Hotmail Reviewed

Hotmail Reviewed: "

Nice review of the upcoming new Hotmail by Slate’s Farhad Manjoo.

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New Bing feature: website thumbnails?

New Bing feature: website thumbnails?: "

LiveSide reader Alber1690 came across an interesting find within Bing search results today (thanks for the tip!): a thumbnail view of the FAA site he was searching for (mouse over the right edge of the first result to see the pop up):

While this seems to be a nice little addition, we’re not sure whether this is an update rolling out, or just a test. Alber1690 wasn’t able to find any other sites that exhibited this behavior, have you noticed it?

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Windows Live Groups Wave 4 to get group collaboration features

Windows Live Groups Wave 4 to get group collaboration features: "

With the release of Windows Live Wave 4 imminent, Picturepan2 from LiveSino.net has provided us with some exclusive screenshots of Windows Live Groups Wave 4. We’ve previously mentioned that Windows Live Group is changing its focus to be the place where you collaborate and share documents. While Microsoft gears up the new Windows Live Office in its Wave 4 release, they are also bringing Office Web Apps to Windows Live Groups. When you first login or create a new Group, this is what you will see:

Notice that in the centre it reads “A Microsoft OneNote notebook is a great way to collaborate with your group online.” This is a brand new feature in Windows Live Groups which allows people in your group to collaborate together and work on the same “OneNote notebook”. Although it does seem like Windows Live Groups only supports collaboration in OneNote Web App at the moment, although it doesn’t stop you from sharing your Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents for collaboration with your Group members:

What’s also new in Groups is the ability to pin your notebooks to the “Recent” menu on the left, as well as the ability to view group e-mail history. In addition, Windows Live Groups now supports up to 40 people for Messenger Group conversations. Quite impressive!

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Windows 7 RTM Download Manager

Windows 7 RTM Download Manager: "

A free download manager designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows 7 is now available from Microsoft. Dubbed the Microsoft Download Manager, the utility is designed, as the label implies, to help users administer their downloads beyond the boundaries of the browser.
More often than not, downloading very large files can be problematic, especially in the [...]



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HP: no webOS netbooks, HP Slate due October 2010

HP: no webOS netbooks, HP Slate due October 2010: "

HP’s confirmation that it would be putting webOS into tablets and even printers was happily received, but anyone looking forward to a webOS-based netbook should think again. According to Monty Wong, vice president of the personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan, netbooks are too like mainstream computers to make them appropriate for webOS, and as such the company has no plans to develop them. Meanwhile he also had some news on the HP Slate.

Wong says that the HP Slate – DigiTimes have capitalised the name, which leads us to presume they (and the HP VP) are referring to the original Windows 7 based tablet, rather than a webOS based machine – will arrive on the market by the end of October 2010. He’s also predicting a “wide range of software and application support” in time for that launch.

It was rumored that the Windows 7 tablet project had been put on hold while HP rushed a webOS slate onto the market, considering the mobile OS a better challenge to Apple’s iPad. No word, meanwhile, on when we might expect to see webOS devices with the HP logo; Wong says the company will release more details after the Palm acquisition is finalized, expected to take place by the end of July 2010.

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• Palm webOS development goes public; France’s SFR getting Pre

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Microsoft vs. Google: Kickin' It in the Cloud

Microsoft vs. Google: Kickin' It in the Cloud: "Did you really believe that Google was a cloud computing powerhouse? Think again: Google makes money on ads, sure, but it can't compete with Microsoft in the cloud computing markets that really matter."

Windows Home Server Vail

Windows Home Server Vail: "Recently the Windows Home Server team announced the beta of their next version of Home Server, codenamed Vail. This release tightens up the way you interact with Home Server. Jonas Svensson, Program Manager on Home Server Vail stopped by to show us a peek at this new release. The big features for this release include the ability to stream your media outside of your house, simplified setup, and expanded development tools.



Soon I'll be getting together with the Home Server team to talk about the Vail SDK, so if you have any questions that you'd like me to ask, add them below.



Sign up now for the Vail beta at http://connect.microsoft.com/windowshomeserver "