Hotmail Calendar updated to Wave 5 M3, signs of upgrade for other Windows Live services soon?

Starting with Windows Live Wave 5, Microsoft had moved away from the large “wave” updates that happens every one-and-a-half years and moved towards a tighter update schedule that brings “a little bit of innovation” ... Read more »

SkyDrive discontinues email publishing feature

Back in the days, even before SkyDrive, there was a feature on Windows Live called “email publishing” which allowed users to publish photos directly to their Windows Live Spaces (remember that?) via email. When ... Read more »

Microsoft details Windows Live Essentials 2011 QFE3 update changes

Microsoft released an update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 two weeks ago, bumping the version number to 15.4.3555.0308. However, as we mentioned in a follow-up post, the Windows Live team did not mention what ... Read more »

MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

We kind of saw this coming, but reports have been floating around that the MySpace connected service will soon be removed from Windows Live Profile. This means that users will no longer be able ... Read more »

Xfinity on Xbox: not without problems

We just tried to log in to Xfinity on Xbox, and like a number of other users, we’re having some problems, which seem to be related to an inability to authenticate to the service ... Read more »

Microsoft updates Bing in Germany

It is being reported that Microsoft has recently updated Bing in Germany which sees features from other markets being brought to the Germany site. The homepage now offers hotspots to allow for exploration and ... Read more »

New Xbox Live content (Comcast, HBO, Major League Baseball) set to go live Tuesday in the US

Reports are filtering out that not only the Comcast Xfinity content for Xbox Live, but also HBO Go, and Major League Baseball, according to numerous reports on tech blogs, including USA Today’s “Game Hunters” ... Read more »

Xfinity on Demand for Xbox Live: coming soon?

Last October, Microsoft announced plans to “transform TV” by partnering with a number of entertainment providers, including Comcast’s Xfinity, but with only a few of the services available at launch.  Now, it looks like ... Read more »

Do we believe MSNerd? Reddit AMAA

Last night, noted and self proclaimed Microsoft “leaker” MSNerd (@MSNerd on Twitter) set up a Reddit AMAA (Ask Me About Anything) that is getting a bit of attention this morning, with some “revelations” about ... Read more »

Microsoft: How not to do an update?

Yesterday Microsoft released an update to Windows Live Essentials, notable in that we haven’t seen a significant update to the software suite in over a year.  Although the update was announced on the Windows ... Read more »