Can two segments of the same company team up? Aren’t they already a team? These are the questions we must ask ourselves as Bing teams up with OneDrive for a new promotion. Bing announced today that Bing Rewards members can…
Microsoft’s ‘OneDrive’ SkyDrive Rebranding Is Now Live
Last month, Microsoft announced the rebranding of cloud storage product SkyDrive to OneDrive. Today, the company rolled it out. The change follows a trademark dispute Microsoft found itself in with European telecom Sky. Microsoft’s Chris Jones writes on the OneDrive…
Microsoft Renames SkyDrive To OneDrive
Microsoft’s cloud storage platform – SkyDrive – got into a trademark dispute last year with European telecom Sky. Instead of fighting for its right to use the SkyDrive name, Microsoft opted to change it. Microsoft announced this morning that SkyDrive…
Microsoft To Change SkyDrive Name To Something A Little Less Infringing
Microsoft has big plans for SkyDrive. The company’s cloud service was named as one of the central pillars to its strategy during the announcement of its big restructuring. Too bad Microsoft won’t be able to use the name anymore. The…
Microsoft Brings SkyDrive To Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is quickly turning into a bastion of Microsoft products and services. The gaming console already has Internet Explorer and Bing, but now it’s getting Microsoft’s cloud service – SkyDrive. Microsoft announced this morning that SkyDrive will be…
Microsoft Updates All Of Its Office Web Apps
The Web is quickly becoming the new platform of choice for many tech companies. Google and Microsoft have been the two largest proponents of the Web over the last few years with both companies investing heavily in cloud computing and…
New Windows: Microsoft’s Latest OS Arrives This October
New Windows — that’s Microsoft Windows 8 for those who enjoy putting a finer point on things — will be arrive on retail shelves at the end of October, according to the AFP. The announcement came as part of the…
Microsoft Beats Out Google in Cloud Deal
In a deal indicative of Microsoft’s lock on the cloud-based productivity software suite market, the company just won a bid to provide 250,000 college students in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) with software, edging out Google in the…
Microsoft Kills Windows Live Branding
With Windows 8 just around the corner, Microsoft is re-thinking where its cloud services will fit into the mix. As a result, Microsoft has decided to kill the “live” branding it places around those services. In its place will be…