Tag archive: Live

In New York earlier today, Microsoft held a VIP preview for its upcoming Windows Phone “Mango” update, which will hit devices this fall. Journalists weren’t allowed to touch the phones, but we were given hands-on demos from representatives. This video shows new features like the updated version of Office and multitasking. Another cool feature is that, like Android, if you open a file or Web page that requires a separate app like Flash or Adobe… Read More

In New York earlier today, Microsoft held a VIP preview for its upcoming Windows Phone “Mango” update, which will hit devices this fall. Journalists weren't allowed to touch the phones, but we were given hands-on demos from representatives. This video shows some new features like contact groups, Bing Vision, Pinning groups to the homescreen, Quick Cards, indoor maps, and Local Scout. While we must withhold most judgement until… Read More

In downtown New York City today, Microsoft held a press conference to show off Windows Phone “Mango,” the much anticipated update to Windows Phone 7. We were on hand to check out the event, where a number of the “500 new features” were shown off. We already know about some of Mango's new features from Mix 11 and some recent leaks, but Microsoft revealed quite a few new tidbits. The presentation was split into three… Read More

Sony has been promising to open up a whole new world in home entertainment with BD Live, the capability for applications on Blu-ray players to bring in additional content and information from the Internet to supplement Blu-ray titles, whether as bonus content or add-ons and overlays to the material burned to the disk. However, so far BD Live has largely failed to ignite the marketplace, mostly because a good portion of BD Live content… Read More

Online retailer Amazon.com is well-known for offering just anything and everything for sale through its extensive Web-based store: now, the company is propelling itself into the world of Xbox Live games with the launch of its Xbox Live Store beta, enabling customers to purchase (or make gifts of) Microsoft Points cards, Xbox Live subscription cards, and digital access codes for downloading Xbox Live games. Available titles include favorites… Read More

Microsoft has announced the latest iteration of its Windows Live services will update existing Windows Live services (like photo sharing, email, and instant messaging), present Windows Live services as an integrated offering, and work with services from third parties (like Flickr, LinkedIn, Pandora, PhotoBucket, and more) to make it easier for Windows Live users to communicate with their friends and families…and have fun doing it.… Read More

Having already entwined the Need for Speed series closely with the real-life automotive scene last week with the launch of the Nissan 370Z in Need for Speed, EA edged even closer on Wednesday by announcing a real-life race event to bear the NFS name. Need for Speed Live will take place near London and feature racers from around the world. The company envisions the event as part festival and part competition, with a dash of gasoline thrown… Read More

Microsoft has announced an agreement with Portugal to put WIndows XP, Microsoft Office 2007, and a selection of educational products onto Portugal's “Magellan” laptops, based on Intel's Clasmate PC design. The notebooks cost school children just €50, and are aimed at accelerating technology adoption in Portuguese schools. “For the first time a whole generation will grow up to have strong English and ICT… Read More

Earlier this year, Redmond software giant Microsoft introduced a cashback program that rewarded users of its Live Search service by offering an opportunity to get a discount on purchases made from partners via Live Search. But you know what they say: money can't buy you love. So now Microsoft is hoping to bolster usage of its Live Search service by offering…prizes! Under a new SearchPerks program, users accumulate awards… Read More

CNET reports that Microsoft has expanded its open invitation to join its Live Mesh service to people in Ireland, India and Canada, joining those in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand who already have access to Live Mesh without an invitation. However, there’s still a cap of the numbers allowed from India, Canada and Ireland. So what does Live Mesh do? At the moment it stands as a way to synchronize data among a number of… Read More

At Gamefest 2008, Microsoft has announced it’s making changes to its Games for Windows Live and Xbox Live services, according to a TechNewsWorld report. All members of Games for Windows Live will be able to play all games, as games fees have been removed. The company is also set to bring in a Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The Xbox Live service changes will be a boon to independent developers, as the brand-new “Xbox Live… Read More

Got a Windows Live ID? Then that’s all you need to enjoy Microsoft’s new Windows Live Mesh service, according to CNET. First announced in April, Live Mesh allows users to share data across many Windows computers and on the Web. But Live Mesh is also taking a broader view for the future, with data to be shared between PCs, Macs and handhelds, as well as desktop and web apps, some of which might well be added by the time… Read More

At E3, Microsoft has announced a revamp for its Xbox Live service, with a strong emphasis on the idea of creating communities, and making the games console the heart of a home’s entertainment system. In many ways they’re chasing the incredibly successful Nintendo Wii, which has diven the casual games market and drawn in millions who would never normally consider gaming – and it shows. Xbox Live will have avatars to… Read More

Microsoft has launched a tech preview of its Live Mesh service, which is designed to keep a person's documents and media synchronized across a range of computers and mobile devices, while at the same time letting users selectively share items or folders, chat with friends and family, and keep up on news and current events. Live Mesh envisions using the Internet—or, rather, Microsoft's Web-enabled services— as a… Read More

If you were trying to access your Hotmail account or instant message via Windows Live messenger on Tuesday and had problems, there’s a reason. For much of the day, Windows Live Services were down, according to a story on TechNewsWorld.   The problem didn’t seem to affect those already signed in to the service, but the Live ID log-in procedure seemed to have issues. Along with mail and instant messaging, calendars, photo… Read More