The MSN Mobile Team at Microsoft launched a redesigned MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday, stepping up its offering at a time when more powerful devices increase the demand for richer content on handsets. However mobile Internet use still represents only a fraction of computer-based Web usage, but that could change with companies like Microsoft who see increasingly powerful
Just reading my feeds and noticed a post by Mark Johnston who has spotted (thanks to Sean Alexander) that Silverlight is now on Microsoft.com promoting the very cool new product Microsoft Surface. The last time Silverlight was used was to promote the Xbox 360 Elite just after Mix in April. So it’s great to see it Silverlight yet again appear on Microsoft.com. Mark
Ever wanted to use your PDA or Smartphone as a webcam?, well now you can with WebCamera Plus. Thanks goe’s to Jeremy Cath and Steve Clayton for the find! WebCamera Plus key features: Transforms your PDA or Smartphone to high-resolution web-camera. Can work through any connection: USB ActiveSync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G, LAN. Compatible with almost all modern Smartphones and PDAs.
Just thought id check out the Microsoft Research Website before I go the Microsoft Research Labs in Cambridge next week for my third Microsoft Student Partners (MSP) Event and while on the site I noticed that you can now watch a video of Andrew Herbert, managing director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, who discusses the 20th century computer systems assumptions that are
Great News, the Microsoft Windows Home Server Teamhave just reached a new milestone, Windows Home Server Release Candidate 1! Download Now
The wow starts now – or at least the word wow came into my mind when I saw this post at InsideMicrosoft. Apparently a spanish guy (nickname kwisatz) has found that there is a hidden image in the Windows Vista DVD Hologram. Or better said hidden images, as there are possible more but he has yet to find out what they are
Following the recent announcment of the launch of the MSN UK Live Earth site. The promised Interactive Maps Section of the Live Earth Site is now live. This Virtual Earth interactive map as pictured below allows you to find out where Live Earth concerts are located and at what venues, who the artists are and where they live, where “hot spots” are and
Just got word from the Live Earth Team that Former United States Vice President Al Gore, actress and Live Earth Istanbul spokesperson Sebnem Donmez, and representatives from local concert organizer Purple Concerts, gathered today at the Cirigan Palace to inform the public about the latest developments of Live Earth Turkey, which is being staged at The Seven Towers Fortress, a
Today Microsoft Office and MSN UK are joining forces to unveil what was called the most innovative online ad – ever: for 24 hours today, Tuesday 12th June, the MSN.co.uk website will be strikingly transformed to take the form of a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, allowing customers to try the Live Preview for themselves in a very familiar environment. This initiative is
Live Earth today announced the artist line-up and ticketing information for Live Earth South Africa, which will be staged at The Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, just outside of Johannesburg. The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia on July 7, 2007 and continue across all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa;