When your users spend more time deleting messages than reading email on your webmail service, you know it's time to make email easier to deal with. "The inbox has got out of control," Chris Jones, corporate vice president for Windows Live, told TechRadar. "Our approach is to take the common things people do and make them easier." The changes coming to Hotmail this summer promise to unclutter your inbox, Jones claims.
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After 3+ Years, Alex Payne Quits Twitter To Create “A Bank That Doesn’t Suck”
A couple years ago when Twitter was having major scaling issues, engineer Alex Payne was able to work through them to help create the Twitter API . That API, of course, is now one of the most important on the web
Tweets In Buzz: It’s Complicated — Well, Maybe Political
Yesterday, I moderated a panel at TiEcon featuring the heads of product for Google, Twitter, and Facebook — an interesting group, obviously. It was a good, long discussion (hopefully I’ll have the full video to post soon)
Central Command Turns To Twitter To Solve The Gulf Oil Spill. Uh Oh.
As you’re probably well aware, there’s a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico right now. When BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and then sank last month, it began dumping thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf each day. By the time the oil stops leaking, it’s expected to be the worst oil spill in U.S.
In Depth: Nokia N8: 8 things you need to know
Due to ship later this year, the Nokia N8 is Nokia's flagship handset, set to replace the N97, and as such, it's packing some serious tech. With the huge success of Android, and the iPhone HD waiting in the wings, Nokia is going to have to impress if the N8 is to succeed. The OS seems a little bit similar to what's already out there, and while Symbian^3 is already known to be a pre-cursor to the impending Symbian^4, we still need to see some big progression with Nokia's new flagship phone.
Next-gen Spotify arrives with Facebook revamp
Spotify has finally unveiled a new revamp that sees it bring Facebook integration and take a step closer to replacing iTunes on your computer. The first major change is the addition of Spotify Social, which uses Facebook from within the music program to let you share your track choices with buddies. The obvious benefit of this is that people can easily discover what their friends are looking at and listening too, as well as 'subscribing' to the people that you think have the greatest taste (you can easily spot these people: they're wearing sunglasses in their profile picture)
Windows Live To Focus On The Essentials (Hotmail And Messenger)
With Bing stealing the online spotlight at Microsoft recently, Windows Live has been collecting dust in a corner. But Microsoft is preparing to update the core services that make up Windows Live over the next few months, and is refocusing what used to be a hodgepodge of different online services into three main products: Hotmail, Messenger, and Windows Essentials (which includes photo-organizing and movie-making apps).
In Depth: iPhone OS 4.0 vs Android 2.1 vs Windows Phone 7
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone OS last week, he at least admitted that Apple were somewhat late to the party in terms of features like multitasking.
WaTunes Signs Warner Music, Opens Store Inside Facebook Walls
Atlanta-based digital music company WaTunes has come to a licensing agreement with Warner Music Group , the third major record label to sign a deal with the startup after Universal and EMI. Warner has licensed its full catalog of music for use in WaTunes’ brand new Facebook application , which essentially lets people purchase digital music through a full-fledged storefront without the need to leave the popular social networking site
Conduit Labs Strikes Deal With Universal Music Group To Bring Lady Gaga And Rihanna To Social Games
Universal Music Group (UMG) has struck a deal with Conduit Labs, a startup that creates musical social games, to provide users with access to UMG’s library of licensed music from the record label’s artists such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and others. The partnership will all 1 million users of Conduit Labs’ games, including Music Pets , Super Dance and Loudcrowd, to access the tracks. All of Conduit Labs’ games are free-to-play but allow users can purchase virtual items, such as songs, to further personalize their experience
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