Not surprisingly Microsoft releases a possible online game changer and no-one notices. I guess given the fact that Microsoft doesn’t have a clue about reaching out to, or marketing to, consumers it shouldn’t be a surprise that news about Office live was relegated to only a few blogs.
Microsoft
- The Battle for Cloud-Based Education Services Heats Up as Kentucky Deploys Microsoft’s Live@edu – ReadWriteWeb
The Kentucky Department of Education announced last week that it has implemented Microsoft Live@edu to provide its cloud-based communications and collaboration tools to students, staff, and faculty statewide. - June 2010 Security Bulletin Release – Steven Bink
- Bing Opens to Developers with Maps SDK & Search Library for PHP – ReadWriteWeb
Good news for developers and fans of mashups, as this morning Microsoft has announced the availability of a software development kit (SDK) for building map apps on Bing Maps. - Introducing Project HILO – The Windows Blog
It’s important for an application to be functional and provide unique services for customers. However, mere functionality is not enough in a competitive market. To stand head and shoulders above the vast pool of apps, an application has to offer a compelling user experience, which is where the features of Windows 7 become very important.
Windows
- Demo: Awesome OneNote 2010 And OneNote Web Apps Sync – I’m Just Being Manan
Microsoft announced the full release of Office Web Apps recently which meant OneNote went live. I wanted to try out the sync between OneNote. Well, I did and I’m pleasantly surprised at how smooth it. Here’s a demo video of the sync:
Internet Explorer
- Internet Explorer 9 and Safari 5 – The Windows Blog
Since the release of the first Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at MIX back in March and the second in May, we’ve shown a lot of demos of IE9 with other browsers.
Windows Phone 7
- And the Windows Phone 7 “Rockstar” is… – The Windows Blog
Back in March 2010, we announced the Windows Phone 7 “Rockstar” Award – an award that would be presented to the student team that developed the most compelling Windows Phone 7 application for the Imagine Cup 2010. - Windows Phone 7 devices in developers’ hands July – Long Zheng
It’s a good time to be a mobile developer. At the Microsoft TechEd 2010 conference this week in New Orleans, Brandon Watson from the Windows Phone 7 team revealed that Windows Phone 7 devices will go out to developers “next month”, July, several months ahead of the general availability during the “holiday season”. - Windows Phone Marketplace to include private app distribution, shareware modes – Beatnews
At TechEd in New Orleans, Microsoft unveiled some new features for Windows Phone 7 aimed at enterprise and developer communities. - Windows Phone 7 Ave Comics App – Steve Clayton
I’ve not paid that much attention to Windows Phone 7 of late for two reasons – I don’t have a WP7 phone (I’m as surprised as you!!) and I’m a wee bit busy planning a move.
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