As previously announced, the Windows Live Events web service is retiring. After 31 May 2010, you will not be able to access any data stored within Events.
Category: Windows Live
Announced in 2005, Windows Live offers you a broad set of tools to communicate with your friends: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
Windows Live team blog retires
The Windows Live team blog (also known as Windows Live Wire) is retiring. This is what its author team has announced in the last blog post over there.
Webcam feature already changed
The first changes due to Messenger 2011 are introduced in Messenger 2009 now as well, as we noticed: The webcam feature is only usable on both sides.
What’s new in Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4)
In June, Microsoft is going to release a Public Beta of Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4). Are you wondering what’s new? Read on.
Windows Live Essentials 2011 new beta live
A new internal Messenger update is available for the Microsoft VIP dogfood members. Now live is the Milestone 3 (15.3.2717.520), the same build used to take the videos and snapshots on the Preview website.
Video messages Beta site is retiring soon
The Windows Live Video messages Beta website will retire on July 21, 2010, users of this beta preview were informed in a recent e-mail.
Changed webcam feature in Messenger—the in-depth explanation
There seems to be some confusion on the update to the webcam feature. When you want to send or view webcam in the recently upgraded Messenger version, you will launch a video call. This is a changed behavior, and people are quite confused about it.
Hotmail—from 1996 to 2010 and further
In the past two years, Microsoft has spent more energy in making Windows Live Hotmail even better. The result proves that these efforts were not in vain. But—what does “better” mean? What is important for a modern e-mail service in 2010 and beyond?
Webcam in Messenger – moving backwards?
With Windows Live Messenger 2011, webcam conversations are going to change. Up to now, you could view your contact’s webcam or let others view it, without launching a full video call. This is going to change soon.
Windows Live Essentials… 2011
When talking about the next version of Windows Live Essentials, we talked about its code name “Wave 4,” or about “Windows Live 2010.” Now, Francisco Martín García, related to Microsoft Iberia, has pointed out that the new version is not going to be called “2010.”