A new update to Windows Live Messenger Version 2009 (build 14.0.8064.0206) will be offered over the next month as an optional upgrade, according to the Inside Windows Live Messenger blog, or you can upgrade to the latest version now…

Legacy mail protocol POP3, which has gained some favor because it allows access to Hotmail accounts from Gmail and/or the iPhone, has now been rolled out to Brazil and US users, according to Ars Technica and numerous other reports.  This …

A new version of Live Search Mobile appeared today, updating the build number from 4.0.12158.1, to 4.1.2029.1.  Aside from some slightly larger icons, and perhaps snappier performance, the guys over at WMExperts haven’t noticed much in the way of changes, …

In the latest Crispin Porter & Bogusky ad in their $300 million ad campaign, set to air Sunday night during the Grammy awards, 4 and a half year old Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery to send a picture of …

This morning Engadget Mobile posted a screenshot from getskybox.com, with graphics and copy indicating a new beta called Microsoft MyPhone.  We checked on it this morning but the site was offline by the time we checked it out.

Apparently …

Just happened to notice that Microsoft Messenger for Mac was updated yesterday (Feb 5), and the new version, 7.0.2 is available for download, in 11 languages.

Not much more information seems to be available, there isn’t even a blog …

Yesterday Sunshine wrote about some issues regarding Live Search cashback payments on eBay purchases, and this morning we received a clarification from Live Search Director Stefan Weitz:

“While we regret the delay of Live Search cashback payments between Jan. 29

Variety is reporting tonight that Microsoft “has created a shingle that will produce a slate of video programming exclusively for the portable device”, and that the Zune shows will be ad supported and free for download.

Entertainment magazine “Mean” is …

The search box in IE just keeps getting more useful.  First auto suggest, then embedded images, then auto suggest for Firefox, and now, in IE8 in the US  (using Live Search in the search box), Instant Answers! …

It wasn’t so much different for Benjamin Disraeli over a hundred years ago when he complained about three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.  We’ve seen lots of numbers thrown about in recent weeks.  We’ve been following …