Windows Live Messenger, Mail and Writer betas – signup now

A new beta program for “Messenger, Mail, and Writer” was just added to Microsoft Connect suggesting that these three programs will be releasing into beta soon. While some information is already available, those who want ... Read more »

Windows Live Messenger 8.5 – A First Look

The guys over at Messenger Adictos have made available the Spanish version of the next version of Windows Live Messenger, 8.5. The installer itself has been wrapped by them and sticks the actual installer in ... Read more »

No more Ideas – beta policy changing?

Last night saw the migration of the Windows Live beta pages from ideas.live.com to get.live.com. While this move now provides a central location for all Windows Live services, it puts a question mark over ... Read more »

Sign Up for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta

A sign up link for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta has just appeared on Microsoft Connect. To sign up, go to Connect, click on Available Connections, then find Windows Live Messenger 8.1 and ... Read more »

Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Direct Sign-up and Download

Following my post last week about Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta, I would just like to remind you all that Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta is available for public download by doing the following, ... Read more »

Windows Live Gallery Beta launches today

Following Harrison's post in April about The Windows Live Galley Site, Daniel Fleshbourne is reporting on Neowin that The Windows Live Gallery Beta Site will be launching today at http://gallery.live.com/. This new site is ... Read more »

Mail Desktop beta expands

Over the last few days the Mail Desktop team have been sending out beta invites, allowing more testers to try the new client. Lined up as the XP replacement to Outlook Express, and an ... Read more »

Message Board Service Beta

With all these Windows Live Messenger invites being given out to both 1st and 2nd generation testers, many people are asking how invitees are supposed to obtain support and provide feedback. Currently this can ... Read more »