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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 Toolbar – upcoming new features, Sync, SkyDrive and Favorites integration

Credits goes to Jamie Thomson for reviewing the upcoming “release candidate” version of Windows Live Toolbar. From the post we’re able to preview some of the high-resolution screenshots of what’s to come in the new Toolbar. Here’s what Jamie had …

Windows Live Photo Gallery gets new OEM partners, Sync integration, and more

Photo Gallery icon 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:

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Live FX is here

Thanks to Angus Logan for the heads up on this.  Live FX is now up and running with some demo’s and sample code to get you started.

Also the Live FX team has started a new blog which you can …

Windows Live for mobile Wave 3 – take your social life on the go

Since Wave 3 first surfaced, we’ve been talking about the Windows Live Essentials clients suite, and we’ve been discussing the online portion of the Windows Live services, but there’s actually a third part to the Windows Live Wave 3 …

New Mobile Search Release

Phil reports that the mobile search team has been working hard, getting ready for a new release of the browser service: http://m.live.com. This service works on every mobile phone that has a browser.

So what’s in this release?

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Live Search Video, Images updated: featuring TV Show search, Bird’s Eye

Even though we’re not at PubCon, we’re loving Twitter Search, as it’s bringing us some great tidbits from the Live Search announcements from Satya Nadella’s keynote.  A number of new features are being rolled out, including the addition of …

Project Silk Road: new Live Search API version 2.0 beta

As just announced at PubCon, and now posted on Dev.Live.com, Live Search has released a “new generation of search engine API”.  Dubbed “Project Silk Road” the new version offers new interfaces through JSON, and XML over HTTP, in addition …

Live Search cashback sees “positive traction” in three key metrics

A press release timed to Satya Nadella’s keynote speech at PubCon, an online advertiser’s convention held in Las Vegas announced today that Live Search cashback “has seen positive traction in all three of the key metrics on which the company …