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Office Live Mail Details Emerge

OL_Mail_logo.gifServing as one component of Microsoft Office Live, Office Live Mail provides users with the ability to read and recieve emails from any internet-connected computer in the world. Ideal for those on the move, Office Live Mail can be …

Windows Live Messenger signup opens

WLMessenger icon.gifYes the Messenger Beta team finally opened up a signup link for the new Windows Live Messenger Beta. So if you haven't got an invite yet, here's where you go.

Why the sudden flury of invites you may be wondering? …

Kahuna sends out more invites

WLMail icon.gifThe Windows Live Mail team added more customers to the beta by sending out invites through Windows Live Ideas on Monday. Unfortunately the beta is still restricted to English (US, UK, AU) and Japanese (JP) as Reeves writes in the …

Over on C|Net, Jeff Raikes talks about Office Live

office live beta logo.jpgJeff Raikes, President of Microsoft's Business Division, talks to C|Net about Office Live, Small Business Accounting, software as services, competition with Google, and the fact that Office Live is on track for a first quarter release to the 70,000 beta …

Microsoft Mix 06

Mix 06 Logo.gifMix 06 is a 3 day conference in Las Vegas, taking place on March 20th – 22nd, that focuses on how the Internet is changing under our very eyes. Discussing topics such as Internet Explorer 7, Atlas, Windows Presentation Foundation …

Mperfect.net creates streaming solution for 360

xbox360 logo.pngAs most 360 owners know, you can not stream DivX or XviD videos to your 360 media center. Previous to now, you would have had to use Videora's Xbox 360 Converter to convert your videos and then watch them on …

Windows OneCare Live – now in public beta

WLSafety icon.gif(no breaking news here, just getting caught up since LiveSide has only been up for a week!)

Security, security, security. Not only is it a big problem, but it's big business, and Microsoft is entering the home market arena with …

Windows Live Messenger invites III

WLMessenger icon.gifLike with most things in life, the best things always come in threes (The GodFather, Indiana Jones and StarWars trilogys spring to mind.) Not one to disrupt this long-standing tradition, we will be giving out another set of Windows Live …

LiveSide – not Microsoft controlled

I've had a few emails today and noticed a similar comment over at Scoble's blog asking whether LiveSide is a Microsoft project or a community project. It is definitely a community project. If you have any more questions about the …

Introducing Office Live

office live beta logo.pngAs part of a concerted effort to become more involved with small (read: very small) businesses, Microsoft has introduced a number of new products and features, among them Small Business Accounting and Windows Live Domains, and now the upcoming …