Exclusive: First screenshot of metro-styled Microsoft account website revealed

Back about a month ago, we gave you a first sneak peek at the upcoming Windows Live web services (or whatever Microsoft calls it now) makeover. Since then, Microsoft had been hard at work to give all of their Windows Live web services a new Metro-styled look, and this includes Hotmail, SkyDrive, as well as Microsoft account (previously Windows Live ID). Recently we were able to obtain a screenshot of their newly revamped Microsoft account website, to be available at http://account.live.com. Check … Read more »

Screenshots of new Windows 8 Photos app revealed

Screenshots of new Windows 8 Photos app revealed

Just yesterday we posted a screenshot of the new Windows 8 Mail app, expected to be coming as part of the Release Preview in June. Today The Verge discovered links to the web version ... Read more »
The new Bing is live (well, 2/3 of it)

The new Bing is live (well, 2/3 of it)

If you’re in the US (or can fool your browser into thinking you are), the new Bing, with its double dose of sidebars, is available now, either by opting in to the banner that ... Read more »
Google, Bing advance, Yahoo! down in latest search market polls: can Facebook help Bing?

Google, Bing advance, Yahoo! down in latest search market polls: can Facebook help Bing?

It’s that time of the month again when the US search market share numbers come out, and while the three major pollsters (comScore, Compete, and Nielsen, who haven’t released this month’s rankings yet) don’t ... Read more »
New Windows 8 Release Preview video shows updated Mail app

New Windows 8 Release Preview video shows updated Mail app

Today Microsoft posted a new blog post on the Building Windows 8 blog demonstrating the upcoming built-in Family Safety features in Windows 8, now rebranded as Microsoft Family Safety. For those who had been ... Read more »
Facebook Chat on Windows Phone now supports offline messages

Facebook Chat on Windows Phone now supports offline messages

Ever since the release of Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”, part of the new built-in Messaging experience is the integration of Facebook Chat which works seamlessly along with other instant messaging solutions like Messenger and ... Read more »
Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer for Xbox 360 with Kinect capabilities

Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer for Xbox 360 with Kinect capabilities

With E3 this year fast approaching in less than a month’s time, Microsoft promised to “change living room entertainment forever” and will detail the upcoming Xbox 360 and Kinect capabilities during their E3 Media ... Read more »
Samsung launches low-end Omnia M Windows Phone

Samsung launches low-end Omnia M Windows Phone

It was only five days ago when Samsung announced the Samsung Focus 2 Windows Phone, and today in an unexpected move the South Korean phone manufacturer has announced another device – the Samsung Omnia ... Read more »
Two key new components of the “New” Bing: Snapshots and Sidebar, and some notes on the webcast

Two key new components of the “New” Bing: Snapshots and Sidebar, and some notes on the webcast

Last week, we saw Bing roll out a new design featuring a clean new look, the removal of the left hand sidebar, and an “uncluttered, simple, and fast” archecture.  Now today, with the announcement ... Read more »
Bing announces new social search

Bing announces new social search

Bing has scheduled a live webcast for 10 am PDT today, just a few minutes from now, to introduce “The New Bing”, which includes a new sidebar to interact with your friends to be ... Read more »