Thanks to Darren Straight who found this post by Satoshi, and a new web site – discoverspaces.live.com. The annotated screenshot provides a few clues about the new version, in addition to a cleaner, Windows Live looking UI. Looks like …

That's right, the AJAX powered Orb Menu that Chris wrote on back in April, had made its first appearence on the newly launched Custom Domains site. It includes links to some other Windows Live services, a link to your …

Just some bits here and there today. To start, as promised, K*spot posted again on the Kanoodle problem in Spaces, and said that there should be a fix in by the end of the week. Speaking of Spaces, Ed Oswald …

Last week, ComScore released some search numbers that were pretty sobering for MSN and Windows Live. Google continues to not only lead but gain in the market, and while there has been lots of activity on the MSN side, it …

I do not normally post about third party addons to Windows Live products, but Messenger Plus! is the exception to the rule. Created by a developer who goes by the name of Patchou, Messenger Plus! has become the most …

Carter Maslan points to the new Virtual Earth Interactive SDK at dev.live.com. This looks like a good way to get a feel for programming Virtual Earth, as you can choose what you want to do (show a map, find a …

Windows Live Search has finally added cached pages to its results, as well as a nice preview tool to view them. A shame then that overall performance is still lacking. Screenshot (click to enlarge):

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Microsoft has just launched a beta version of Windows Live Call for Free (previously known as Free Call) in the US, a service aimed at connecting businesses with users of Windows Live Local. By selecting the Call for Free link …

The latest from the blog of record for Spaces announces that Windows Live Spaces is coming soon. Included in the new release will be Friends Module, the new social networking tool, and Friends Explorer, a way to create new friendships. …

The latest Spaces URL change, from spaces.msn.com/ to .spaces.msn.com, has caused sponsored links to break, as Kanoodle looks for the old URL and not the new one. According to Karen Luk of Spaces, MS is working with Kanoodle to get …