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Microsoft has taken off the wraps for its new MSN site and is offering a preview. Microsoft is also offering free Hotmail email with 5 GB of storage plus some additional features that Microsoft has stated users wanted. For instance, the new site appears to be less cluttered than the older MSN site is. Users [...]

GameStop is offering gamers an unusual offer that could get you Call Of Duty  Modern Warfare 2 for as little as $20. On their web site they states that if you pre-order the game, for either the Xbox 360 or PS3 and pay full retail of $60, you can get a $40 refund when you [...]

We knew it would be happen. It was only a matter of time before the fur would start to fly between Google and Microsoft over search. Microsoft is spending some $100 million on advertising their new Bing search engine. But as I have previously mentioned, TV advertising didn’t work for Ask and I doubt it [...]

Google is asking for $1 Billion it has invested into AOL back with interest. The demand comes just as Time-Warner is trying to sell off pieces of itself, which includes AOL. There is just one small problem. Back in 2005 Google had invested $1 Billion which was about 5% of the value of AOL at [...]

Microsoft has announced that they will be closing their Windows Live Expo service on July 31, 2008. The site originally was developed to compete against Craigslist a very popular site to sell and buy items on. On the WLE site it states:
Windows Live Expo will discontinue service on 31 July 2008. In preparation, the following [...]

It appears that Microsoft may change it’s branding of ‘Live’ search and ‘Live’ for other online services. The software giant now states that the ‘Live’ brand leaves much to be desired in it’s fight against Google. Though what the new brand name will be, is unknown at this time, Microsoft wants to dress up their [...]

Interesting subject since we have two different stories covering the same subject, with two different points of view. First over at ZD-Net Mary Jo Foley describes the Echo system, as per Bill Gates, a system that eliminates phone numbers. In her article she states:
Starting with Echoes Wave 1 — the first iteration of Microsoft’s services [...]

Just a quick note:
Well Microsoft didn’t waste any time posting the stores that it has joined with in its Live Search cashback program that was just announced. Its site has some 700 listings of stores that will participate in the cashback program for those choosing to use the feature.
Oh yeah. It looks like you will [...]

In a move that will have some people shaking their heads and other filling their wallets, Microsoft will announce a new Live Search feature coupled with online retailers. The program will apy cash back for certain online purchases. Microsoft is hoping that this may stimulate the use of their search engine over the other guys. [...]