscription-based anti-virus software Windows Live OneCare and replaced it with the free Microsoft Security Essentials tool. However, one of it’s closely related product – Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner, an online anti-malware scanning, …

Windows Phone “Mango” to bring Private and Beta marketplace distribution options

After all the excitements from the MIX11 keynote yesterday on the upcoming Windows Phone "Mango" update, there is another piece of information coming out from one of the MIX11 Windows Phone sessions. MobilityDigest.com posted a slide from the session …

MIX 2011: Everything we know about the Windows Phone “Mango” update

So it’s been a day of great announcements at MIX 2011 today. If you’ve missed the Day 2 keynote this morning, it is now available on the MIX 2011 website, or you can also check out our liveblog for …

IE9 for Mobile: different devices, same browser under the hood

12166Today at Mix, Microsoft made a case for Windows Phone that was a step up from vague promises about delayed updates, side loading hacks, and low sales numbers.  After starting his part of the keynote with an apology and an …

MIX 2011 Liveblog Day 2: Windows Phone

Here we go again, get ready for day 2 of the Mix keynote liveblog!:

MIX 2011: Kinect SDK for Windows demoed navigating the universe in WorldWide Telescope

Remember WorldWide Telescope, a project started from Microsoft Research back in 2008 that went beyond the skies and mapped the universe using imagery from ground and space-based telescopes around the world? Well it seems like there’s a new way …

Messenger by Miyowa: it’s not official (but what is?)

This week we posted on Messenger by Miyowa for Android Market, and our source, Clubic.com, referred to the new app as the “first officially-endorsed Windows Live Messenger client” released for Android.  Since then, in comments, on Twitter, and in …

MIX 2011: IE 10 Platform Preview available

Today at Mix 2011, Microsoft made available the first preview of internet Explorer 10. IE10 Platform Preview 1, available for download today is the first step in delivering the next wave of progress in native HTML5 support. Web sites and …