It is no secret that Microsoft’s “Gadgets” are a central focus of the company, with integration already present in Live.com and Windows Vista. The buzz around CES was that there are plans in the works to bring Microsoft …
Microsoft promotes customizing your Live.com
Ready for a new generation of services
When Google introduced the GMail beta two years ago on April 1, many thought it was a sly and considered trick aimed at making Microsoft scramble. Hotmail had 2mb accounts, and that's the way it was for 200 million users, …
Microsoft names new head of MSN/Windows Live
Microsoft announced Friday that Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Ask.com, will replace David Cole as Senior Vice President in charge of MSN and Windows Live. From a Waggener Edstrom email to Microsoft employees on Friday, via Charlene Li:
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Windows Live Mail beta expands: African Safari Giveaway!
Ben Poon announced on the Live Mail beta blog yesterday that Windows Live Mail beta is expanding, from 300,000 to 3 million. As an incentive to try it out, Windows Live Mail is giving away a Safari trip to Africa…
Windows Live @ edu enjoying college life
Reuters has a very interesting article on how the University of Texas-Pan American is adopting the Windows Live @ edu program to take on the college's 17,000 email accounts. Windows Live @ edu uses the Windows Live Custom Domains system …
Google plays catchup with Windows Live Search
ProBlogger just alerted me to a new Google search feature that they are apparently going to start testing in their results page: "Search this site." Unsurprisingly nobody has mentioned that Windows Live Search has already implemented this, and it works …
Windows Live Favorites Update
The Live Favorites Team will soon be releasing updates to Windows Live Favorites. Those updates include:
New Windows Live Messenger Tab: A new tab for Windows Live Messenger allowing you to access your Live Favorites.
New Windows Live Toolbar Add-ins:…
Windows Live to manage your VoiceMail
Are you tired of checking your voice mail from home, your office, AND your mobile phone? Do you want to be able to manage all of your voice mail from one central location? Well, believe it or not Windows Live …
Microsoft Begins Windows Live ID Rollout
Microsoft appears to have begun their rollout of the Windows Live ID branding with Passport this evening.
It appears Microsoft has tweaked the original Passport logo so its slightly different signifying the change to the Windows Live ID branding. …
New Storage Service: Windows Live Drive
Mary Jo Foley over at Microsoft-Watch reveals Microsoft is developing a virtual harddrive service for Windows Live. Here's a little more from Mary Jo:
…"Sources close to Microsoft described that service as one where Microsoft would back up users'
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