2010 News
I shall endeavour to keep this page updated with all the new products and services that Microsoft release, update and announce throughout 2010. If you think I have missed anything out then please let me know.
Date News Product or Service Description Link
03/09/2010 Announcement XNA, Windows Phone Microsoft announce they will be releasing XNA Game Studio 4.0 for developing games on Windows Phone 7 Series. Information
03/09/2010 Announcement MSN The new MSN design begins its roll out today in the US. Information
03/09/2010 Rumour Bing, UK Microsoft are readying a large advertsiing campaign for Bing in the UK with ads for the TV, the internet and social networks. Information
03/06/2010 Rumour Windows Phone, Xbox, Wndows A demonstration of new functionality in Windows Phone 7 Series at TechEd Middle East show a game session being paused and resumed across the PC, 7 Series and Xbox platforms. Information
03/05/2010 Rumour Courier New images and a video of the Courier concept device leak out. Information
03/04/2010 Release Bing Bing starts advertising using social media by appealing to Farmville users. Information
03/02/2010 Release Internet Explorer, UK Internet Explorer gets TV ads shown in the UK, following the same format as the Windows 7 ads. Information
03/02/2010 Release Zune Microsoft release their Facebook app for the Zune HD. Information
03/01/2010 Release Bing Bing in the US rolls out a new feature to allow users to browser their search history within the auto-suggest box. Information
02/19/2010 Announcement Internet Explorer, EU Microsoft announce they will soon begin rolling out their browser ballot for everyone in the EU. Information
02/18/2010 Announcement Bing Both the EU and US give Microsoft and Yahoo the clearance needed to impliment their search deal, say work will start on it straight away. Information
02/17/2010 Announcement Office, UK Microsoft announce their pricings for Office 2010 in the UK. Information
02/15/2010 Announcement Zune During questioning after the Windows Phone announcement Microsoft confirm Zune will be going international by the end of the year. Information
02/15/2010 Announcement Windows Phone Microsoft announce and demo Windows Phone 7 Series at MWC. Also announced Windows Mobile 6.5 to become Windows Phone Classic. Information
02/13/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Tom Warren has been informed via a Microsofr PR person that Microsoft will be releasing Windows Mobile Starter Edition. Information
02/13/2010 Rumour Project Pink The FCC confirmed the existance of Microsoft's Project Pink in a patent application. Information
02/12/2010 Rumour Office Office 2010 has been rumoured to be released on June 15th. Information
02/11/2010 Release Bing Bing released Technical Preview version of its Streetside Photo app that allows users' photos to be overlaid in Streetside. Information
02/11/2010 Announcement Bing Bing announce plans to overlay users' photos on its Streetside view, allow users to "look up" in Streetside to see the stars by integrating it with the World Wide Telescope. They also announced plans to bring Streetside indoors and demoed real-time video being overlaid in Streetside. Information
02/09/2010 Release Bing A new Map App is released for Bing Maps that aggregates lots of information about the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Information
02/05/2010 Announcement Bing (Facebook) Microsoft announce an end to the ad partnership deal with Facebook and that Bing will be the search provider for the world's largest social network. Information
02/02/2010 Release Windows Mobile Microsoft release Windows Mobile 6.5.3 to OEMs but make no announcement about the updated mobile OS. Information
01/30/2010 Rumour Windows Picutres of Windows at build 7700 appear, could be Windows 7 SP1 or very early Windows 8 build. Information
01/27/2010 Release Windows Mobile (HD2) New update for the HTC HD2 bringing te device up to ROM version 1.66 Information
01/26/2010 Rumour Zune/Windows Mobile In the aforementioned Zune update drivers within the software suggest a Zune Phone will be coming soon. Information
01/26/2010 Release - Update Zune A new version of Zune PC Software, 4.2.202.0, was released bringing support for Windows 7 Libraries. Information
01/25/2010 Release Silverlight (Facebook) Microsoft release a new Facebook application using Silverlight for both PCs and Macs. Information
01/22/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 6.5.3 or 6.6 is rumoured to have been Released to Manufacturing (RTM) in December 2009. Information
01/21/2010 Release Bing Bing adds a recipe tab to their search results, allows users to see calories and fat for many recipes. Information
01/20/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile/Zune Rumours are heating up that Microsoft might be working with a hardware artner to make a "Zune Phone" in addition to Windows Mobile. -
01/20/2010 Release Bing Bing takes the beta tag off their Silverlight powered Maps service. Information
01/20/2010 Announcement Windows Mobile At MIX 2010 the "next generation" of Windows Mobile (7) will be discussed and there will be Phone sessions. Information
01/19/2010 Rumour Bing Google could be replaced as the default search engine on Apple's iPhones and iPods. Information
01/18/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Windows Mobile could have 2 versions, a business and a media one and one could be released in early autumn. Information
01/14/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 6.5.3 to be named 6.6 and released at MWC. Information
01/14/2010 Rumour Windows Windows 7 SP1 is rumoured to have a preliminary version in June and to be released in September. Information
01/13/2010 Release Bing Bing adds enhanced health information and display. Information
01/11/2010 Rumour Xbox Xbox Live to have a mobile version for Windows Mobile. Information
01/08/2010 Rumour Windows Live Windows Live to be included on some TVs in the future. Information
01/06/2010 Release Mediaroom Mediaroom 2.0 was released. Information
01/06/2010 Announcement Xbox Project Natal will be released in time for holidays 2010. Information
01/06/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 7 devices to be released later in 2010. -
01/06/2010 Announcement Xbox Games Room for Xbox coming later in 2010. Information
01/06/2010 Rumour Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 7 to be announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC)2010. Information
01/06/2010 Announcement Zune Zune HD to receive Facebook app, SmartDJ and XviD support later this month. Information
