Earlier tuesday, Microsoft officially announced a new email service, Outlook.com, that’s designed to be a modern version of the company’s Hotmail email service. [adsenseyu2] Outlook.com sports a fresh design based on the Metro UI and several time-saving features. Users who currently have either a Hotmail or Live.com email account can upgrade their account to Outlook.com (receiving… Read More: Microsoft unveils Outlook.com email service »
Microsoft reported its first ever quarterly loss as a public company as the software giant made accounting changes relating to a troubled online services business. The loss was triggered by a previously announced $6.19bn charge for writing down the value of aQuantive, an advertising business Microsoft bought in 2007 in an attempt to catch up with… Read More: Microsoft reports first public loss since 1986 »
May 21, 2012: Microsoft’s experimental research project so.cl — a social network meant to merge search and research — has opened up to the public. (Microsoft) Microsoft has quietly launched its own social network — but the company swears it isn’t a Facebook competitor. You can even use your Facebook account to log in to it.… Read More: Microsoft unveils so.cl social network. Is this the next facebook… »