“We haven’t talked much about the changes coming to Live Search Maps, for a couple of reasons. The first and foremost, of course, is that its not live yet, and it’s kind of hard to talk about the changes without being able to see them (and use them). Si

“They say that actions speak louder than words, but tomorrow October 4, 2007 we are combining action with words … writing a single blog post with the title “Free Burma”. (For those who have not seen the coverage, take a look at the latest update from Am

“The first generation 30GB Zune—which 1.2 million of you already purchased—is getting all the new Zune’s features. All. Sure, the new Zune is more of a half step forward than a completely new design. But Microsoft’s done something fantastic here by re

“Next week is Forrester’s Consumer Forum in Chicago. I’ll be moderating a panel with Manish Mehta of Dell and Stan Joosten from P&G. We’re going to be talking about what it means to be “beta”—and how it’s shaping our view of the way we connect with cu

“The marketing for Halo 3 has been extensive and is planned to be epic in scope. Much of the advertising to date has focused on appealing to the general public, rather than just hardcore fans of the game. Microsoft has announced the launch of an internati

“Joost, the impeccably pedigreed, funded, and hyped Internet TV platform is releasing its software to the general public on Monday. For those of you beta testers (like us) who’ve griped about the reliability and usability of the application, the company

“Microsoft tonight unveiled the widely rumored revamp of its Live Search engine. Here’s a summary of the news”

“There are big changes underway over at MSN Video, some of which represent a real look forward for the industry. It’s hard to believe, and it isn’t pretty, but this is a site you’ve got to check out. The site’s design, full screen player and advertising m

“Halo 3 contains two new features in particular that are quite interesting, even if you’re not a gamer.”

“I couldn’t NOT go to the launch event for Halo 3 right here in Bellevue, Washington at our nearby Best Buy. Honestly, I was overwhelmed.” – MSFT colleague Laura Foy really rocks in this one

“Sony goes for the low end with its VAIO NR Series, and even though the company says these are the cheapest laptops it’s ever rolled out, they’re still graced with a unique textured finish that we haven’t seen on a notebook before.”

Remember the video of a Ferrari crashing (lightly) when filming the new Project Gotham Racing 4 advertisement from a few months back? Well here’s the final version of the ad for PGR4 which features the non-crashing version of the stunt. Notably the comp

“Photowalking. A passion? An obsession? A disease? Maybe a combination of all of the above. I think of it more as a lifestyle, but when it gets into your blood it runs strong.” You got to love the man’s photos

“I heard an earful last night after my daughter’s Girl Scouts meeting, as a group of tweens and teens chattered about how much they like Windows Live Hotmail. These young “digital natives” had something important to say about the future of Windows Live an

“Hey Nielsen is a new online community that launches Monday from a somewhat unexpected player – The Nielsen Company – best known for its research reports and statistics like the Nielsen NetRatings.”