Outlook Connector v. 14.0 released

microsoft-office2010 The latest version of the Outlook Connector, which makes it easy (possible) to manage your Hotmail e-mail, calendar, and contacts from within Outlook, is now available for download.  A couple of blog posts have announced the new Connector today (May …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 4th, 2010 at 4:42 am

Windows Live Profile Wave 4 to come with enhanced privacy controls

Few days ago we told you about what’s new in Messenger Wave 4, and one of the items listed was “simple privacy settings”. Picturepan2 from LiveSino.net has posted a special coverage on the new enhanced privacy controls experience in …

By damaster in News
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:23 pm

Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP refresh: VS2010 compatible!

Over the weekend the promised VS2010 compatible Windows phone Developer Tools CTP (WPDT CTP) has been released. While the update is primarily intended to enable development using the final release of VS2010, there are a few new things too.

Examples …

By Sunshine in Mobile
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 am

Windows Live Wave 4 beta available June 21, says Microsoft France

Our new friends at Wikikou.fr, a French Windows Live Messenger enthusiast site, have pointed us to what appears to be a definitive time frame for when we’ll see Windows Live Wave 4: on June 21.  Wikikou.fr points to …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:43 am

Windows Live Wave 4: Can it change “hearts and minds”?

Finally, it looks like Windows Live Wave 4 is just around the corner.  Microsoft last week began to talk publically about Messenger Wave 4, notably in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and in Amsterdam, where Messenger usage is heavy, to put it …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:35 pm

Windows Live on an iPhone: video demo

Sunshine told you about last week’s Next Web conference session on Windows Live Wave 4, and now a video of the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone from that session is up on the web:

Microsoft Demo Windows Live

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:16 pm

New Windows Live ID Wave 4 security features hints at Devices integration?

Windows Live IDEarlier this year, we gave you a sneak peek at one of the new Windows Live ID features in Wave 4 – Single-use codes. As mentioned in our interview with Ryan Gavin and Walter Harp back in January this …

By damaster in News
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:25 am

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 to get Exchange ActiveSync support, Full-session SSL, and more!

HotmailJust yesterday we showed you what’s new in the upcoming Messenger Wave 4. Today we were able to dig up the latest Hotmail Wave 4 press release information, and just like yesterday’s post, these are direct quotes from Microsoft …

By damaster in News
April 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pm

The Next Web Conference

And there I was yesterday, at the Next Web Conference 2010. Saw amazing demos of the new Windows Live Messenger and Messenger for iPhone by Angus Logan. Amongst the things Angus showed, what impressed me most were HD …

By Sunshine in News
April 30th, 2010 at 1:58 pm

Windows Live Office to get versioning support

Microsoft_Office_2010Last week we told you that Windows Live Office will be coming in Wave 4, and will be accessible at http://office.live.com. But remember that Office Live Workspace currently reside on this web address, so what will happen to that? …

By damaster in News
April 29th, 2010 at 12:52 pm