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Microsoft adds MSN.com to Bing Rewards program

John Callaham — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:54:25 +0100

Microsoft has added using its MSN.com news website as one of the options that can be used by Bing Rewards members to gain points that can be exchanged for prizes. Read more...

Microsoft announces several new ad & media partnerships

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:24:16 +0100

Microsoft Advertising announced a number of new media partnerships and programs today, including a plan to launch a new Xbox 360 app OneBeat for coverage of electronic dance music. Read more...

Want to bring back Windows Live Messenger? Here's how

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:09:13 +0100

Microsoft recently discontinued Windows Live Messenger in favour of Skype, meaning many of us no longer have access to chat logs or the familiarity of MSN. Now, there is a way to bring it back. Read more...

Rumor: Microsoft may revive Heroes TV show for Xbox

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:27:33 +0100

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is in discussions to revive the cult hit TV series Heroes, as part of the company's push for original content for its Xbox console. Read more...

Microsoft launches msnNOW sidebar beta for Firefox

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:12:13 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has launched a beta version of its msnNOW sidebar for users of Mozilla's Firefox web browser, allowing Firefox to show what's currently trending on Microsoft's media site. Read more...

The Skype debacle: What's happening to my messages?

Brad Sams — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:56:07 +0100

Since the announcement of the ending of MSN in favor of Skype, issues surrounding the merger have been hitting the web and even after a few months of complaints, there are still problems with Skype. Read more...

Microsoft offers "enhanced" IE10 with Bing and MSN [Update]

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:58:14 +0000

Microsoft's Bing team has released what they call an "enhanced" version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 that has Bing set as the browser's default search engine and MSN as its home page. Read more...

Microsoft: MSN on Windows 8 loads much faster than competitors

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:32:18 +0000

Microsoft said today that an independent study shows that its MSN content site made for Windows 8 users loads up to 10 times faster than the major competing websites. Read more...

Microsoft gets exclusive for new season of LeBron James web video series

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:23:56 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will offer the second season of The LeBrons, an animated web series by NBA player LeBron James, exclusively on Microsoft platforms like the Xbox 360 and MSN. Read more...

MSN launches Money Now, culture and finance collide

Brad Sams — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:35:31 +0000

MSN is launching Money Now which will provide original and entertaining takes on the latest business and investing topics that are buzzing on the web. Make the jump to learn more about this feature. Read more...

Download custom Firefox MSN Edition

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:56:10 +0000

Mozilla launched a customized edition of Firefox for fans of Microsoft's MSN portal. Get headlines for news, entertainment, sports and more so you can always keep up with what matters most to you. Read more...

Microsoft had 32 million Bing-MSN visitors for Election Day 2012

John Callaham — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:30:12 +0000

Microsoft announced today that its Bing and MSN web sites had almost 32 million visitors on Tuesday, the day of the US Presidential Election, with 308 million page views. Read more...

It's official: Skype to replace Windows Live Messenger in 2013

Andy Weir — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:56:29 +0000

Microsoft confirms that it will retire the Windows Live Messenger service in the first quarter of 2013, and that Skype will carry the instant messaging torch for the company. Read more...

MSN's exclusive Windows 8 page goes live

Brad Sams — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:46:10 +0100

Microsoft said that when Windows 8 luanched, an exclusive page for WIndows 8 would come with it. It now looks like that page is live and we have the link for the new page after the jump. Read more...

MSN Offers giving deals and offers in the US

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:16:18 +0100

Depending on where you're from Bing Daily Deals and MSN Offers, in conjunction with Tippr, are offering consumers deals and discounts for "places you'll love" across a number of US cities. Read more...

One in five Microsoft accounts controlled by hackers

Tyler Holman — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:19:30 +0100

Microsoft says that one in five Microsoft Accounts is now controlled by hackers, but it's not for lack of security on their end: it's people who reuse the same username and password on different sites Read more...

Microsoft offers MSN Editions for different news pages

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched MSN Editions, a new way for visitors to the MSN web site to customize their news front page in three different categories: Entertainment, News and Sports. Read more...

Microsoft launches msnNOW trending news web site

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:44:46 +0000

Microsoft has just launched a new section of its MSN.com web site called msnNOW. The site is based solely on stories that are currently trending on services like Twitter, Facebook, Bing and more. Read more...

MSN app for iPad now available for US owners

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:11:34 +0000

Microsoft has now released a version of its MSN news and video app for owners of Apple's iPad in the US market, following its previous release for UK iPad owners. Read more...

Revealing Windows Phone's ‘hidden' emoticons, Part 2.0

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:07:55 +0000

Did you know that Windows Phone supports many more emoticons than just the ones you see on the keyboard? Last week, we revealed dozens of these 'hidden' icons, and today, we've got 40 more to share. Read more...