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Windows Live Mail: details about the new beta announced

With the news coming from Microsoft that Windows Live Mail will be succeeding Outlook Express and Windows Mail in Vista, Tanja from the Windows Live Mail team was able to post some details about the upcoming beta.  Coming “in just a …

Win a Windows Live Road Trip

In conjunction with Live Earth, the concert series being hosted by MSN, Windows Live Spaces is holding a contest where you can win a road trip across America to see the concert on July 7 (07/07/07) at Giants Stadium …

A Windows Live launch party

Just checked my various Hotmail inboxes to find an invitation to a launch party: 

…looks like Windows Live Hotmail will be out of beta soon 🙂…

Windows Live Calendar: more info coming this summer?

In an interview yesterday at Mix ’07, Mary Jo Foley asked Brian Arbogast, Corporate Vice President Windows Live Developer & Communications Platform, about Windows Live Calendar (good question, Mary Jo!).

While she didn’t get a lot of information, Arbogast …

Silverlight: Did Microsoft just do something cool?

When Microsoft announced the renaming of WPF/e to Silverlight two weeks ago, it was a first indication that maybe there was something different about this new Microsoft product.  A name that “gets it”, one that defies the ridiculous Microsoft naming …

Dev.live.com updated to include Silverlight, new APIs

Lots going on at Mix07, with Silverlight, and the Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live alpha.  Chris posted on the Silverlight website, and just now the dev.live.com site has been updated to include Silverlight, as well as the new Spaces controls, …

Mix 07 Set to begin: what to expect

Mix 07, the Microsoft sponsored web developers conference in Las Vegas begins with registration tonight and the Ray Ozzie/Scott Guthrie keynote set for 9:30 PDT tomorrow (Monday April 30).  So what to expect?  Well lots of news and in depth coverage …

New Windows Live Messenger site: Tips, Tutorials, and free stuff

Thanks to Nasa for posting on a new Windows Live Messenger site, offering tips on basics, sharing folders, personalization, games and activities, and more.

 

 

Read more on the Messenger blog or on the site.…

Spaces API news at Mix, says CNET

Mix07 starts on Sunday, and with a Ray Ozzie keynote, and lots more Windows Live news, some kind of understanding of what’s coming in Windows Live Wave 2 should begin to emerge.

Some of this news is starting to filter …

Windows Live Gallery updated: most visited personalization site

Windows Live Gallery (http://gallery.live.com), according to Nielson the most visited personalization site on the internet with over 3.9 million unique users and over 27 million page views in March, is updating to provide more content and a new look.  …