New MSN Direct service provides customers with relevant, timely, location-specific information while on the go.At the 2008 International CES, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the newest version of the MSN Direct service, an update of its location-based service for personal navigation devices. MSN Direct will now provide increased ...

Millions of fans worldwide viewed the Control Room-produced event featuring live performance and exclusive interview.BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Dec. 18, 2007 — Rihanna will have to wait until February to see if she takes home a Grammy, but Control Room and MSN today announced the R&B star has already beaten out her competition as the ...

“The Celebrity Pet Dish” premieres as part of MSN Originals on Oct. 18; “A Big Life With Sissy Biggers” returns for its third season in 2008.MSN and NBC Universal Digital Studios today announced the launch of a new online series, “The Celebrity Pet Dish” (http://originals.msn.com/CelebrityPetDish), following the success of “A Big Life With Sissy ...

Latest releases complete fall updates for Live Search service, including voice search and location-aware technology.Microsoft Corp. announced the final updates to the fall release of its Live Search service, introducing a broad array of new services and features to its local and mobile search offerings. The new features and enhancements are ...

MSN continues to add great content from leaders in entertainment.MSN® is joining forces with Variety.com to bring even more entertainment information to the site’s visitors. The distribution relationship will provide Variety with an avenue for reaching an even wider global audience and at the same time offer MSN a broader range of information on ...

Microsoft is increasing the storage limit for Windows Live Hotmail to 5GB, surpassing Google's offering.Microsoft is increasing the storage limit for its Web-based e-mail service, surpassing competitor Google Inc.'s limit but far short of Yahoo Inc.'s unlimited storage.The limit for a free Windows Live Hotmail account will increase from 2G bytes ...

MSN delivers 30 million streams to date; more than 8 million people worldwide enjoyed live online coverageA history-making audience of viewers from around the world united at http://www.liveearth.msn.com to experience the excitement of the Live Earth concerts and confront the threat of global warming. Since the start of the first Live Earth ...

Mobile site offers easy access to mobile e-mail, news, entertainment, search and more.Officially, at June 18, 2007, Microsoft Corp. launched the new MSN® Mobile, a completely redesigned and reengineered portal offering an exceptional experience when accessing the Internet and Web services on mobile phones. Now available in the United States at ...