Microsoft paying Nokia over one billion dollars for developing Windows Phone handsets

According to a report from Bloomberg, the Redmondians headed by Steve Ballmer, are paying Nokia a handsome amount of one billion dollars as an encouragement to build and promote Windows Phone handsets. Ever since Microsoft and Nokia became partners, there was a feeling in the smartphone sphere that Microsoft may give Finlanders some ...

Bing Wants To Play Angry Birds With You

Microsoft has come up with yet another way to improve and promote the search credentials of its decision engine, Bing. The Redmondians have signed a partnership agreement with Rovio, the developers of the Angry Birds, to help the game players as well as improve its own position in the search market. The way ...

Microsoft Brings Groupon Like Functionality To Bing, Calls It Bing Deals

Microsoft Brings Groupon Like Functionality To Bing, Calls It Bing Deals

For Microsoft's Bing to succeed against the gigantic Google, the Redmondians need a lot of user base. In order to achieve this goal, Microsoft has rolled out a new feature for its decision engine which they are calling Bing Deals. This feature is meant for shopping fanatics and bargain hunters who are ...

Microsoft To Unleash Kinect SDK for Windows in Spring 2011

Hard working Windows based developers who have been inspired by Kinect will be pleased to know that Microsoft will be rolling out a Windows based Software Development Kit (SDK) in the Spring season of 2011 to fuel and strengthen their programming efforts. Microsoft officials during a special press event confirmed what some speculated ...

Microsoft may announce Kinect friendly Gears of War this week

Microsoft may announce Kinect friendly Gears of War this week

Can I have the attention of Xbox gamers particularly those who have fallen in love with Kinect, Microsoft's motion sensing controller? Microsoft has promised to unveil some cool if not sensational news for Xbox gamers in the later part of this week. What kind of announcements can we expect from Microsoft? We ...

Windows Phone 7 connector lands on the Mac App Store

Windows Phone 7 connector lands on the Mac App Store

Microsoft was expected to do what it has done today - roll out the final version of Windows Phone 7 connector. And since Apple now has a fully functional Mac App Store for all sorts of apps, this syncing app, if you may, is available as a free download from the App ...

Nokia to manufacture Windows Phone 7 powered handsets

Well Well Well! What we have here? Nokia and Microsoft have joined hands in a bid to change their dying fortunes in the smartphone universe. Microsoft has announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance with the Finlanders in which both the parties would be benefiting from each other's strength, expertise ...

Microsoft launches Aliases, an anti-spam feature for Hotmail

Microsoft launches Aliases, an anti-spam feature for Hotmail

Don't you just hate it when your Junk and sometimes even your Inbox gets filled with spam and useless emails? Microsoft and Hotmail have decided to take their anti-spam efforts to the next level and have announced a new feature which they are calling Aliases. The primary purpose behind the Aliases feature is ...