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 …

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 …

After the slightly early posting of the updated final version of Windows Live Messenger, it is now available from messenger.live.com. Download And if you want to get more details on the Windows Live compatiable hardware (Messenger phones or LifeCams …

Over the last few days the Mail Desktop team have been sending out beta invites, allowing more testers to try the new client. Lined up as the XP replacement to Outlook Express, and an upgrade to the basic Vista-only Windows …

Windows Live Messenger just released a small update from build 787 to build 792. It seems as though a few items were missing from regional builds, but this should be the final final build. Maybe. Download

Update: The download …

Nate Mook from Betanews posted this interesting tidbit in his Windows Live Messenger final article last night:

Microsoft did, however, have one piece of bad news for users. Muskopf told BetaNews that @live.com and @windowslive.com addresses will not be available

You can be forgiven for missing it, but yesterday Yahoo launched the new beta of Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (v8). While its functionality is very similar to that of Windows Live Messenger 8 and vice versa, one thing that stood …