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Windows 7 Family Pack makes a comeback!

So now the new Windows Live Essentials has been released, you want to give it a go. But then you realize it will only run on Vista or Windows 7 and you have….Windows XP! Now what? You can of …

WordPress progress: 50,000 (+1, hopefully) converted

This week Joe Wilcox at BetaNews hit Techmeme with news that a mere fraction of the millions of potential Spaces migrations might actually happen, as many Spaces blogs haven’t been kept current, and Microsoft played a bit of a game …

Congratulations Sunshine and PicturePan2: Windows Live MVPs!

Today is an award day for the Microsoft MVP program, and we’re very proud to announce that our own Sunshine, Cornelia Koopmans, and our good friend PicturePan2, Yan Zhu from LiveSino.net, have been awarded Windows Live MVPs for …

Windows Live Messenger for Zune

Just released on the Zune App Marketplace: Windows Live Messenger for Zune: 
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Today a new app for Messenger, one of the most requested apps for the device, was released on the Zune marketplace. The app supports your regular Messenger …

Windows Live Essentials announces Dell partnership

If you haven’t already, you can download Windows Live Essentials 2011, the final version, as it came out of beta today.  The download is being released in 48 languages, and if your language isn’t available yet, it should be …

Windows Live Essentials 2011 Released!

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It’s here, go get it!

Update: links to all installers, web and full, can be found below in the comments. With thanks to Menthix.…

Facebook Chat coming to 7 more countries: Microsoft Iberica

The “Corporate Blog of Microsoft Iberica” is reporting today that Windows Live Essentials will indeed be released today, September 30, and that 7 more countries are slated to receive Facebook Chat as part of their Windows Live Messenger 2011 experience.  …

Xbox Live Fall 2010 Dashboard Update starts rolling out, Windows Live Messenger MPOP enabled!

Engadget reports that the fall update has just been made available to those in the preview program:

Shortly before Kinect hits store shelves on November 4th, Microsoft plans on rolling out the Fall Update to Xbox Live — even

Windows Live SkyDrive synced storage is now 5GB – in preparation for Windows Live Essentials 2011 final release today!

Windows Live EssentialsWe told you last week that Windows Live Essentials 2011 final was rumoured to be coming today (September 30, 2010). Various blogs including Neowin and R27.it are now confirming this news and the final version will be available to the …

Microsoft Security Essentials celebrates first Birthday

It has been one year since Microsoft Security Essentials was made generally available to the public.

There are now over 30 million customers in 74 different countries around the world enjoying the trusted security and quiet protection that Microsoft Security …