Tag: Windows Live
Microsoft unveil Windows Live Messenger Wave 4
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has lifted the lid on the latest version of Windows Live Messenger, dubbed "Wave 4". Better video chat, photo sharing, social network and cloud integration are top of the agenda in this latest revamp, Ballmer told…
Microsoft's Live Messenger goes all Facebook-y
Microsoft has added a new service to its Live Messenger software, allowing users to access a number of Facebook functions directly from their IM client.
It’s all ready to go, and available to all UK users, without needing to download software or switch anything on. Users can update their Facebook status, poke, write on walls, browse photos. and send private messages, without having the hassle of opening up a web browser window, which of course is so difficult and irritating to have to do…
Microsoft literally wants to pay you to use Live Search
Attempting to shake Google’s leading position in the Search Engine market, Microsoft has unveiled plans for a new cashback program for Live Search users. Products bought from internet retailers found through Microsoft’s Live Search could earn as much as a 30% rebate…
Microsoft continues to play Google catch up in latest Live Search updates
Microsoft has announced that a number of enhancements and improvements are coming to its Live Search engine. The trouble is, most of them sound like things which Google has been doing pretty well for quite some time. Features include important…
Nokia teams with Microsoft for Windows Live apps on smartphones
Until recently, Nokia and Microsoft have been fierce competitors in the smartphone market, certainly in terms of their rival operating systems (Series 60 vs Windows Mobile). However, that rivalry is shifting to something friendlier, and fast.
See, just a couple of weeks after Nokia announced plans to put Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM inside its Series 60 handsets, it’s now revealed that it’s also going to preload Windows Live applications like Hotmail, Messenger, Contacts and Spaces on its smartphones, with Series 40 devices to follow next year.
Windows Live OneCare launches internationally
Though it had a lower profile than Vista, a major release of Windows Live OneCare launched last week in 17 countries including the UK. The software package provides a unified virus and spyware scanner, flexible file backup options, and support…
Microsoft could miss out on catching Google due to poor Live branding
Microsoft's poor rollout of the "Live" brand may well have hurt its chances at catching Google in the search engine and online applications space. David Smith, an analyst at Gartner, said that the Live branding was confusing to users, with…
CES 2007: Bill Gates keynote – the basics (Xbox, Vista, Windows Live)
Forget combo Blu-ray / HD DVD players, 1 terabyte hard drives and ridiculously large LCD televisions. Obviously what CES attendees were really looking forward to was hearing about Windows Vista and the Xbox 360. Securing seats within heckling distance…
Orange and Microsoft to launch mobile Live Messenger
Microsoft and France Telecom (who operate mobile phone services under the Orange brand) have announced a deal whereby Microsoft will supply a mobile version of their Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) for use by Orange customers. They say it's…
