Microsoft announced that Windows OneCare Live codename "A1", which has been in public beta testing since November 2005, is going to launch in early June of this year. The service, which offers an "all-in-one, automatic and self-updating PC care service" …

The Mac classic, Crystal Quest, is now up on Xbox Live Arcade. I haven't really had any experience with the game, so download it and let us know what you think!

Thanks Major Nelson …

Several sources have indicated to us that MSN plans to relaunch itself as the MSN Media Network, whilst at the same time expanding its range of interactive and content rich services. As well as continuing to deliver content through MSN.com …

Trevin, who works on the Passport team, posts a nice overview of an annoying problem with Passport, Why does Passport sign-in Suck?. In the post, Trevin seems to hint at some changes coming that might make Passport suck somewhat …

Early last week Microsoft released a support tool for Windows Live Messenger users, aiming to resolve some of the conflicts that testers have been experiencing with Shared Folders. The Sharing Assistant Utility "is a tool designed to assist users …

Hmmm, well that was interesting. Anyway, glad to be back – looks like we're just in time, too, as there's lots to talk about, so we'll try and get caught up quickly. Windows Live Favorites suddenly got a lot more …

Apologies for the recent downtime. A combination of factors led to us being offline, so we took the opportunity to move to a new dedicated server. Unfortunately we missed posting a few good things, so we'll try and catch up …

In a BusinessWeek article published today, Olga Kharif talks about Microsoft's expansion into VOIP in and how consumers can expect to see it integrated into future products and services.

 – In Windows Live Messenger and Mail users can call their …

Someone tripped over the power cable.

Interview with Phil Holden

Interview with Mike Torres…

Earlier today, emails were sent to those who signed up on the Office Live Beta site:

Microsoft Office Live is just around the corner. Whether you asked to be part of our beta late last year, or just last week,