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Microsoft Signs NDA – Now Potential Bidder to Aqcuire Yahoo!

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Seems like Microsoft has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Yahoo, according to a person briefed on the matter. Which makes Microsoft officially a potential bidder for Yahoo. Why purchase Yahoo? Seems to be that Microsoft is interested in keeping the relationship between the two as far as Bing is concerned. Another factor that is being […]

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IM+ (plus) Gets Updated to V1.9 – Adds Mail.Ru & Other Features

November 21, 2011 1 Comment

IM+ has been updated once again, this time it hits version 1.9 as it adds Mail.Ru and a few more features to its growing list. New to IM+ through Version 1.9 Mail.Ru Agent instant messaging service Option to select font size in conversation window Support for Facebook contacts in ICQ and AIM contact lists Typing […]

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Mango Apps: IM+ (Plus) Gets Updated (Fast App Switching)

October 24, 2011 No Comments

IM+ has been updated to version 1.8. The update brings us a Mango flavored instant messaging client that includes fast app switching. The ‘Fast app switching’ though isn’t as fast as I would like since I still see the resume text while loading. It is still though a bit faster as it reconnects in just a […]

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Mango Apps: Flickr Joins the Party

October 3, 2011 No Comments

The Flickr app for Windows Phone 7 has received another update, this time around though is to give it some Mango love. Alot has been updated on the app like some UI improvements and all around it gives you a much more complete feel. Also, lets not forget that it includes fast app switching. The […]

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IM+ (Plus) Getting Updated Soon With New Features – MSN/WLM Will Be Removed

August 15, 2011 No Comments

IM+ Will be updated soon to version 1.4. The update will bring plenty of new features like: Significantly improved contact list scrolling and overall application performance Push-to-Email option allows incoming messages to be forwarded to your email Autoreply feature will instantly notify your contacts that your are in Push mode ICQ / AIM / AOL […]

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Microsoft no Longer Interested in Hulu?

July 20, 2011 No Comments

In an unfortunate turn of events Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft has dropped out of the bidding for Hulu. Microsoft currently has a partnership with Hulu where they offer a paid subscription to through Xbox Live. The acquisition of Hulu would probably have meant that Microsoft would find more ways to integrate it into services […]

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IM+ (Plus) Gets Updated to IM+ Pro Then Releases IM+ Free

July 19, 2011 No Comments

IM+ Received another update today and has evolved to IM+ Pro packed in with all the usual Instant Messaging services Yahoo!® GTalk™ AIM® MySpace™ Jabber ICQ® Facebook® Skype Windows Live Messenger/ MSN and Push Notifications with Live Tile (couldn’t get mine working while out of the app itself). It also has just released a free […]

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Zune HD Gets Firmware Update

July 8, 2011 No Comments

Many Zune owners must feel as though with the release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has forgotten them. Microsoft has proven that they still have them in mind this week with the release of a firmware update. Zune firmware version 4.5 (114) is to patch fraudulent SSL cerifificates issued by certification authority Comodo.These certificates affect […]

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IM+ (Plus) Gets Updated: Now Supports Live Messenger

July 6, 2011 1 Comment

IM+ (plus) has received it’s first update and now supports Windows Live Messenger/ MSN. The list of services supported now look like this: Yahoo!® GTalk™ AIM® MySpace™ Jabber ICQ® Facebook® Skype Windows Live Messenger/ MSN When I saw the update, I was hoping for something different like a much needed speed boost. The slow start-up from […]

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App Review: IM+ (Plus)

July 4, 2011 1 Comment

IM+ (plus) came to us at a time when us Windows Phone users were in dire need of an Instant Messeging app for WP7. The few we had were very buggy and not very useful. Even the mighty Flory that we touted as the IM app so save us all – failed us horribly. \ […]

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Nokia Begins to Advertise the Lumia 710 – Welcome to the Amazing Everyday (video)

With the Lumia 800 being Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone at the moment, its no wonder that it has been getting...

Lenovo LePhone S2 Running Windows Phone Coming 2012

Lenovo announced yesterday its LePhone S2 running Android which seemed to kill any chance of them making a Windows...