Google may be the only one catching flack for integrating "social" features into search, but everyone seems to agree that it's the way forward. In fact, Bing is arguably in a better position to service the social niche thanks to its partnership with Facebook.
Evidence of that partnership is the latest... [read more >>] Following the recent update brought to its personal email service, which has become Outlook.com, Microsoft also performed a major interface change to SkyDrive.com, bringing it in line with the UI approach in Windows 8. Starting today, SkyDrive.com has a new, modern look, similar with the one available for t... [read more >>] While preparing for the upcoming availability of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has made changes to yet another product to bring it in line with the Metro interface on these platforms, namely Hotmail.
Today, Microsoft’s online service can be upgraded to Outlook.com with a single click, prov... [read more >>] Last week, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced the roll-out of a new, redesigned Bing search engine, meant to provide users with new ways of interacting with their friends online. As part of this redesign, Bing got a fresh new interface, structured on three columns, enabling people to stay co... [read more >>] Microsoft’s Bing is changing. The New Bing is meant to provide users with the possibility to spend “less time searching and more time doing,” and details on how it does that are now available. The redesigned search engine arrives with a new information architecture that sports a three-co... [read more >>] SkyDrive, the cloud storage service that already delivers to billions of people, has been redesigned with a ton of improvements for users to benefit from. Most of the enhancements the service features now are based on the feedback received from users, which means that many will certainly rejoice learning t... [read more >>] Microsoft’s Cloud plays a greater role in the next major iteration of Windows than it did in any of its predecessors.
This is valid for both the Redmond company’s own Metro apps, but also for the applications built by third-party developers.
According to Mike Torres, the group program ... [read more >>] A new, amazing Bing homepage experience is now live, pushing user experience to an entirely new level, certainly well beyond anything else that search rivals have to offer. The first ever Bing HTML5 video homepage has just made its debut today, making Microsoft’s search / decision engine come alive i... [read more >>] Microsoft is tweaking the Windows Live Hotmail / ID sign-in experience for the second time in approximately a month in response to user feedback.
Back in early July 2011, the Redmond company scrapped the old user tile-based login page for all its Windows Live properties, including Windows Live Hotm... [read more >>] Microsoft is gearing up to kick Windows Live Messenger 2011 up a notch with the promise that a new version of the instant messaging client will be made available for download in just a few days. The plan is to offer the Windows Live Messenger 2011 update concomitantly with a refresh for the entire Windows ... [read more >>] |