Microsoft and search branding has been a mess for a while … there has been separate chatter about a rebrand back to Windows Live Search, which would tie the search engine back to the other Windows ...

Microsoft Corp. this week redesigned the home page for MSN Search to give it a similar look other services under its “Live” brand. The move is in anticipation of MSN Search’s imminent name change to ...

Microsoft Corp. today will begin testing an enhanced version of its search engine, which will feature a new image search service, a redesigned user interface, new tools to refine query results and a ...

The company is releasing some APIs as part of an ongoing effort to woo support for its Windows Live hosted services, particularly from small, Web-based firms In an effort to drum up support for its ...

Microsoft's heady comments about unseating Google at the top of the search pile have--miraculously--turned out to be quite timely: the AP reports that the search industry's vice-deputy is relaunching ...

Microsoft has been around in the tech world for a long time. Some of their projects, like Windows and Xbox, have been massive hits, while others, like Zune and Windows Phone, never really got their ...

Microsoft is quietly adding services to its Windows Live portfolio to compete with services Google and Yahoo already have in place. Microsoft confirmed through its Waggener Edstrom public relations ...

Microsoft has released a beta version of its Windows Live Academic Search service — an unusual move for the company, which tends to hold back from releasing its products until fully developed. The ...

Microsoft Corp. is slated today to officially launch a revamped search engine, Windows Live Search. The new search engine, which offers personalized Web searches, will be available in 47 markets ...

For Windows Live Contacts, Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live ID, once the APIs are out of beta, Microsoft will charge 25 cents per user, per year for anything above 1 million unique users per month ...