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Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live Calendar: What you can and can’t do

calendarsSo many developers have gotten their hands on one of the Windows Phone 7s given out by Microsoft, and our friend Paul Thurrott is one of them. While Thurrott is writing his new book on WP7, he’s been updating his

First screenshot of Windows Phone Live revealed

Windows Phone LiveExactly one week ago, we told you about a new service coming to Windows Live which brings the world of Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live together – Windows Phone Live. Well it seems like the guys at PGMAG.com

First set of Messenger Badges now available for US

BadgesIf your Windows Live ID locale is set to the United States, and you’ve been testing out the new Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 beta, you should be seeing the first set of Messenger Badges available in your Messenger client …

Windows Live Web Messenger will support Facebook Chat too (with screenshot)

FacebookFew months ago before Windows Live Wave 4 was announced, we were first to tell you that Windows Live Messenger (the client application) will support interoperability with Facebook Chat. Today according to a blog post on the official Inside

Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 beta full installer now available [Updated]

sprite_logos_essentialsWhen Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 public beta was released less than a month ago, the download website http://explore.live.com offered only the web installer, with no full installer available. Well, the truth is, the link to the full installer is …

Windows Phone Live companion site announced for Windows Phone 7 – replacement for Microsoft My Phone?

Windows Live MobileToday on the Windows Phone blog, Aaron Woodman, Director of the Mobile Communications Business division, made an announcement of a new companion service coming for Windows Phone 7 named Windows Phone Live. As the name suggests, this will …

Some facts about Office Web Apps on Windows Live – Co-authoring for all web apps by the end of 2010

Office Web AppsOffice Web Apps was released as final version on Windows Live SkyDrive last month, together with the launch of other Windows Live Wave 4 web services (all except Hotmail, Contacts, Alerts, FrameIt, and Admin Center). While great as it …

Office Live Workspace to Windows Live SkyDrive upgrade process has begun

With the release of Windows Live Office on SkyDrive earlier this month, users have been able to create, edit and view Office documents using the new Office Web Apps, and share them with other users online. We told you

Windows Live Wave 4: A note about connecting Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

So you’ve probably all got your hands on Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 beta today, and have been playing with it for a bit (and a few glitches here and there). Looking at the comments our readers have left, we …

Windows Live Calendar Wave 4 issue fixed

Windows Live CalendarLast week we posted about Windows Live Calendar Wave 4 experiencing calendar display issues soon after the upgrade. David Dennis, Principal Lead Program Manager of Windows Live Hotmail/Calendar, has kindly commented on our blog post, as well as following up …