Posted 11/04/09 at 08:50:04 PM by Jason Barry

Microsoft (finally) updated the msn.com portal that graces every Internet Explorer installation’s initial homepage. I know what you’re thinking: “who uses IE or MSN.com?!” That is a debate for another day, today is a day to celebrate MSN.com sporting a new design and some added functionality.

There is an online preview of the new layout and the first thing you will notice is that much of the clutter is gone; there is a new sleek design with a spiffy new logo. They have simplified the navigation and content links above the fold as well as integrated Bing search onto the page. Further, they have implemented connections to Microsoft’s new social networking friends: Facebook and Twitter.

Here is the link to the preview so you can see for yourself. The new design is rolling out now and should reach wide availability by early 2010.

As for “Who uses it?” They claim about 600 million unique users globally and 100 million in the U.S. Is there any chance you still use this portal? What do you think about the new layout?

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Posted 07/15/09 at 04:48:13 PM by Will Smith

By now, if your browser's cache has refreshed, you've already noticed that we've put a fresh coat of paint on MaximumPC.com today. If you're still seeing a lot of orange, press Shift+F5 or clear your cache and reload the page.

Back? Good. We haven't added a ton of new functionality with today's release--we've given our current design a little more breathing room, worked to improve page load times, and laid the groundwork that will let us add new features and functionality in the coming months. That doesn't mean that today's release will be bug-free, if you find problems with the site, things don't look right, or you just want to let us know how we did, please let us know in this post's comment thread. 

 As always, this new look is all thanks to hard behind-the-scenes work of the MaximumPC.com team--Bart, Chris, Drew, Kitt, Mark, and Michael. Thanks guys, the site looks great!

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Posted 06/03/08 at 01:59:22 PM by Will Smith

We've finished our print redesign, and we're introducing new columnists. It's a banner month!

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