April, 2013

Skype experiencing Microsoft account login problems

If you’re like us, you’re unable to log in to Skype using your Microsoft account credentials right now.  We first noticed the problem this evening, getting an error message when we tried to log in:

skype login fail

A quick check of Twitter …

A mostly glowing review for “The New Hotmail”–wait, what?

BI-HotmailSo if there’s any doubt that Microsoft has some issues when it comes to making a connection with consumers, a new post over at Business Insider (and picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate) pretty much sums up …

Xbox Revealed: event set for May 21st

Rumors that Xbox would hold a pre-event to what we’re expecting to be a blockbuster E3 this year to tease the next generation of Xbox look to have nailed it as a blog post on Major Nelson’s blog and some …

Surface ready to expand availability: 24 new markets for Surface Pro, 3 for RT

surface blueIt’s already been 6 months since the first Surface RTs appeared in the marketplace, and ever since then, consumers in markets around the world have been asking to be able to purchase a Surface RT or Surface Pro in their …

Microsoft Store online updated in US, other markets to follow

Microsoft opened MicrosoftStore.com in 2009, and since then, it’s gone from selling downloadable versions of Windows and Office in 5 countries to selling “a wide variety of Microsoft products and services” in 228 markets worldwide.

Today, as announced in a

Financial Times: Nokia “EOS” PureView coming in July, Galaxy Note-like “phablet” also in the works

Nokia EOSThe Nokia “EOS”, rumored to be the first Windows Phone 8 Lumia device to come with the 41MP PureView technology, was first detailed back in January. Today Financial Times reports that the device may be unveiled as early as …

Images of Nokia “Catwalk” leaked, reveals first Lumia with aluminum body

NokiaDetails of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia range of phones are hot in the news lately. Back in January, rumors of a new device codenamed Nokia “Catwalk” was reported to be in the works. The rumor claimed that the device will come …

Microsoft enables 2 step verification for all services accessible via “Microsoft account”

Microsoft-account-Two-factor-authentication_thumb.pngAs we told you last week, Microsoft is ready to enable 2 step verification for all of its services accessible via “Microsoft account”, as outlined in a new blog post on  the Official Microsoft Blog.

We gave you …

Outlook.com updates Android app

Another day, another updated app coming from Microsoft.  This could get exciting if it keeps up!  This time, it’s a newly updated Android app for Outlook.com, an app that Program Manager Steve Kafka admits “has been behind” in his …

Bing News App a Google Reader replacement? Not yet, but it’s a start

bing news app logoThis morning Bing released a set of updates to their Windows 8 apps, including a new feature in News that lets you set RSS content as news sources to create your own customized News app.

Of course we had …