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DeepEarth Released on CodePlex

DeepEarth is a new, open-source project that integrates Microsoft Virtual Earth with the Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 platform,....

Photos API and App Storage API CTP Ending

Just a quick note that we will be winding down our Community Technology Preview of the Windows Live Spaces Photo API and the....

Live Framework: New Team Blog, Downloads

There has been a lot of excitement and questions about the Live Framework since it was announced at the Professional Develope....


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