Users might not even have noticed anything different, as they were getting a taste of the evolution of Windows Live Hotmail. According to Microsoft, the first development milestone of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 was introduced on August 31st, 2009. The Redmond-based company made a point of keeping the release of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 under the radar, except for an announcement on the Windows Live Help hotspot, but nothing on the official Windows Live or Windows Live Hotmail official blogs. At the time of writing this article, Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 Milestone 1 (M1) has been live for half a month.“Please Note: Since we rollo... [read more >>] The latest upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) was released on August 19th, 2009, and continues to be up for grabs, but the release will not be available only as a standalone download. In fact, Microsoft has already started to serve Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) 14.0.8089.726 as an automatic update. The distribution process has two phases, the first involving optional upgrades. But starting with the coming month, users of older versions of Microsoft’s instant messaging client will no longer have a say in what release of Windows Live Messenger they will run. In order to ensure that users are protected from a range of vulne... [read more >>] Microsoft scrapped the Beta label and released the gold version of Windows Live Movie Maker to web on August 19, 2009. Tailored to Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the application is the first component of Windows Live Essentials that has been optimized for Windows 7 RTM, the Redmond company emphasized. One example in which using Windows Live Movie Maker RTW with Windows 7 will offer a superior experience compared to Vista is high-definition content. In this regard, the client allows users to save movies in HD 480p and 720p in Vista, but can go as high as 1080p with high-definition materials, provided that Windows Live Movie Maker is used in co... [read more >>] UPDATE: Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) 14.0.8089.726 Automatic Upgrades MandatoryAn upgrade for the latest iteration of Microsoft’s instant messaging client is now available for download. The evolution of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) will take the application all the way to version 14.0.8089.726. The Redmond company has kept a tight lid on the development of the Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) update, and at the time of this article it did not offer any details related to the availability of Build 14.0.8089.726. However, the direct download links are live, and users of the company’s IM client can go ahead and grab the ... [read more >>] Microsoft's instant messaging client turned 10 today, July 22, 2009. It was on July 22, 1999 that the IM client became available to the public, although, at that time, the innovative communication solution was launched under the MSN brand, since Windows Live was yet to go, well, live. 10 years after the launch of MSN Messenger, Microsoft is offering Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) for download. At the same time, in order to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Messenger, the software giant is delivering users of the IM client a free gift pack for download. Windows Live Messenger started as a project all the way back in 1997, when Dan... [read more >>] Bing is Microsoft's answer to all competitive search engines. And at the same time, the Redmond company's service to beat search engines, is not a “search engine.” Bing is a “decision engine,” the software giant claims, aiming to catalyze a change in user perception and make the evolution of Live Search stand out from the crowd. But of course Bing is about closing the gap separating Microsoft from Google on the search engine and online advertising markets, just as it is the result of the company's commitment to grow organically following the failed acquisition of Yahoo in 2008. The Bing website went li... [read more >>] The Windows Live Messenger for Facebook update delivered at the end of the past week was just a preview of the evolution of the desktop instant messaging client. As of December 15, 2008, Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) is one step closer to RTW, with Microsoft making available for download a new release of the IM client. However, according to the software giant, the new Windows Live Messenger bits are nothing but a refresh of the already existing Beta packaged under the Windows Live Essentials brand umbrella, and not the gold Build. An integral part of the Windows Live Wave 3, the Windows Live messenger 9.0 (2009) Beta refresh is a clear... [read more >>] Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) Beta Build 14.0.5027.908 was made available for download on September 17, 2008 as an integral piece of the Windows Live Wave 3 puzzle. Windows Live Messenger 9.0 is designed as the successor of version 8.5, which was finalized as a component of Windows Live Wave 2 and offered both leaked and officially starting with November 2007. By the end of November 2007, the first private Beta build of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 labeled as 9.0.1407.1107 was also leaked and up for grabs from various third party sources. Now with Build 14.0.5027.908, Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) has reached the public beta stage.&ld... [read more >>] A new Beta build of the next iteration of Windows Live Messenger has been leaked and is available for download. Windows Live Messenger 9.0 initially debuted into Beta at the end of 2007, alongside the final release of version 8.5. Back in November of the past year, Microsoft's limited Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta grew to unexpected proportions as the bits for the instant messaging client were leaked and made available for download from third-party sources. Almost nine months later, the Beta bits for the latest development milestone of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 have been leaked and are yet again up for grabs outside of the Redmond c... [read more >>] Microsoft is making headway with the development of Windows Live Wave 3, designed to provide major updates to the second wave of services and solutions collectively released under the Windows Live brand umbrella at the end of 2007. In this context, the Redmond giant is also cooking an upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 8.5 made available in early November of the past year. The first Beta of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 went live and was leaked in November 2007, with Microsoft pulling the plug on the testing phase as of June 24, 2008. But now the software company has moved forward in the development process to the 2009 version of the instant me... [read more >>] | 
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