November, 2008

Windows Live Messenger, A Sneak Peek At The Update To Come

As announced in Windows Live Wave 3: our interview with Brian Hall in 2 parts, there’s a new Messenger beta (RC) coming up. Over at messengersays, Lonn posted a video showing off this new version:

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Yay, PhotoShare …

Windows Live Hotmail – an early look at some more improvements to come

Mail We’ve seen Hotmail’s interface being upgraded to Wave 3, and we’ve seen the complaints about it. But little do we know, apart from a few hints from this blog post, that what we’ve seen is only half …

Windows Live FrameIt – new partners, coming to a photo frame near you!

FrameIt We previously talked about Windows Live FrameIt, but we never found any practical use for it, besides a vision into the future with some Live Mesh integration. With today’s Windows Live Wave 3 announcement, Windows Live FrameIt …

Windows Live SkyDrive – what’s to come in the next update

SkyDrive We saw today that there’s a major announcement about Windows Live Wave 3 to be released across all services soon, and one of the updated service is Windows Live SkyDrive. The SkyDrive team were one of the first to post …

Windows Live People Review – Your new Windows Live address book

WL PeopleWith the announcement of the Windows Live Wave 3 (web) services today, there are a few new service names that have popped into the mix. One of these is Windows Live People and this new address book features all of …

Windows Live Wave 3: Our interview with Brian Hall part 2

In our second part of the interview, Windows Live General Manager Brian Hall gives us a quick demo of some of what’s new with Windows Live  In the demo, Brian shows us the What’s New feed, Photos, and Groups:

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Virtual Earth Basics Part 1 – Loading the Map

Welcome to the first part in series that takes you through the core functionality of the Microsoft’s Virtual Earth JavaScript control. Through example code I hope to either introduce you to the Virtual Earth control or show you how to …

Microsoft nearing Search, mobile deal with Verizon worth nearly $1B, according to reports

The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight that Microsoft is “moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier’s cellphones” according to a Reuters report.  Microsoft would reportedly share revenue …

Windows Live Wave 3: our interview with Brian Hall in 2 parts

We had a chance to talk to Windows Live General Manager Brian Hall about this “major release” of Windows Live.  In the first part, Brian goes over some of the major changes and new features we’ll soon see, talks about …

Windows Live Wave 3 feature complete: Profile, People, Photos, Home added to the mix

So far, Windows Live has meant what’s now called Windows Live Essentials, the suite of downloadable software (Live Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker) for a while now, since the Wave 3 beta opened up in September. But the …