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ComScore: Windows Live gets a search share bump

Today, ComScore released their new set of search engine share stats for May through June and things are looking good for Live Search.

This reported 2.9% bump in Microsoft’s search share serves as more support to the Compete.com data that

Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta – A more detailed look

With the launch of Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta this week, we thought it was worth going through the program in some more detail to do it justice. It is more than a simple anti-virus program, providing both backup and home …

Live Folders To Support Image Previews

image Just a small tidbit found over at the Live Folders Team Blog, they have announced that the next release of Live Folders will include thumbnails of any pictures that are in your folders.

Currently when you have a folder …

MSN UK Full Page Live Earth Ad

Just opened up the MSN UK Portal (http://uk.msn.com/) and noticed that there’s now a Full Page Live Earth Interactive Flash Ad, which can be seen by clicking your mouse in the top right hand corner. I’m not sure if …

Version 2 of the Mobile Search application released

A new version of the Mobile Search application for Windows Mobile, Java-enabled phones and Blackberry’s is now available. New features in the client application (http://wls.live.com) include:

  • Movie times
  • Traffic directions and GPS integration
  • Cache option to save map imagery

Register Your @Live.com Address – No Hacks Involved [Unavailable Now]

I just went to register a new hotmail address, so I went to www.hotmail.com, clicked on Sign Up, selected a free account, and what did I get presented with? Well, this:

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Upon investigation, it looks to only be the @live.com domain at …

Live Search market share surges, according to Compete

Compete.com, one of a number of sites reporting search market share, has released figures for June showing a substantial increase in search share in June for Live Search:

SW-JuneSearchShareChart

According to a blog on the site, much of this …

Windows Live OneCare 2.0 goes into public beta

After the earlier signs that the OneCare 2.0 beta was about to get started, its finally available for the public to test. You’ll need to fill in your email address and country to get the download, which has the …

Live Earth On Demand Clips Now Available

image Did you miss any of the action over the weekend from Live Earth? Don’t want to watch the whole performance to see just one artist? Well now you can choose what artist’s set list you want to watch, when you …

Microsoft to extend social networking with Windows Live Events

Rolling straight on from Windows Live Folders and Photo Gallery it looks like the Windows Live teams have yet another new service up their sleeves. Windows Live Events looks set to fill a gap in the current Windows Live portfolio, …