May, 2010

Official Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Launch Video

Looks like this weekend is full of Wave 4 news. Thanks to a tip from Chrilo, and after a bit of trial-and-error on our end, we discovered the following Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 launch video from the http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials

Wave 4: Windows Live Photos to get video playback support, improved slideshow features, and more!

Windows Live Photos logoA few weeks ago we showed you what’s coming in the new Windows Live Office. Today thanks to a recent blog post by Technogran, we’re able to give you a glimpse of its sister-service, Windows Live Photos, which …

Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

Window Live SyncLast week we were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Windows Live Essentials Preview website (http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials) as it briefly went online before it got locked out to the public again. We showed you the two Photo

Windows Live Wave 4 web services to be released June 3?

Earlier this month, Microsoft France’s student website accidentally spilled the news that Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 will be available on June 21. Later on, an email from Live@edu gave us hints that Windows Live Wave 4 web services (like

Wave 4: Windows Live Profile – An In-depth Overview

Following our coverage of Windows Live Office and Windows Live Groups Wave 4, today we’ll take you through the new Windows Live Profile experience. First up, when you first log in to Windows Live Profile (once it gets upgraded to …

Windows Live Events: Reminder to download your photos and files

This morning I found the following email in my inbox:

Dear Windows Live Events Customer,

This email is a final reminder that your existing Events and event photos, videos and other files will be unavailable after May 2010. We apologize

New BBC iPlayer to integrate Messenger

Oohh you lucky sods over in the UK! Soon you will be able to watch TV shows with friends via the new BBC iPlayer. How? Allow me to quote from the announcement by Anthony Rose:

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Adventures with Bing: Aggressive Octopus

A new Adventures with Bing ad-video appeared on YouTube. The first one we showed you was about The Big Apple, now we got one about an aggressive octopus.

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Intrigued by the image and tidbit on the Bing homepage, a …

Microsoft shakes up E&D Division: Bach, Allard out, David Treadwell in

In an email to employees this morning, Microsoft has announced that Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach and Senior Vice President J Allard will be leaving the company in a shake-up of the division that includes Xbox, Zune, and mobile …

Windows Live Photo Gallery Wave 4 demo videos

Windows Live Photo GalleryJust yesterday we told you about What’s new in Windows Live Essentials Wave 4, and one of our reader Chrilo tipped us about the new demo videos already available on the Windows Live Preview website. While the pages has …