Microsoft just announced that it is discontinuing Windows Live OneCare from 2009, replacing it with a free lightweight alternative, codenamed “Morro”. The new product will be available towards the end of 2009, and provide complete malware protection to consumers, at …
WWT: Explore The Universe With WALL•E And Andrew Stanton
Microsoft Research teamed up with Disney•Pixar and created a virtual tour of the universe hosted by none other then……WALL•E!
WALL•E is assisted by award winning director Andrew Stanton, who narrates this tour.
“Using Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope, WALL•E …
Looking at the past – a vision for Messenger four years ago
Looking through my files today, I came across a set of “MSN Wave 11” (v7) concept images that were released back in December 2004, when Windows Live wasn’t even around yet (according to Wikipedia, Windows Live was first announced …
Windows Live Profile – introducing your Web Activities, Networks and Lists
One of the new services as part of the Windows Live Wave 3 launch is Windows Live Profile. To put it simply, Profile is the place to display information about yourself to others – as opposed to Windows Live Home…
Images in Live Search suggestions
Not sure how widespread (or valuable, for that matter) this is, but just happened to try a search using the upper-right Live Search bar in IE 8 beta 2, and was greeted with some familiar faces:
While clicking on the …
In our previous posts covering the upcoming features in Windows Live ID gets a Wave 3 facelift
If you’ve tried signing in to any Windows Live ID-powered services today in your web browser, you’ll notice that the sign-in page has gotten a different look, as an introduction to the whole suite of Wave 3 Windows Live internet …
Windows Live Photo Gallery gets new OEM partners, Sync integration, and more
Windows Live Photo Gallery from the Windows Live Essentials suite is getting some upgrades in the upcoming “Release Candidate” release too. Besides the many bug fixes (including the wlcomm.exe crash and 100% CPU usage bug), we also found out …
Windows Live Announcements recap: What a week we’re having!
This week marked the unveiling of Windows Live Internet Services, news of a refreshed Windows Live Essentials beta coming soon, some new features (and some old ones) from Live Search, and lots of mobile news as well. Let’s recap:
Windows …
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