Spotting the Changes in Essentials

Our eagle-eye reporter Sunshine was on top of the Essentials beta update, and so we’ve had a few minutes to take a look around.  As reader Deathseeker noted in a comment to Sunshine’s post, ... Read more »

Windows Live Essentials Beta Released!

I know we told you the Windows Live Essentials would be released last week, it really was planned like that, but sometimes things just don’t work out as planned. You had to wait a ... Read more »

Windows Live Announcements recap: What a week we’re having!

This week marked the unveiling of Windows Live Internet Services, news of a refreshed Windows Live Essentials beta coming soon, some new features (and some old ones) from Live Search, and lots of mobile ... Read more »

Windows Live Essentials strikes back – completing the Windows 7 experience

Remember Windows Live Essentials, the service that went through its early beta stages back in 2006 and never made it out of beta, that’s meant to “offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, ... Read more »

Leaked Windows Live Messenger 8.5 turns up more surprises

For those of you who haven’t seen it at mess.be, the leaked Messenger 8.5 build contained some hidden but basic Windows Live Folders integration/promotion. While the infobar isn’t earth-shattering, remember this isn’t a beta ... Read more »

Taking a look at Windows Live Essentials and Dashboard

Last week, Chris talked about a new pair of Windows Live services called Essentials and Dashboard. Since then, we have investigated the Essentials service along with the Dashboard client and we're ready to share ... Read more »

Windows Live Essentials

Windows Live Essentials is an upcoming product that will be the Windows Live equivalent of the Google Pack; allowing for one-click installations as well as providing update notifications for the individual products. With a ... Read more »