Microsoft promotes customizing your Live.com

WLCusomize new icon.jpgIt 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 …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
April 25th, 2006 at 5:27 am

Ready for a new generation of services

windows live jewel.pngWhen 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, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 23rd, 2006 at 3:43 am

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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By Matthew in News
April 22nd, 2006 at 2:59 pm

Windows Live Mail beta expands: African Safari Giveaway!

WLMail new icon.gifBen 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

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 21st, 2006 at 6:32 pm

Windows Live @ edu enjoying college life

WLDomains icon.gifReuters 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 …

By Chris in News
April 21st, 2006 at 6:50 am

Google plays catchup with Windows Live Search

WLSearch new icon.gifProBlogger 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 …

By Chris in News
April 20th, 2006 at 7:23 pm

Windows Live Favorites Update

WLFavorites icon.gifThe 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:

By Chris in News
April 20th, 2006 at 10:29 am

Windows Live to manage your VoiceMail

WLMobile icon.gifAre 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 …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
April 20th, 2006 at 6:32 am

Microsoft Begins Windows Live ID Rollout

LiveID16.gifMicrosoft 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. …

By Chris in News
April 19th, 2006 at 9:07 am

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'
By Chris in News
April 19th, 2006 at 3:15 am