Wave 5 video icons spotted: web based video chat?

OK so we can’t wait till next month and Build/Windows, when hopefully the veil of secrecy that seems to be over everything from Silverlight and .Net to Windows and Windows Live is lifted. Until ... Read more »

Share music and video files via Messenger to Windows Phone “Mango”

Windows Phone “Mango” is full of surprises, and the build we’ve been playing around isn’t even the final build yet. A few days ago we told you about Windows Phone “Mango” being able to ... Read more »

Facebook, Skype, and video chat: Where does that leave Messenger?

Today, Facebook and Skype announced Facebook Video Calling, basically a “mini Skype client” running within Facebook, allowing you to video chat one on one with any of your Facebook friends.  Our friend Rafael Rivera, ... Read more »

Touch-friendly version of Windows Live Messenger for mobile browser now available

If you ever tried access Live.com using your mobile browser, you’d notice that most Windows Live web services have a corresponding mobile version that is optimised for touch screens and smaller screen sizes. To ... Read more »

Hotmail just keeps adding features: live sidebar calendar, more… can we keep up?

Today on the Inside Windows Live blog, Dick Craddock introduced some new features in Hotmail, including new right click and keyboard shortcut functionality. What he didn’t tell you about was at least two more new ... Read more »

Skype inches closer towards Windows Live Messenger, adds Facebook integration

Microsoft announced that it would purchase Skype for $8.5 billion back in May 2011, and a few days ago the US Federal Trade Commission just approved the deal. While the deal is still pending ... Read more »

Messenger Connect Version 5.0 released

Messenger Connect provides a way for websites and applications to access and take advantage of elements of Windows Live, such as access authentication (Live ID), user profile information, and connection to Windows Live services ... Read more »

The future of Windows Live Messenger – "Chatter" unified communication service on Windows 8?

So out of the three main pillars of Windows Live – Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive – we’ve briefly touched on the future of the Hotmail and SkyDrive over the past few weeks, and today ... Read more »

More Windows Phone 7.5 Mango consumer features revealed – Messenger in People Hub confirmed

It seems like today is “Mango” day, with several sources leaking information about the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update. Earlier today via a podcast Ryan and Travis Lowdermilk revealed several consumer features coming in ... Read more »

Microsoft hints built-in Windows Live Messenger support in Windows Phone “Mango”

We know that since the release of Windows Phone 7, many people have been asking for built-in Windows Live Messenger support, given that the “official” partner-built Messenger by Miyowa app had been lackluster is ... Read more »