A closer look at Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8: Mail and Calendar

A closer look at Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8: Mail and Calendar

Last Tuesday Microsoft gave us a first glimpse into the future of Windows Live during its BUILD conference, with Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live, demoing several Windows Live Metro style apps ... Read more »
Microsoft demos Windows 8 apps for Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging, and Photos

Microsoft demos Windows 8 apps for Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging, and Photos

Early this morning we just posted about what we know about Windows 8 and the future of Windows Live, and now Microsoft’s Harrison Hoffman, Product Manager on the SkyDrive team (and one of the ... Read more »
Hotmail Wave 5 to get HTML5 offline storage support – replacing Windows Live Mail?

Hotmail Wave 5 to get HTML5 offline storage support – replacing Windows Live Mail?

We know that Microsoft had been working on a HTML5 version of Bing, which was released to a lucky few recently. But Microsoft is slated to go “all in” with HTML5, with Mary Jo ... Read more »
Wave 4: What’s New in Windows Live Essentials

Wave 4: What’s New in Windows Live Essentials

Following the announcement of Messenger and Hotmail Wave 4, the next step for Microsoft’s Windows Live Wave 4 announcement is the new Essentials. Today the Windows Live Essentials Preview website (http://windowslive.com/essentials) briefly went online ... Read more »
Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Milestone 3 screenshots leaked

Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Milestone 3 screenshots leaked

Today Livebetas.net posted several screenshots of the latest Windows Live Essentials 2010 Milestone 3 beta. The screenshots seem to indicate that they’re from the build 15.3.2688.0420, compiled on April 20, 2010. The website claims ... Read more »
New Windows Live Mail Wave 4 screenshot revealed!

New Windows Live Mail Wave 4 screenshot revealed!

Information about Windows Live Mail Wave 4 keeps flowing in! Yesterday we told you about possible upcoming features in Windows Live Mail Wave 4, and today Picturepan2 @ LiveSino.net got hold of the latest ... Read more »
“The Year of Windows Live” – Our interview with Ryan Gavin and Walter Harp

“The Year of Windows Live” – Our interview with Ryan Gavin and Walter Harp

Windows Live Wave 4 is coming, soon, and even though the folks at Microsoft aren’t quite ready to talk about what’s new, we took a few minutes today to speak with Ryan Gavin, Sr. ... Read more »
Windows Live Mail Wave 4 to support Gmail’s labels, stars and archiving?

Windows Live Mail Wave 4 to support Gmail’s labels, stars and archiving?

Twitter had been our friend lately to discover new gems about what’s coming in Windows Live Wave 4. We found a tweet by Joshua Topolsky, editor-in-chief from Engadget.com, who asked the following question: Two ... Read more »
Windows Live Mail and Photo Gallery Wave 4 Revealed: Ribbon UI

Windows Live Mail and Photo Gallery Wave 4 Revealed: Ribbon UI

We told you that Neowin had gotten their hands on some screenshots of Wave 4 Messenger and Writer earlier this month. Now, at the doorstep of 2010, some (very early) screenshots of Wave 4 ... Read more »
Using Windows Live: Mail

Using Windows Live: Mail

Yesterday was Labor Day in the United States, the unofficial demarcation between summer and vacation time and fall.  School is starting again all over, football season is just beginning, and traditionally Microsoft gets back ... Read more »