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New Profiles Turn Windows Live Into a Social Networking Service

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 13, 2008 7:00 AM / 2 Comments

Microsoft announced Windows Live Profiles today, which takes some lessons from social networking sites and FriendFeed. The new profile page provides a central hub for all your online activities on Continue reading »

Microsoft's New Photo Sharing Service: Live Photos

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 12, 2008 10:00 PM / 8 Comments

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Microsoft today announced a new photo sharing product, Microsoft Live Photos, which integrates very nicely with Microsoft's Windows Live Photo Gallery desktop photo application, and is yet another product in Continue reading »

Microsoft Releases Major Update to Windows Live: New Applications and Third-Party Integration

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 12, 2008 9:01 PM / 7 Comments

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Microsoft just announced the availability of a number of new and updated online applications in its Windows Live suite: Windows Live Photos, Profiles, People, and Groups. In addition, Microsoft also Continue reading »

Microsoft Could Pay More to Be on More Phones

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 12, 2008 9:44 AM / 1 Comments

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Deals are in the works to make Microsoft the default search and advertising provider for Verizon mobile phones, one of the biggest carrier networks in the US. That would mean Continue reading »

Sun to Distribute MSN Toolbar with Java

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 10, 2008 12:40 PM / 6 Comments

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We have written a lot about Microsoft's struggle to gain back market share from Google in the search engine market. Microsoft's latest attempt at this is a distribution deal with Continue reading »

Small Basic Teaches Kids How to Program

Written by Lidija Davis / November 8, 2008 11:54 AM / 22 Comments

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After a year in the making, and with very little fanfare, Microsoft last month launched Small Basic, a free programming language aimed at kids. Unlike Scratch and Alice, tools designed Continue reading »

Ballmer Rules Out Another Yahoo Bid - WebKit Statements Overblown

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 7, 2008 9:26 AM / 1 Comments

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Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer is always good for a controversial statement. His latest came during a Q&A session after a speech to developers in Sydney, Australia. After a question about Continue reading »

Google Walks Away from Yahoo Advertising Deal

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 5, 2008 9:39 AM / 6 Comments

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After it became clear that the Department of Justice would try to block the Google-Yahoo advertising deal, Google today announced that it has decided to walk away from the deal. Continue reading »

Microsoft Offers Free Software to Startups

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 5, 2008 9:04 AM / 10 Comments

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Microsoft today announced that it will give away software and services to qualifying software startups as part of its newly announced BizSpark initiative. To qualify for this program, a startup Continue reading »

Microsoft Updates Live Mesh: Worldwide Availability, Mac and Windows Mobile Clients

Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 30, 2008 11:59 AM / 3 Comments

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Today, Microsoft will release a major update for Live Mesh, its consumer oriented cloud storage and synchronization service. digg_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_updates_live_mesh_wo.php';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';Among these updates are more granular Continue reading »

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