Microsoft debuts Windows Live LifeCams

lifecam.gifToday, Microsoft announced the availability of its new High Definition webcams knows as LifeCams in August of this year. We told you aboutt the impending release of this new generation of webcams back in early May. The specifications have not …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
June 13th, 2006 at 2:03 am

Client Server Service Synergy – the Ray Ozzie Keynote at Tech Ed

Tonight Ray Ozzie presented a very enlightening keynote on why software as a service is important (a disruption, to use his term), that it will fundamentally change the way we use computers, and where Microsoft's implementation of services, Windows Live, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 12th, 2006 at 10:51 am

Messenger delayed?

WLMessenger new icon.gifThe word on the street today was that the Windows Live Messenger launch has been delayed. Or at least that's what one website said after having stated last week that the launch was this Friday. When the actual launch is …

By Chris in News
June 12th, 2006 at 12:36 am

Windows Live at Tech-Ed

Windows Live at Tech-Ed

Tech Ed is about to begin, with a Ray Ozzie keynote tonite (Sunday June 11) at 7pm EDT (gmt -5). We're expecting some Windows Live announcements during the week, including the official announcement of dev.live.com, some …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 11th, 2006 at 8:55 pm

Some notes on Windows Live dev

dev.png…on the eve of the official announcement of dev.live.com. First off, a new SDK (software development kit) has surfaced at dev.live.com and MSDN, the
Messenger Add-In SDK – beta
. Unfortunately, the two available sdk's for Messenger are listed …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 11th, 2006 at 7:18 pm

MSReadr from Niall Kennedy: WL Information Aggregator

Niall Kennedy, in a rare post actually about Windows Live on his blog ;), brings us MSReadr:

Many people like to keep up with new product announcements and launches across Microsoft but wish they had an aggregated way
By Kip Kniskern in News
June 11th, 2006 at 6:35 am

Windows Live @ Tech-Ed 2006 & Messenger Final

WLSoon icon.gifNext week is Tech-Ed 2006 and what we're hearing is likely to be the "relaunch" of Windows Live. We've already mentioned that the Windows Live Developer Community (dev.live.com) is expected to launch, of which we posted a preview earlier in …

By Chris in News
June 9th, 2006 at 2:41 pm

Microsoft announces new Book Search publishers

WLSearch new icon.gifFrom the press release:

Microsoft Corp. today announced two key advances in Windows Live Book Search, a service that will enable Web searchers to find answers from authoritative, trusted book content. The addition of two new participants, the University
By Chris in News
June 9th, 2006 at 12:54 pm

dev.live.com launches

dev.pngThe Windows Live Developer community site has now launched at dev.live.com, a few days before the start of Tech-Ed 2006. From the about page:

Windows Live Dev is your one-stop shop for the Windows Live Platform, including information on
By Chris in News
June 9th, 2006 at 12:28 am

Mail Desktop beta gets ready to expand

This is just a small post to say that if you want to try the new Windows Live Mail Desktop client and haven't signed up already, you can do so at the following url:

Beta Signup

Also, if you have …

By Chris in News
June 8th, 2006 at 12:19 am