Office Live launches Wednesday

office live beta logo.pngAfter we hinted at the upcoming beta launch yesterday, Mary Jo Foley has gone right out and given the expected time and date: Wednesday 15th February, 6am PST (2pm GMT).

Beta testers will require a product key in order to …

By Chris in News
February 14th, 2006 at 1:44 pm

Windows Live News Mashup

windowslivelogo.gifHere's a collection of little Live tidbits, in no particular order…

There's a beta(2) of Windows Defender available today (2/13), here. Defender is the Anti-Spyware offering built from the MS purchase of Giant in late 2004, which will be …

By Kip Kniskern in News
February 14th, 2006 at 9:04 am

Microsoft Acquires MotionBridge

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Today, Microsoft announced that they had acquired the mobile search company, MotionBridge. Christopher Payne, Corporate Vice President of MSN Search, had this to say,

"The emerging field of mobile search is strategically important and crucial to delivering on our vision
By Harrison Hoffman in News
February 13th, 2006 at 9:45 pm

It Pays to Search MSN


MSN Offers $1 Million in Prizes and Charitable Donations With Search and Win

REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 13, 2006 – Want a new flat-screen high-definition TV? Craving a new pair of Atomic skis? Wish you could bestow a $50,000 donation to your
By Harrison Hoffman in News
February 13th, 2006 at 9:31 pm

Office Live revealed

office live beta logo.pngLiveSide is proud to announce the details of the new Microsoft Office Live beta. As we have already explained, Office Live will have three different packages [make sure to watch the demos by clicking on the product title]: …

By Kip Kniskern in News
February 13th, 2006 at 12:08 am

Liveside email back up

Our email server was being tempermental and rejecting all incoming emails. Its fixed now, so if you had anything rejected please mail it again!

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By Chris in News
February 12th, 2006 at 7:27 pm

Custom Domains upgraded, Mail Beta invites next week

WLDomains icon.gifOn Thursday the public beta of Custom Domains was upgraded. Some good news for those who have been asking for Windows Live Mail inboxes instead of Hotmail inboxes, 40 Mail Beta invites will be given to domain owners next week …

By Chris in News
February 11th, 2006 at 10:38 am

Windows Live Expo Beta Released…sort of

WLExpo icon.gifYesterday, Windows Live Expo was released…if you happen to work for Boeing, Washington Mutual, Safeco, if you attend University of Washington, or you are a current or former Microsoft employee (available to MS employees prior to yesterday).

Although it is …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
February 10th, 2006 at 5:05 pm

It’s not re-branding, it’s bringing ‘out the soul of MSN’

windowslivelogo.gifIt appears that the ongoing confusion is now finally over. C|Net News.com released an article detailing the interview of John Nicols, who was formerly the head of MSNBC, MSN TV, MSN IA [Internet Access, a/k/a dial-up], among other things …

By Matthew in News
February 10th, 2006 at 12:28 pm

Windows Live Local: Ajax tutorial

WLLlocal icon.gif Live Local (or Virtual Earth) hasn't appeared much here at LiveSide, so here's another catch-up post, of sorts. One of the most interesting features of Windows Live is the ability to modify the services, whether it's Gadgets on Live.com, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
February 9th, 2006 at 9:01 am