2011

Nokia and T-Mobile to announce Nokia Lumia 710 on December 14

CNet is reporting that they have received an invitation to a press event to be held in New York City on December 14, to be jointly held by Nokia and T-Mobile. The invitation teases “something exciting in the works” between …

Updated Live Connect API announced

An Inside Windows Live blog post today announces that a new version of the Live Connect set of APIs for connecting applications to SkyDrive as well as contacts and calendar is now available, along with a new version of the …

Xbox Companion available: can Xbox drive Windows Phone sales?

xbox companion iconAfter a few fits and starts, which probably wouldn’t have even been noticeable if it weren’t for a Major Nelson tweet promising a rollout schedule that Microsoft missed by only a few hours, the Xbox dashboard update should have …

Rumor: Microsoft to bring “beaming” file transfers across Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox in the future?

We picked up a wild rumor today which seemed quite possible with the technologies Microsoft has today – the ability to easily transfer files directly across your phone, PC/tablet, and the TV using near-field technologies. Here’s the tweet from @MS_Nerd

Microsoft demos Windows Store for Windows 8: confirms late February Windows 8 beta

This afternoon (pacific time), Microsoft took some of the wraps off the Windows 8 store, and although journalists and bloggers not at the event scrambled to get the news as it was happening (Thanks, @InaFried at AllThingsD, it may

Xbox 360 Dashboard update: the rollout timetable (update: delayed)

Microsoft is rolling out the new Xbox 360 dashboard update (and btw shouldn’t this update have some sort of a cool name, like Mango or Siri?) tomorrow, December 6th, and Larry Hyrb, or as he’s better known, “Major Nelson”, has …

Can Microsoft take over the living room with Xbox, Kinect, and Bing?

xbox-kinect-liveOn Tuesday, Microsoft will begin to roll out the next version of the Xbox experience, featuring a new dashboard that combines your living room TV with the Xbox 360.  With voice and motion control powered by Kinect, and search …

Twitter photos now appearing in Windows Phone’s Pictures hub

We all know that Microsoft added Twitter integration as part of the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update. The integration allowed you to view Twitter feeds in your People hub, reply or retweet to them, post a new tweet, receive …

“Cool stuff coming soon” to Bing?

While marketing tactics like the Bing Holiday Calendar are all well and good, we’re waiting for something a bit more substantial, and it looks like we might not have to wait long.

According to a tweet by RK Johnston, a …

The Bing Magical Holiday Calendar

For the month of December Bing has created the Bing Magical Holiday Calendar, 31 days, 31 gifts!

Starting off with:

image

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 US (+D.C.) 18+. For Sweepstakes Official Rules and